Mexico's criminal organizations are no longer experimenting with drones—they are refining doctrine. Between 2020 and mid-2023, SEDENA recorded 493 cartel drone incidents, climbing from five in 2020 to 107 in 2021, then 233 in 2022, with 260 incidents in the first half of 2023 alone. In April 2025, t
Progress on the ground meets ongoing violations, leaving the U.S.-backed truce framework caught between reciprocal de-escalation and enforcement-by-force
Satellite imagery and maritime safety notice point to intensified training in northern waters, though evidence of full dual-carrier exercises remains unconfirmed
The capture of Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada on July 25, 2024—allegedly orchestrated by Joaquín Guzmán López, a leader of Los Chapitos faction—shattered the Sinaloa Cartel's internal equilibrium and triggered Mexico's deadliest sustained urban conflict in years. Open warfare erupted in Culiacán on Septem
Thailand's decision to intercept its own merchant ships carrying fuel to Cambodia marks the first time the five-month border conflict has shifted from land corridors into the crowded, economically vital waters of the Gulf of Thailand. On December 20, the Royal Thai Navy announced measures to stop Th
