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s Newsletters Academic rigour, journalistic flair Planet Labs/Sentinel-2/The Conversation, CC BY-SA Tracking the US build-up in the Caribbean Published: December 12, 2025 12.22am GMT R. Evan Ellis, US Army War College, Digital Storytelling Team, The Conversation

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1. R. Evan Ellis

   Latin America Research Professor, US Army War College

2. Digital Storytelling Team

   The Conversation

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