By, Fabián Calle, Senior Fellow, MSI² The publication of the Trump administration's National Security Strategy clearly outlines how the two-time president understands the geopolitical, cultural, and ideological challenges facing the superpower and its spheres of influence. The battle for ideas, minds, and hearts becomes as important as military...
By, MSI² Overwatch: The Hughes Review of Strategic Intelligence — Issue #01, Inaugural Edition, published in honor of LTG Patrick M. Hughes — proudly features Dr. Rafael Marrero’s essay: “Forging Iron Integrity: Admiral Mike Studeman and the Leadership We Need Now.” When trust in institutions is crumbling and...
By, José Adán Gutiérrez, Senior Fellow, MSI² Abstract: In August 2025, The New York Times reported that President Donald Trump had allegedly signed a secret executive order directing the U.S. military to plan operations targeting Latin American drug cartels designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) (New York...
By, Jesús Romero. Co-Founder & Senior Fellow, MSI² Executive Summary: Anthony Fabian Marín La Torre, aka “Propiedad,” is a Venezuelan contract killer implicated in multiple homicides. After reportedly being arrested by Zulia State Police in September 2022, he surfaced in the United States just 16 days later—illegally...