China’s control of global chemical supply chains threatens U.S. security, industry, and health by dominating vital raw and refined inputs.| 3GIMBALS
Transnational drug trafficking networks have transformed the Pacific Islands into a strategic convergence zone for criminal influence, logistical coordination, and systemic corruption. This analysis traces the evolution from isolated smuggling routes to a deeply embedded, hemispheric trafficking architecture—one that fuses Chinese, Southeast Asian, Latin American, Balkan, and Australasian actors into a durable narcotics ecosystem. The Pacific is no longer a peripheral transit zone; it is a ...| 3GIMBALS