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Coverage

Regional Intelligence

Sentinel Meridian's primary focus is the Western Hemisphere — Central America, South America, and the Caribbean — set against the global actors that shape it.

Areas of coverage

Where we watch

Central America

Governance stress, transnational criminal organizations, migration pressure, militarized public security, and competition for infrastructure and port access.

  • Political and electoral risk
  • Organized crime and corruption
  • Port and logistics exposure

South America

Election-period volatility, resource nationalism, critical-mineral policy, and expanding external partnerships across the Southern Cone and Andean states.

  • Brazil election and diplomacy
  • Critical minerals and mining
  • Foreign influence operations

The Caribbean

Maritime security, energy dependence, sanctions exposure, Cuban and Venezuelan dynamics, and vulnerability of undersea and telecom infrastructure.

  • Maritime and shipping risk
  • Cuba and Venezuela dynamics
  • Undersea cable and telecom exposure

External Actors in the Hemisphere

How China, Russia, Iran, and Cuba build access through investment, security cooperation, information operations, and technology dependence.

  • Belt and Road and port investment
  • Security and intelligence cooperation
  • Information manipulation

Library

Hemispheric assessments

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