This is part six of a series examining the challenges confronting the NATO alliance. As President Donald Trump presses NATO allies to shoulder more of Europe’s defense burden, countries closest to Russia are moving fastest — while some of Western Europe’s biggest economies face growing pressure to catch up. Retired Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery, senior […]
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Migrant crossings through long-troubled Darién Gap plummet to near zero amid Trump crackdown
Panama’s notorious Darien Gap, once a treacherous corridor for tens of thousands of U.S.-bound migrants, including dangerous criminals, is now virtually deserted amid President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown and Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino’s vow to shutter the deadly route. Migrant crossings in the remote 2,600-mile jungle trek connecting Colombia to Panama – which […]