While George W. Bush defied the institutions of the rules-based order when he invaded Iraq, he never pretended that they didn’t matter. In fact, he went to great lengths to work within the multilateral framework that the United States had forged and championed for the second half

Grant and I recorded a banger of an episode for our Hundred Year Pivot series about Trump's cinematic extraction of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and its implications for Latin America and US grand strategy with one of my favorite follows on LATAM. 🇻🇪💪🏼 cc: Grant Williams

Megyn doesn't have any convictions about anything, which is largely why she is so incensed at the criticism that has come her way.

In the eleventh episode of the Hundred Year Pivot, Grant Williams and I speak with Brian Winter about the Trump administration's dramatic extraction of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and its implications for Latin America and US foreign policy. hiddenforces.io/podcasts/venez…

The greatest fear of Venezuela’s ruling elite isn’t losing power. It’s spending the rest of their lives in a US supermax prison. Brian Winter explains how this fear shapes every move they make and why their sudden willingness to “cooperate” should be viewed with deep skepticism.

A 25 year career federal agent who oversaw use of force investigations for homeland security gives his opinion, which is more valuable than the infinite random takes of morons on the Internet.

Milei’s chainsaw has been popular in Argentina - but this doesn’t mean the rest of Latin America will follow. Different countries need different solutions. Making predictions about a coming wave of right-wing economic reforms is still risky business in LATAM. Brian Winter

Latin America’s future will be shaped by two inescapable forces: (1) AI and (2) Demographics. The first gives governments unprecedented power to reduce crime at the cost of personal freedom, while the second threatens pensions, growth, and social stability. Brian Winter

I learned so much from this latest episode in our popular Hundred Year Pivot series with Grant Williams. Thanks to Brian Winter for the excellent conversation and to Grant for being such a great collaborator. Stay tuned for more on this topic and others in the weeks and months ahead!

If only the Department of Justice would show this much passion and resolve when it comes to prosecuting the people involved in the Epstein conspiracy.

I’m joined by philosopher Rebecca Newberger Goldstein to discuss her latest book, "The Mattering Instinct," which explores our fundamental human longing to feel that our lives matter—that we didn't just come and go and that it was all for nothing. hiddenforces.io/podcasts/the-m…

An important step in the right direction, if true.

Brian Winter of Americas Quarterly tells Grant Williams and Demetri Kofinas why the only way to analyze Venezuela’s sudden power shift is through humility - acknowledging what we don’t know what we don't know - and by relying on imperfect sources on the ground.

Latin America is rewriting its political story. Brian Winter explains why right-leaning leaders like Javier Milei and Nayib Bukele have replaced Fidel Castro as the continent’s most recognizable leaders. What we are witnessing may be a paradigm shift in Latin American politics.

In my experience, most American users of social media don't have the attention span to give a shit or the maturity and confidence to believe that solutions to this problem are possible. They would rather be slaves to their tech overlords while larping about free speech and 1776.

This article in Foreign Policy by Wess Mitchell echoes what I've been saying, both on the podcast and in my writings about the new National Security Strategy. I believe that much of what Trump has done to alienate our allies carries serious long-term costs, as do some of his

I'm joined by Patrick Boyle 💎 to discuss the repeated demonetized of his YouTube channel in connection with his coverage of the Epstein story and why the "Epstein Files" are worse than you think. hiddenforces.io/podcasts/the-e…

Can we just take a break from bombing people for like five minutes?