Geopolitics: July 2024

Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Golos Ameriki: " Эксперты в США: «Венесуэла – это в реальности новая Куба»" / "Venezuela in reality is the new Cuba"

"Эксперты в США: «Венесуэла – это в реальности новая Куба»" / "Venezuela in reality is the new Cuba"

Wilder Alejandro Sanchez

Golos Ameriki / Voice of America (Russian language service)

31 July 2024

Originally published: https://www.golosameriki.com/a/us-experts-venezuela-elections/7719450.html

«Термин “мадуризмо” – это не только сам Николас Мадуро. Это и круг его сторонников: членов Национальной ассамблеи, министров, руководителей государственной нефтяной компании и военачальников Вооруженных сил, начиная с министра обороны Владимира Лопеса. Их материальное благополучие, их власть, от которых они не откажутся, зависят от присутствия Мадуро на президентском посту, – пояснил в интервью Русской службе «Голоса Америки» Вильдер Алехандро Санчес, глава компании Second Floor Strategies, политолог вашингтонского Центра стратегических и международных исследований (Wilder Alejandro Sanchez, CSIS).

Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Shephard News: "Chilean Navy commissions icebreaker as race for Antarctica heats up"

"Chilean Navy commissions icebreaker as race for Antarctica heats up"

Wilder Alejandro Sanchez

Naval Warfare

Shephard Media

30 July, 2024

Originally published: https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/naval-warfare/chilean-navy-commissions-icebreaker-as-race-for-antarctica-heats-up/

The commissioning of the domestically manufactured icebreaker Almirante Viel marks the latest addition to a series of new ships acquired by South American navies to enhance their presence in Antarctic waters.

Monday, July 15, 2024

The Diplomat: " Navigating Next-Gen Air Power in the Indo-Pacific"

"Navigating Next-Gen Air Power in the Indo-Pacific"

Wilder Alejandro Sanchez

Asia Defense

The Diplomat

15 July 2024

Originally published: https://thediplomat.com/2024/07/navigating-next-gen-air-power-in-the-indo-pacific/

The United States’ Indo-Pacific adversaries are already working on their next-generation fighter jets. Washington can’t fall behind.

Monday, July 8, 2024

CIMSEC: "Do USVs Have a Future in Latin American and Caribbean Navies?"

"Do USVs Have a Future in Latin American and Caribbean Navies?"

Wilder Alejandro Sanchez

The Southern Tide

Center for International Maritime Security

8 July 2024

Originally published: https://cimsec.org/do-usvs-have-a-future-in-latin-american-and-caribbean-navies/

Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) are sailing full steam ahead, as evidenced by their (deadly) efficiency in attacks by the Ukrainian armed forces against Russian targets across the Black Sea. Though the security landscape in Europe is dramatically different from that of the Western Hemisphere, new technologies are always of interest to any armed service and USVs should be no exception. Whether USVs have a future in Latin America and the Caribbean merits deeper exploration.

Tuesday, July 2, 2024

World Politics Review: "The U.S. Air Force’s Next-Generation Fighter Is Facing Headwinds"

"The U.S. Air Force’s Next-Generation Fighter Is Facing Headwinds"

Wilder Alejandro Sanchez

Briefing

World Politics Review

2 July 2024

Originally published: https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/us-air-force-ngad/

The war in Ukraine has brought renewed interest to the issue of controlling the air domain during conflicts, an area that the U.S. Air Force did not have to worry about in Afghanistan and Iraq but will be a priority in any potential conflict with China or Russia. The service’s Next-Generation Air Dominance, or NGAD, program aims to develop a new fighter and ensure the Air Force’s airspace control. However, the program may be in peril due to budgetary issues and the legacy of the troubled F-35 multirole combat aircraft.

Monday, July 1, 2024

Stars and Stripes: "US Air Force’s NGAD warplane program may crash, and that’s bad"

"US Air Force’s NGAD warplane program may crash, and that’s bad"

Wilder Alejandro Sanchez

Stars And Stripes

1 July 2024

Originally published: https://www.stripes.com/opinion/2024-07-01/air-force-ngad-warplane-program-14357694.html

At a time of acute global disorder, with America’s adversaries investing heavily in their air forces, developing and procuring America’s next generation of aircraft is vital for our national security. The recent comments by the U.S. Air Force’s leadership signaling that the Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter program appears to be in peril is a troubling development at a particularly inopportune time.