C.I.A.’s New Focus on Latin America Reflected in Raid to ...
20 hours ago · A senior U.S. official declined to confirm the specific operations in Venezuela, but said a covert team provided real-time support for the military.
Latin America Returns to Center Stage as CIA Covert Power ...
18 hours ago · It signaled a strategic pivot, placing Latin America—long treated as a secondary theater—back at the center of U.S. intelligence planning. For Washington, the mission demonstrated …
The Geopolitics of Maduro’s Capture: China’s Future in Latin ...
Jan 12, 2026 · The predawn raid reminds regional governments that the relative disengagement of past administrations from Latin America—Republican and Democrat alike—was a deliberate choice as …
The ‘Trump Corollary’ in the US security strategy brings a ...
Dec 11, 2025 · It is the ‘Trump Corollary’ to the Monroe Doctrine – an 1823 policy which established that European powers should not intervene in Latin America. This paved the way for US pre-eminence in …
Months in planning, over in two and a half hours: how the US ...
Jan 4, 2026 · The operation to capture the Venezuelan president and his wife involved at least 150 aircraft, months of surveillance – and reportedly a spy in the government
Inside the CIA’s secret fight against Mexico’s drug cartels
Sep 10, 2025 · Working with special Mexican army and navy units, the CIA for years has been running covert operations to hunt down Mexico’s most-wanted narcos, a Reuters investigation finds.
Spies, drones and blowtorches: How the US captured Maduro
Jan 4, 2026 · For months, US spies had been monitoring Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's every move. A small team, including one source within the Venezuelan government, had been observing …