Wilder Alejandro Sánchez is President of Second Floor Strategies, a consulting firm in Washington, DC. He is an analyst who monitors geopolitics, defense & security issues, and arms sales across the Western Hemisphere. He contributes to several well-known defence publications and also writes comprehensive essays on a variety of issues. Two of his chapters were published in the 2025 book Maritime Strategy and Security Challenges in South America, part of the ISPK Seapower Series.