Venezuela Seeks to Criminalize Oil Tanker Seizures as Trump Puts Pressure on Maduro Venezuela's National Assembly has approved a measure criminalizing activities that hinder navigation and commerce, like the...
A Look at the US Military’s Unusually Large Force Near Venezuela The U.S. military has amassed an unusually large force in the Caribbean Sea and the waters off the coast of Venezuela since...
U.S. Strikes Three Boats in the Pacific, Raising Legal and Evidentiary Questions About a Militarized Drug War U.S. strikes on three boats in the Pacific highlight a shift toward treating drug trafficking as armed conflict rather than...
Trump Orders Blockade of ‘Sanctioned Oil Tankers’ Into Venezuela, Ramping up Pressure on Maduro President Donald Trump says he is ordering a blockade of all “sanctioned oil tankers” into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on...
The US Labels Another Latin American Cartel a Terrorist Group as the Anti-Drug War Escalates The Trump administration has designated another Latin American drug cartel as a foreign terrorist group, increasing financial...
Colombia Says ELN Rebels Killed 2 Police Officers as They Protest US Military Build Up Colombian police report that two officers have been killed in Cali in an attack by the National Liberation Army, or ELN.
Colombian Peace Delegation Condemns ELN Strike Action Against US Military Buildup in Caribbean The Colombian government’s delegation in peace talks with the National Liberation Army or ELN has rejected an “armed strike”...
Trump Warns Colombia Its President Could Be “Next” in U.S. "Anti-drug" Campaign Trump warned Colombia could be “next” in the expanding U.S. anti-drug campaign, suggesting countries he believes are...
Dictatorship-Era Army Officers and Supporters Rally in Argentina in Latest Sign of Political Shift The brazen rally marked a worrying sign that cracks were starting to appear in Argentina's national consensus about the...
Dominican Republic Grants US Access to Restricted Areas for its Deadly Fight Against Drugs For a limited time, the U.S. can refuel aircraft and transport equipment and technical personnel at restricted areas within...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
