The Cursus Publicus

The Cursus Publicus

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A daily, open-source intelligence brief on foreign developments shaping border security, customs and trade, migration, and supply chains — seen before they reach the frontier. Read aloud as a two-host show — and, as they publish, the weekly Reckoning (grading our forecasts) and the monthly Confiscata (the month's significant foreign seizures).

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The Cursus Publicus — Monday, 31 August 2026 · No. LXII

US forces struck Iranian launchers on Larak Island; Iran answered with missiles on US-linked bases in Jordan, all intercepted.Colombia’s government says troops killed a dissident commander tied to Iván Mordisco’s FARC-splinter network in Valle del Cauca.Spain’s Sánchez accused Russia- and Israel-linked networks of fueling disinformation over the Ceuta migrant crisis as boat crossings continue.Yemeni forces intercepted a dhow carrying alleged Iranian drone components bound for Houthi forces near Bab el-Mandeb.Full edition and sources: https://archive.cursuspublic.us/editions/2026-08-31.html
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The Cursus Publicus — The Confiscata, August 2026

The Confiscata — the month's foreign seizures & arrests and the trends behind them: https://archive.cursuspublic.us/vault.html
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The Cursus Publicus — The Reckoning — Monday, August thirty-first, twenty twenty-six · No. I

The Reckoning — our forecast calls graded. The standing record: https://archive.cursuspublic.us/tabularium.html
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The Cursus Publicus — Sunday, 30 August 2026 · No. LXI

Mutinous soldiers stormed Niger’s presidential palace and airport; loyalists — aided by Russia’s Africa Corps — retook control, but dozens were killed or arrested in the junta’s third airport attack this year.Germany prepares to name Russia over a foiled bomb-drone plot at Leipzig airport targeting Ukraine-bound cargo, with sanctions and possible diplomat expulsions expected within days.Belgian soldiers joined police on Brussels streets for the first time, escalating from declaration to deployment against a spiraling drug-gang shooting war.Peru’s government asks Congress for 120 days of decree power to put the military in charge of prisons and border security against organized crime.Full edition and sources: https://archive.cursuspublic.us/editions/2026-08-30.html
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The Cursus Publicus — Saturday, 29 August 2026 · No. LX

Washington converts Venezuela’s post-Maduro transition into direct control of 65 billion barrels of oil reserves — the industry’s second-largest single reserve base.Ceuta unrest turns violent — soldiers ambushed — as Spain formally requests emergency EU and Frontex help for 5,000 stranded migrants.A Haiti gang leader threatens to execute Kenscoff hostages, with a separate threat naming the Port-au-Prince district housing the US embassy.US-Canada trade talks stay collapsed as a new USMCA-access dispute lands and cross-border auto tariffs compound at every crossing.Full edition and sources: https://archive.cursuspublic.us/editions/2026-08-29.html
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The Cursus Publicus — Friday, 28 August 2026 · No. LIX

Colombia formally ends Petro's “Total Peace,” reactivating extraditions of five armed-group negotiators to the United States.Belgium declares a national emergency as drug-gang shootings escalate across Brussels, deploying 40 more police.China's ship presence near Taiwan hits a record for a third straight month, up from 55 in June to 244 in July.Trump's order renaming Lake Ontario “Lake America” draws sharp Canadian rejection, deepening the trade-war rift.Full edition and sources: https://archive.cursuspublic.us/editions/2026-08-28.html
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The Cursus Publicus — Thursday, 27 August 2026 · No. LVIII

Colombia's government moves to develop floating “prison ships” to isolate cartel and gang leaders, the sharpest signal yet of a security posture built to outlast Petro's “total peace.”Slovak police foil a Russian-linked arson plot against a Ukrainian drone plant, the latest in a wave of sabotage hitting EU defense manufacturing.Renewed Houthi threats to the Red Sea's western approaches push Saudi oil exports into a full Africa detour, layering fresh cost onto an already-strained Panama Canal route.Canada pivots trade diplomacy toward Europe as its tariff standoff with Washington shows no sign of near-term resolution.Full edition and sources: https://archive.cursuspublic.us/editions/2026-08-27.html
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The Cursus Publicus — Wednesday, 26 August 2026 · No. LVII

A Haiti gang coalition's Kenscoff hostage-taking — 47 dead, 50-plus captives — escalates beyond killing into leverage against the government's security response.Canada imposes dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs after US-Canada trade talks collapse, with no resumption expected before the US midterms.Houthi forces strike a Saudi tanker near Yanbu and threaten to widen their blockade to foreign vessels, even as Iran and Oman float a phased framework to reopen Hormuz.The Panama Canal Authority orders a third capacity cut in six weeks as drought and Iran-war rerouting compound, with a single transit slot fetching a record $5.3 million.Full edition and sources: https://archive.cursuspublic.us/editions/2026-08-26.html

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A daily, open-source intelligence brief on foreign developments shaping border security, customs and trade, migration, and supply chains — seen before they reach the frontier. Read aloud as a two-host show — and, as they publish, the weekly Reckoning (grading our forecasts) and the monthly Confiscata (the month's significant foreign seizures).

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2026
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65
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