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For most of 2025, China has been buying soybeans from everywhere except the United States. Cargoes that once sailed from Louisiana to Shanghai have been replaced by shipments from Santos and Rosario. When the new U.S. harvest came in this September, the silence continued. Not one new booking. The
US envoys visit Israel to bolster truce as Gaza militants hand over hostage's remains
Executive Summary: US envoys met Israeli leaders in a bid to stabilize a fragile Gaza truce while Palestinian militants handed over what they said were the remains of a hostage to Israel for identification. The twin developments highlight how ceasefires and prisoner issues remain tightly linked — and how small moves
Trump Orders Blockade Of All Venezuelan Oil Tankers, Labels Country A Foreign Terrorist Organization
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he is ordering a "total and complete blockade" of all sanctioned oil tankers heading to and from Venezuela, while designating the government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro as a foreign terrorist organization. "For the theft of our Assets, and many other
M23 Rebels To Withdraw From Seized Congo Town
The Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group announced Tuesday that it will withdraw its forces from the strategic city of Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, following a direct request from the United States. Corneille Nangaa, leader of the Congo River Alliance—the insurgent coalition that includes M23—said the withdrawal
U.S. Labels Colombia’s ‘Clan Del Golfo’ As Terrorist Organization
The Trump administration on Tuesday designated Colombia's largest drug-trafficking organization, Clan del Golfo, as a foreign terrorist organization and specially designated global terrorist, expanding the legal tools available to target the group and its financial networks. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the designation, calling the group "
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AFRICA
Covers political instability, insurgencies, and foreign involvement across the African continent. Tracks coups, Russian and Chinese influence, paramilitary operations, and transnational militant networks. Focus areas include the Sahel, Horn of Africa, Central Africa, and maritime security around the Red Sea and Gulf of Guinea.
EUROPE
Focuses on the evolving security architecture of Europe and the strategic behavior of the Russian Federation. Analyzes NATO posture, conventional deterrence, and regional defense integration alongside Russian military activity, intelligence operations, and influence campaigns. Covers developments from Brussels to Moscow, with emphasis on flashpoints in Eastern Europe, the Arctic, and the Black Sea corridor.
INDO-PACIFIC
Covers military, political, and economic developments across East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the broader Indo-Pacific. Includes China, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia, and ASEAN states. Tracks maritime security, territorial disputes, strategic alliances, and regional power shifts. Focuses on deterrence operations, great power competition, and efforts to maintain stability in a contested security environment.
LATIN AMERICA
Covers geopolitical, security, and governance developments across Central and South America. Focuses on state fragility, cartel networks, military crackdowns, and foreign influence from China, Russia, and Iran. Tracks regime stability, border conflicts, and shifts in hemispheric alignment, with attention to Venezuela, the Northern Triangle, and U.S. engagement in the region.
MIDDLE EAST
Covers military activity, regime stability, and strategic competition across the Middle East. Tracks Iranian influence operations, Israeli security doctrine, Gulf realignment, and proxy warfare in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen. Includes energy chokepoints, arms transfers, non-state actors, and shifting alliances driven by external powers and regional rivalries.
NORTH AMERICA
Covers strategic developments across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, with emphasis on defense policy, homeland security, and cross-border coordination. Tracks NORAD and NORTHCOM activity, U.S.–Mexico border dynamics, cartel violence, and domestic instability. Includes analysis of trade, macroeconomic trends, and national security priorities under Trump’s second term, including shifts in foreign policy, executive authority, and defense posture.
