Emanuele Ottolenghi

Soleimani U

A new academic center in Caracas named after the Iranian mass murderer is the latest node in Tehran’s soft power network in Latin America

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: February

Iran’s Mohsen Rezaee Should Face Justice

If Rezaee travels with impunity, Iran will seek to further push the limits, and legitimize the accused in the same way that it has done with near impunity in the nuclear file.

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: January

The new conquistadores

U.S. adversaries are becoming South American hegemons

Chile, Where Green Ideals Collide

Chileans recently elected Gabriel Boric, a young, former social justice student activist, as president. He is the most left-wing politician to run the country since Salvador Allende. Much like his progressive...

Chile’s new president is a win for Iran

Last Sunday, Chileans elected Gabriel Boric, a young, former social justice student activist, as president.

Paraguayan Raids Further Expose U.S. Intermediaries’ Role in TBA Money Laundering Schemes

Paraguayan authorities last week raided the offices of a dozen U.S.-linked companies and their accountants tied to suspected Paraguayan drug kingpin Reinaldo Javier Cabaña Santacruz, alias Cucho. Asunción’s...

Time to Target Hezbollah’s Illicit Finance Facilitators

A hack on the group’s official bank yielded a trove of information that the Biden administration could use to implement sanctions.

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: November

Iran’s Quest for Soleimani’s Revenge Goes to Latin America

Shortly after a U.S. strike killed Iran’s most senior general, Qassem Soleimani, in Baghdad in January 2020, both Iran and its terror proxy Hezbollah swore revenge. Nearly two years later, Iran and Hezbollah...

When It Comes to Money-Laundering, the U.S. Is Part of the Problem

This article was originally published in World Politics Review. Excerpt On Oct. 3, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists released 11.9 million confidential files, known as the Pandora...

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: October

Florida Businessman Indicted in Nader Mohamad Farhat’s Money Laundering Case

Florida’s Southern District Court in Miami indicted Florida businessman Elias Daher last week on money laundering charges, making him a co-defendant in the Mohamad Nader Farhat money laundering case....

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: September

Biden Brags About Diplomacy. It’s All Spin.

If an ally recalls its ambassador, it’s a sign of an epic blunder.

Corrupt Venezuelan Officials Face Impending Extradition to United States

The constitutional court of the African island nation of Cape Verde last week authorized the extradition of Colombian businessman Alex Saab to the United States, while Spanish police arrested former Venezuelan...

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: Late August

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Coordinated Law Enforcement and Treasury Action Against Money Launderers in the Tri-Border Area

The U.S. and Paraguayan governments took coordinated action yesterday against the money laundering network of Kassem Mohamad Hijazi, a Brazilian citizen of Lebanese descent implicated in government corruption...

How American Weapons Find Their Way to International Criminal Organizations

It’s a complex problem that won’t be solved by Mexico’s lawsuit against U.S. manufacturers.