DENIALS AND DEFIANCE SHAPE VENEZUELA´S RESPONSE TO U.S. THREATS ON DRUGS / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Denials and Defiance Shape Venezuela’s Response to U.S. Threats on Drugs With U.S. warships in the Caribbean to stop Venezuelan cocaine ship...

TRUMP´S VENEZUELAN WAR GAMES / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL EDITORIAL

Trump’s Venezuelan War Games Is this U.S. warship deployment preparing for more than fighting drug cartels in the Caribbean? By The Editoria...

AN ALL-TIME HIGH IN COCAINE PRODUCTION / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

An All-Time High in Cocaine Production This, despite a relatively small area it can made in. By: Geopolitical Futures   More than synthetic ...

THE INEXORABLE RISE OF LATIN AMERICA´S DRUG CARTELS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES BIG READ

The inexorable rise of Latin America’s drug cartels With the global cocaine business booming as never before, organised crime groups are div...

TRUMP ORDERS PENTAGON TO DEPLOY THREE WAR SHIPS AGAINST LATIN AMERICAN DRUG CARTELS / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Trump Orders Pentagon to Deploy Three Warships Against Latin American Drug Cartels U.S. destroyers are expected to patrol the South American...

THE GEOPOLITICS OF DRUGS / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

The Geopolitics of Drugs By: George Friedman Last month, President Donald Trump declared – not for the first time – the drug cartels in Lati...

CRIME IN LATIN AMERICA: ECUADOR´S CRIME WAVE DEMANDS A MORE SOPHISTICATED RESPONSE / THE ECONOMIST

Crime in Latin America Ecuador’s crime wave demands a more sophisticated response, says its former attorney-general Diana Salazar explains w...

ILLEGAL NARCOTICS: THE TECH BROS SELLING DRUGS BY DRONE / THE ECONOMIST

Illegal narcotics The tech bros selling drugs by drone How criminal innovators are mastering synthetic drugs, AI, the dark web and drones Il...

SERIOUS SIDE EFFECTS / JOHN MAULDIN´S WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

Serious Side Effects By John Mauldin  Today we’ll talk about Trump, tariffs, cycles, and DOGE.  Jumping right in… It’s not entirely cl...