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03 Feb Two Theories of American Power: Why Biden and Trump National Security Strategies Represent Irreconcilable Worldviews

Posted at 23:13h in Analysis, English, Top3

By, Jaime (Jim) Gonzalez, Senior Fellow, MSI² Key Takeaways Coalitional realignment, protectionist working-class Republicans versus globalized professional Democrats, makes electoral incentives reward divergence over compromise, rendering reconciliation politically impossible. Biden and Trump embody irreconcilable theories of American power that mutually cannot coexist. Predictable four-to-eight-year strategic oscillation constitutes America's primary competitive...

21 Jan Opinion – A Baywatch for a Shipwrecked UN

Posted at 00:57h in Analysis, English, Top3

By, Fabián Calle, Senior Fellow, MSI² For any attentive observer, and even for those less attentive to international affairs, it is difficult to find facts in recent years that demonstrate strength, dynamism, and effectiveness on the part of the United Nations in confronting a world marked by...

20 Jan Opinion – The Triumphant First Year of Trump: A Bold Renaissance

Posted at 22:54h in Analysis, English, Top3

By, Julio Shiling, contributor What a difference a year makes! In his second term, President Donald J. Trump has wasted no time in steering the United States toward a new era of strength, prosperity, and moral clarity. Marking one year since his inauguration on January 20, 2025, the...

18 Jan Energy, Influence, and the Dollar: Why Panama and Venezuela Mark a Turning Point in U.S. Hemisphere Strategy

Posted at 21:35h in Analysis, English, Top3

By, CDR José Adán Gutiérrez, USN (Ret), Senior Fellow, MSI² Dr. Rafael Marrero, Founder and Chief Economist, MSI² Prefatory Note: This analysis is published as the Miami Strategic Intelligence Institute prepares the release of Chinese Social Imperialism: The CCP’s Expanding Footprint in Latin America, authored by CDR José...

11 Jan Opinion – The Phantom Force That Never Existed but Died Recognized

Posted at 21:58h in Analysis, English, Top3

By, LTC Octavio Pérez, US Army (Ret.), Co-Founder and Senior Fellow, MSI² Much more will be said about the Cubans in Venezuela as we peel back the layers of this onion. Isis Unveiled, the book by H. P. Blavatsky, which I keep in my library and read...

11 Jan Opinion – The despot is imprisoned, does the dictatorship still rule?

Posted at 20:07h in Analysis, English, Top3

By, Pedro Corzo, Senior Fellow, MSI² I received with great satisfaction the capture of Nicolás Maduro and his complicit wife, Cilia Flores, and deeply regretted that many of his associates, including Diosdado Cabello and General Vladimir Padrino López, were not arrested, although it is to be expected...

11 Jan Opinion – Cubans would welcome a U.S. military intervention

Posted at 18:18h in Analysis, English, Top3

By, Julio Shiling, contributor For more than six decades, U.S. policy toward Cuba has generally oscillated between containment, engagement, sanctions, and rhetorical support for democratic aspirations. What has remained virtually unchanged is the assumption, shared by many well-intentioned observers, that peaceful civic resistance, international pressure, and gradual...

10 Jan Cuba as a Platform for Strategic Friction: The Caribbean Flank in the Contest Between Washington and Beijing Over Taiwan

Posted at 21:46h in Analysis, English, Top3

By, Dr. Rafael Marrero, President, Founder, and Chief Economist, MSI²Dr. Luis O. Noguerol, Co-Founder and Senior Analyst, MSI² At the end of 2025, the White House published a new National Security Strategy that repositioned the Western Hemisphere as a strategic priority, with an explicit emphasis on readjusting...

09 Jan Opinion – Venezuela: a long, negotiated transition under United States supervision

Posted at 15:47h in Analysis, English, Top3

By, Fabián Calle, Senior Fellow, MSI² What we are seeing in Venezuela is the beginning of a transition. It will not be brief. It may last one year, a year and a half, or even two. But it marks a clear break from what the regime has...

04 Jan Opinion – The Capture of Nicolás Maduro: A Turning Point in the Fight Against Continental Socialism

Posted at 20:27h in Analysis, English, Top3

By, Julio M. Shiling, contributor In the early hours of January 3, 2026, the world awoke to stunning news: Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, had been captured in a bold operation led by the United States. While the details of the raid, reportedly...

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