Originally published in InFocus Quarterly, Spring 2026 Weaponization of immigration ranks among humanity’s most ancient...
Originally published in InFocus Quarterly, Spring 2026 Weaponization of immigration ranks among humanity’s most ancient armaments. As a modern tool of unrestricted warfare against free societies, weaponization of immigration is an invasion that most can see but few truly recognize because of its gradual nature. When citizens and officials of the targeted countries facilitate the invasion, all defenses are down. Mass deportations, forced migration, terror-driven displacement, ethnic cleansing – these violent, militarized forms of weaponized migration date more than 30 centuries ago to the Neo-Assyrian Empire against the Israelites, spanning various Persian, Greek, and Roman empires to the Byzantines, Vikings, West Europeans, and…Open
From Bloodshed To Bukele: A Timeline Of El Salvador’s War, Gangs And Crackdown
Although it may now be leading the conversation in safety and law enforcement, El Salvador reached that point only after a decades-long crucible, often exchanging the tyranny of military dictators for the subjugation of street kingpins. While it is impossible to pinpoint what began the decades of bloodshed in El Salvador, there is little debate over what ended them: the decisive yet controversial crackdown by the country’s current president, Nayib Bukele. In fact, Bukele’s campaign proved so effective that — for the most part — the only criticism from his foreign opponents remains that he came down too hard on the gangs and failed to do enough to protect the rule of law for those accused. Despite this, Bukele maintains an…Open
From Bloodshed To Bukele: A Timeline Of El Salvador’s War, Gangs And Crackdown
Although it may now be leading the conversation in safety and law enforcement, El Salvador reached that point only after a decades-long crucible, often exchanging the tyranny of military dictators for the subjugation of street kingpins. While it is impossible to pinpoint what began the decades of bloodshed in El Salvador, there is little debate over what ended them: the decisive yet controversial crackdown by the country’s current president, Nayib Bukele. In fact, Bukele’s campaign proved so effective that — for the most part — the only criticism from his foreign opponents remains that he came down too hard on the gangs and failed to do enough to protect the rule of law for those accused. Despite this, Bukele maintains an…Open