Dario P. Vlaar Maldonado is a Political Scientist & Researcher with a MSc degree in International Relations completed in October 2025 and in the process of pursuing a PhD in Political Sciences. His work is oriented around the political economy of development, strategic resources, great power competition & the geopolitics of developing countries, Latin America & the Global South.
The Hormuz Crisis Arrives to the Americas
This article analyses how the rising crude prices and disrupted Gulf supply chains position Brazil as a key alternative exporter, even as broader geopolitical volatility reshapes global energy flows. On…
The Shield of the Americas: Continuation or Escalation of the Drug War?
A militarised, ideologically selective approach to hemispheric security reshapes cooperation against cartels while concentrating legitimacy, coordination, and stability risks across both participating and excluded states, with potential to deepen fragmentation…