An interview with Professor Richard Downie, a Professor in the USC M.A. in Global Security Studies Program On January 3, 2026, the United States military captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The couple is currently in…
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The Corridor Interoceánico de Isthmus de Tehuantepec (CIIT) is a Mexican infrastructure megaproject that includes a 188-mile corridor of railways, industrial parks, and other commercial infrastructure that stretches across the isthmus of southern Mexico. It is hailed as Mexico’s alternative…
The Drug Enforcement Agency describes the Sinaloa Cartel as “one of Mexico’s oldest criminal organizations, and one of the most violent and prolific polydrug-trafficking cartels in the world.” Based in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, the modern iteration of the…
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On November 2, 2023, the United Nations General Assembly once again voted overwhelmingly for the United States to lift its economic and trade embargo on Cuba. Since 1992, the majority of the UNGA have repeatedly called for an end to…
Extremist movements are calling for greater autonomy between the Northern and Southern regions of Peru.
A contentious election in Peru is marked by demonstrations and rising disapproval of the administration.
Without reliable statistics and data, human trafficking remains an insurmountable humanitarian crisis.
A potential Brazil-Argentina currency union could create significant economic benefits, but not without challenges.
The majority of LGBT asylum seekers migrating to the U.S. come from the Northern Triangle, but can they escape violence and discrimnation at the border?
Four decades after the Falklands War, Beijing stokes tension with the U.K. by supporting Argentina’s claim to the territory.
