By, Octavio Pérez, Co-Founder & Senior Fellow, MSI² Roaming through popular headlines, you get a whiff of almost everything, but what always catches your attention boils down to Security and Economy—two fundamental pillars of the Republic that must be protected and preserved so that those living in...
By, Octavio Pérez, Co-Founder & Senior Fellow, MSI² As we hinted on August 22 in our previous article on the parade, there was much to observe—and even more to analyze. The world, and particularly the United States, closely monitored the initial gathering of the Shanghai Cooperation Summit on...
By, Octavio Perez, Senior Fellow | MSI2 Could the blockade start as a Quarantine? Or will it be a full-blown invasion? Much has been written since CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies) published and war-gamed their assessment in 2023 about a potential attempt to invade Taiwan in 2026-2027....
By, Octavio Perez, Senior Fellow | MSI2 Who controls the discourse? What is the truth, and what is the intent? Was the Iranian nuclear program destroyed? Heavily damaged? Partially hit? Or will it be back in operation in two months? Who to believe? Why would someone intentionally leak portions...
By, Octavio Pérez, Senior Fellow, MSI² In recent days, multiple news services, including Chinese and Taiwanese news sources, have written about the previous confrontation between Pakistan and India. Operation Sindoor was supposed to attack terrorist camps and accomplices, but it went a bit more than that, apart...