Author: Victoria Sainz

Victoria Sainz

An Escalating Crisis: The Surge of Internal Displacement Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are those forced to flee their homes due to conflict, violence, or disaster, without crossing international borders (Knox,…

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Executive Summary Since November 2023, Houthi attacks (over 190 by October 2024) significantly disrupted Red Sea/Aden Gulf shipping (House of Commons Library Specialists, 2025). Freight/insurance costs surged, with many rerouting…

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Cartels and Mexico’s Energy Industry Fuel theft in Mexico, known as huachicol, dominated primarily by powerful cartels such as the Sinaloa Cartel and the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), along…

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Argentina’s political instability has had a serious impact on the Argentine peso and investment risks. The peso has endured longstanding devaluation due to political and economic misgovernance, increasing macroeconomic volatility…

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The debate on further increase in the number of UK troops in Estonia has gained steam, reflecting a wider security in Eastern Europe. Being integral to NATO’s Enhanced Presence (ePF),…

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