Augusta Saraiva

Foreign training programs could become a priority in Biden administration, experts say

By Augusta Saraiva on February 3, 2021February 4, 2021 Biden Administration, Department of Defense, Pentagon

As the world witnessed President Joe Biden take his oath of office on Jan. 20, he vowed to “repair our alliances and engage with the world once again” as a “strong and trusted partner for peace, progress and security.”

Immigration

Deporting criminal gangs ineffective in deterring transnational organized crime, experts say

By Augusta Saraiva on October 27, 2020November 9, 2020 deportation, MS-13

The U.S. should stop trying to combat Central American criminal groups solely through deportation and start tackling the societal issues that allow the groups a foothold in the country, transnational crime experts said Tuesday.

Conflicts and Terrorism

America engaged in “endless war” on terror, head of U.S. counterterrorism agency says

By Augusta Saraiva on October 8, 2020October 15, 2020 al-Qaida, National Counterterrorism Center

Nineteen years after the largest terrorist attack on American soil, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center said Thursday that the U.S. is still at war with al-Qaida.