President Trump’s comparison of Mexico to Egypt, and possibly to the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, adopts a securitized view of the United States’ own region—and could be perceived as framing Mexico as a hostile, uncooperative nation. Continue Reading
In short, the fall of Mosul and the ongoing demise of the ISIS pseudo-state are good news. But they do not herald either an end to the jihadist terrorist threat nor promise an enduring solution to the ongoing conflicts that have afflicted Iraq and, especially, Syria. Continue Reading
Is Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro about to pull off the biggest heist in the country’s democratic history? He appears to be a month away from stealing all remnants of what was once one of Latin America’s most stable democracies. On… Continue Reading
Mexico is gradually laying the foundation for an oil and gas sector where private—along with some state-owned—international companies are taking central stage; however, authorities should not ignore the necessity of developing a domestic oil and gas sector, which means promoting the participation of a larger number of domestic companies by crafting specific policies to that end. Continue Reading
Washington, D.C. is known for its politicians and bureaucrats, but it’s also where the top-20 U.S. government contractors are based. In recent decades, high-tech, high-growth entrepreneurship has been on the rise in the U.S. capital. Startup ventures, coupled with a diverse economy, largely fueled… Continue Reading
The author explores to what extent the spread of right-wing populism in the West may influence the nature of civil-military relations across the world. Continue Reading
Corporations and startups are moving toward early stage interactions. MassChallenge, a highly successful nonprofit accelerator, has been connecting corporations and startups since its 2010 launch in Boston. MC has several US and international locations, which accelerated 372 startups in 2016. MC delivers positive results and has… Continue Reading