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Author: Thomas Dolzall

Geopolitics / Latin America

Gridlock to Golpe: Can Peru Break the Cycle?

December 9, 2022December 9, 2022 - by Thomas Dolzall

Amidst a national atmosphere of pervasive public disillusionment and rising political atomization, peasant son and former labor activist Pedro Castillo arose from near anonymity in 2021 to surprise domestic and …

Gridlock to Golpe: Can Peru Break the Cycle? Read More
Defense / Land Systems

Brazilian Court Suspends Centauro Procurement

December 7, 2022December 20, 2022 - by Thomas Dolzall

  A mere week after the Brazilian Army selected the Iveco-Oto Melara Centauro II fire support vehicle as its preferred solution to fulfill its long-gestating 8×8 armored cavalry vehicle requirement, …

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Featured / Geopolitics / Latin America / Region

Border Tensions and Surging Growth Drive Dominican Defense Expenditures

June 6, 2022June 2, 2022 - by Thomas Dolzall

The dramatic deterioration of Haiti’s internal security environment over the past two years is of particularly acute concern for the current Dominican government. With the Haitian government having been cast …

Border Tensions and Surging Growth Drive Dominican Defense Expenditures Read More
Featured / Geopolitics

Can El Salvador Sustain Its Rising Defense Expenditures?

March 23, 2022March 23, 2022 - by Thomas Dolzall

With existing law enforcement structures largely unable to cope with the social and economic largesse of organized criminal gangs and the pervasive violence left in the wake of intra-gang conflicts, …

Can El Salvador Sustain Its Rising Defense Expenditures? Read More
Civil & Commercial Aerospace / Commercial Aircraft / Power Systems / War in Ukraine

Russia Moves to Seize Leased Foreign Aircraft

March 14, 2022November 14, 2022 - by Thomas Dolzall

In the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the imposition of far-reaching Western sanctions on the Russian aviation industry, global commercial aviation lessors have been plunged into a …

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Civil & Commercial Aerospace / Commercial Aircraft

Sanctions Foretell MRO Crisis for Russian Commercial Aviation

March 3, 2022March 2, 2022 - by Thomas Dolzall

  In the wake of the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine, Western governments and private sector corporations have levied unprecedented sanctions on the country that have foreclosed numerous avenues through …

Sanctions Foretell MRO Crisis for Russian Commercial Aviation Read More
Featured / Geopolitics / Latin America / Region

Assembly Standoff Leads to Crisis in El Salvador

February 11, 2020February 11, 2020 - by Thomas Dolzall

In a dramatic escalation of the emerging showdown between El Salvador’s new populist presidential administration and the opposition-dominated legislature, President Nayib Bukele deployed armed police and security personnel into a …

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Featured / Geopolitics

The Era of Evo Comes to a Tumultuous End

November 21, 2019November 21, 2019 - by Thomas Dolzall

After a week of sustained protest actions and violence in the wake of a disputed election cycle, Bolivian President Evo Morales announced his resignation from the presidency under pressure from …

The Era of Evo Comes to a Tumultuous End Read More
Geopolitics

Facing Continuing Threats, Guatemala Planning to Increase Defense Spending

May 24, 2019November 8, 2019 - by Thomas Dolzall

  Guatemala’s military is tasked primarily with protecting the nation’s borders and fighting transnational criminal groups and drug traffickers. In recent years, the military has increased its focus on border …

Facing Continuing Threats, Guatemala Planning to Increase Defense Spending Read More
Defense / Europe / Geopolitics / Land Systems

Cayman ARV Procurement Reflects Belarus’s Pursuit of Strategic Autonomy, Part II

December 17, 2018November 14, 2019 - by Thomas Dolzall

by Thomas Dolzall, Defense Analyst, Forecast International. Over the past two decades, the international market for wheeled armored vehicles has witnessed tremendous expansion in demand, as well as a coinciding …

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