By, Jesús Romero. Co-Founder & Senior Fellow, MSI² I. Executive Summary: This white paper draws critical strategic and historical parallels between the 1973 Paris Peace Accords, which ended U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, and today’s U.S.-led negotiations between Ukraine and Russia. Drawing on firsthand negotiation experience with...
By, Jesús Daniel Romero, Co-Founder and Senior Fellow, MSI² & Dr. Orlando Gutiérrez-Boronat, SME Over the past three years, the European Union (EU) has been Ukraine's main international ally in the face of Russian aggression. It has allocated more than €85 billion in military, humanitarian, and economic...
By, Dr. Rafael Marrero, Chief Economist — Senior Fellow and Founder | MSI2 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Wednesday, March 12, a 30-day ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia, along with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the United States and...
By, Dr. Rafael Marrero, Chief Economist — Senior Fellow and Founder | MSI2 Prepared Using the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Open-Source Analysis Model. 1. Define the Problem The global competition for critical raw materials (CRMs) such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, and rare earth elements (REEs) is intensifying. China and Russia continue...