By, Fabián Calle, Senior Fellow, MSI² Over the past two years, comparisons between the governments of Carlos Menem and Javier Milei regarding their relationship with the United States have been used both in serious analyses and in political debates and clichés. At first glance, both share a...
By, Arnulfo Arias Olivares, contributor. Attorney, businessman, and Alternate Congressman of Panama Recently, the 36th anniversary of the invasion of Panama by the United States Army was commemorated. An operation intended to completely dismantle the Defense Forces as the operational arm of the then-dictatorship. The way in which...
By, MSI² In the first edition of Overwatch: The Hughes Review of Strategic Intelligence, published by the Miami Strategic Intelligence Institute (MSI²), retired Rear Admiral Mike Studeman, former Commander of the Office of Naval Intelligence, delivers a powerful essay titled “American Checkers in the Americas.” As one...
By, CDR José Adán Gutiérrez, USN (Ret.), Senior Fellow, MSI² LTC Octavio Pérez, US Army (Ret.), Co-Founder and Senior Fellow, MSI² Dr Rafael Marrero, Chief Economist & Founder, MSI² This is the first article in a three-part series by the Miami Strategic Intelligence Institute (MSI²). The series examines Ecuador’s...
By, Frank Rodríguez, Senior Fellow, MSI² Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright once said, “We are the indispensable nation,” referring to the USA. The late journalist Carlos Alberto Montaner commissioned me to write a book with this title. His idea was that a book was needed...
By, CDR José Adán Gutiérrez, USN (Ret.) Senior Fellow MSI² Dr. Rafael Marrero, Founder and CEO MSI² Abstract The United States’ recent naval strike on a Venezuelan vessel and the accompanying escalation of military deployments in the Caribbean are not isolated tactical moves aimed solely at Nicolás Maduro’s regime....
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, William Acosta, SME, MSI2 Jesús Daniel Romero, Senior Fellow, MSI2 This report analyzes the recent remarks made by Colombian President Gustavo Petro regarding the relationship between the Sinaloa Cartel and the National Liberation Army (ELN). It evaluates the implications of these statements on the operational dynamics of...
By, William Acosta, SME, MSI2 Jesús Daniel Romero, Senior Fellow, MSI2 The Tren de Aragua has undergone a remarkable transformation since its beginnings as a prison gang in Venezuela, becoming one of the most powerful and feared criminal organizations in Latin America today. Its influence extends beyond Venezuelan borders,...