Adios and Happy Trails
For folks who follow U.S. policy toward the Americas, this week we learned of a White House personnel change related and the Western Hemisphere. Mr. Dan Restrepo was leaving and would be replaced by...
View ArticleTerrorism in the Americas, A Re-Think Needed
After several years of observing Western Hemisphere security issues, an interest tit for tat has finally seems to have developed in the think tank community. There is a great deal of disagreement...
View ArticleIran in the Americas, Another Flaccid USG Report
The State Department issued a report on Iran in the Western Hemisphere that some Members of Congress say understates the Iranian presence and activity in the Americas. Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) told...
View ArticleIran and Regional Adventurism, U.S. Should Address but not Make a Political...
Readers of our blog know that we have been talking about Iranian meddling in the Americas since we started the DC Dispatches in 2007. Iran’s regional adventurism is a serious matter. Iran may be a...
View ArticleDiplomatic Happy Talk Leads to Western Hemisphere Ambivalence
Joel Pollack at Brietbart recently posted a piece that I wanted to share with our readers, “Why Are Conservative Media Ignoring Venezuela?”. In reality, all media are ignoring Venezuela and all things...
View ArticleRussia’s Latin America Play – Someone Needs to Tell Vladimir to Butt Out …
Downtown Fredericksburg, #Virginia@VisitFredVA on Saturday evening with good friends. @YleemPobletepic.twitter.com/JZgLPwbWpk — jasonpoblete (@JasonPoblete) March 23, 2014 Yleem and I shared an...
View ArticleMexico and Other Nations Owe the United States
When a child is bullied, sooner or later, that child instinctively knows that he or she must put a stop to it or it will continue and escalate. Parents or school officials can do little to stop it. As...
View ArticleMorning Musings
When I was a young one, pre-teen, and growing up in the big city of Miami, if I came home before sunset during the summer time my family would look at me funny. ‘Go back out, you’re too clean,’ they’d...
View ArticleTerrorist threats in the Americas
The Washington Times ran my latest op-ed this week: “Terrorist threats in the Americas: Extremists are infiltrating the Western Hemisphere to strike the U.S.“: Hezbollah activities in the Americas are...
View ArticleIran’s Tango with Latin America
DC Dispatches Editor Yleem Poblete penned an op-ed for the National Interest on Iranian adventurism in the Western Hemisphere, particularly in Latin America. The core message: the United States needs...
View ArticleAround the Americas
Government of Peru Told by Hedge Fund, Pay Your Bills and forget about Peruvian laws to protect your interests. US Commerce Secretary Pritzker Goes to Cuba – an embargoed country – to ‘promote US...
View ArticleUS Official: Several Caribbean Mosques Affiliate With Radical Islamists
Yleem and I are huge fans of the Caribbean region. With the exception of police states Cuba and Venezuela, and maybe Nicaragua in the not too distant future, you have plenty of options including more...
View ArticleObama’s Wonderful Latin America Journey Reinforces Failure, Fitting for this...
The Obama Administration had an opportunity to talk trade and economic growth during the President’s most recent trip to Latin America. Our ever salacious media delivered a suitable distraction:...
View ArticleColombia’s President Santos Misses the Mark
Prostitutegate aside, there were other, more pressing things that happened at the Summit of the Americas two weeks ago. We can tinker with a lot of things. Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, for...
View ArticleIran Ally Sworn in As Venezuelan Vice President
Had enough news or spin on alleged Russia hacking? Well in other news this week, in Venezuela a Hezbollah ally, a supporter of terrorists in the Americas as well as the Middle East, a friend of...
View ArticleLatin America Needs Reminding, Russian Meddling Not Welcome
Last week Russian officials bragged about it how Russia defense industries since 2001 have sold more than $10 billion in weapons systems to several nations in Latin America. Assuming that figure is...
View ArticleBreaking Up the D.C. Latin America Policy Cartel
It was Fourth of July recess week in Washington, D.C. this week. A good time of the year to catch up with colleagues, especially those working on Capitol Hill. One of the many meetings I had this week...
View ArticleTrump Administration Imposes Sanctions On Jamaica-based ISIS Recruiter
The Trump administration on Tuesday designated a Jamaican-based Islamic cleric for his ties to numerous terrorist attacks carried out in the United States and the United Kingdom. According to the...
View ArticleHizbollah in Latin America, Old News Recast in Troubling New Light
In a potentially politically explosive special report published by POLITICO this weekend about terrorist group Hizbollah, there are several threads worth exploring. For our readers, we’ll hone in on a...
View ArticleTillerson Dusts Off the Monroe Doctrine, Russia and China Not Amused
One of the most bizarre things that Obama administration officials said, or did, on U.S. policy toward Latin America was believing that the era of the Monroe Doctrine was over. It was not as if the...
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