Jesús Montes (he/him) is a team lead for the Transborder Security Center at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) ...

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Developing strong, pragmatic and principled national security and defense policies.

The recent strikes leading to the capture of Nicolas Maduro have raised significant questions about the future of Venezuela. Jim Townsend, CNAS adjunct senior fellow and former Deputy Assistant ...

CNAS senior fellow and general counsel Carrie Cordero joined CNN to discuss the case brought against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the Trump administration's intervention in Venezuela, and the ...

Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative. Pentagon Officials on Capitol Hill to Brief Congress on Double-Tap Boat Strike. Pentagon officials made their case for the double-tap strike, s ...

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Buckle up for a pivotal geopolitical year. In 2026, the world will struggle to make sense of U.S. actions and intentions, and ...

Gold rose to a record high — the 50th day it’s done so this year — on escalating geopolitical tensions and prospects for more US rate cuts. Silver also set an all-time peak. Meanwhile oil edged ...

Roxanna Vigil, Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow, talks about President Donald Trump's order to blockade sanctioned oil tankers in Venezuela, and the ramifications it could ...

As 2025 winds down, tensions on the Korean Peninsula are escalating once again.North Korea is sending thousands of workers to Russian drone factories, stepping up cyber theft ... This article was ...

Jim Townsend, CNAS adjunct senior fellow and ex-deputy assistant for European and NATO policy, joined CTV News to discuss the demands Zelensky faces from Trump. The recent strikes leading to the ...