Author: Michael

In 2023, Alfonso Camacho-Martinez wrote, “By Weakening the Military, Colombia’s Petro Imperils His Hopes for Peace,” where he argued that President Gustavo Petro has significantly weakened the military while in office. Three years later, in the midst of heightened tensions between the United States and some Latin American countries, we asked Alfonso to revisit his arguments. Image: U.S.

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Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island sits on a remote stretch of South Carolina’s Lowcountry, surrounded by tidal marshes and waterways that underscore its isolation. Established as a permanent recruit training site in 1915, Parris Island quickly became the heart of East Coast Marine training. Its geography was intentional. Isolation reinforced discipline, eliminated civilian distractions, and created an environment where recruits could focus entirely on transformation.

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The Pentagon has attempted to assure more than two dozen lawmakers that harassment and physical abuse are still prohibited in the military. This comes after members of Congress expressed concern over Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s comments last year about redefining the definition of hazing and “empowering drill sergeants to instill healthy fear in new recruits.

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Summary and Key Points – Operation Absolute Resolve relied on overwhelming airpower to blind Venezuela’s defenses and enable the capture of Nicolás Maduro—but the article argues the decisive enabler was electronic warfare. The EA-18G Growler, a specialized Super Hornet variant, provided the jamming and suppression needed to spoof radars, disrupt communications, and help neutralize Russian-origin surface-to-air systems including Buk and S-300 variants.

A U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler prepares to refuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker over the U.S.

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