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Time to Neutralize the Cartels and Take them out of Business

The Mexican drug war (also known as the Mexican war on drugs; Spanish: Guerra contra el narcotráfico en México) is the Mexican theater of the global war on drugs, as led by the U.S. federal government, that has resulted in an ongoing asymmetric low-intensity conflict between the Mexican government and various drug trafficking syndicates. When the Mexican military began to intervene in 2006, the government’s principal goal was…

Did the Texas Synagogue Jihadi Act Alone?

A sobering look at the Pakistani connection In the wake of the turbulence surrounding the 15 January 2022 Texas synagogue attack, it may be useful to take a step backward to review those events from a broader strategic perspective. John Guandolo at Understanding the Threat  has done an excellent job explaining how this…

Mixed Messaging from U.S. Government on China’s Biological Weapons Program

The involvement of U.S. government entities with Chinese biological weapons scientists and entities is deeply concerning. hina acceded to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) in 1984. The BWC “effectively prohibits the development, production, acquisition, transfer, stockpiling, and use of biological and toxin weapons.” Nevertheless, Sharri Markson writes in her 2021 book, What Really…

Clare Lopez on the recent assassination attempt against the Iraqi PM, Iran’s role in destabilizing the Middle East, Turkey, Russia & more [Video]

  Citizens Commission on National Security member Clare Lopez with LTC Sargis Sangari at the Near East Center for Strategic Engagement on the recent assassination attempt against the Iraqi PM, Iran’s role in destabilizing the Middle East, Turkey, Russia & more – chaos in the absence of American leadership. Claire answers…

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