In Battle to Slow Precursor Chemicals in Mexico, Public-Private Partnerships are a Path Not Taken
It was days before Super Bowl LVI in February 2022, the biggest guacamole day of the year in the United…
How Do Mexico’s Presidential Candidates Plan to Tackle Organized Crime?
Mexico’s presidential candidates are proposing mostly ambiguous security measures that fail to address the complexity of organized crime in the…
Central America Drug Flights Fall as Traffickers Shift Methods
Aerial cocaine interdictions have fallen sharply in Central America in the last three years, suggesting that drug traffickers are shifting…
Shining Path
The Shining Path or the Militarized Communist Party of Peru (Militarizado Partido Comunista de Peru – MPCP) is the last…
Why Is Venezuela’s Crime Rate Falling?
A government-reported decline in Venezuela’s crime rate may create the illusion of a security breakthrough, but the reduction has more…
Jalisco Cartel New Generation (CJNG)
The Jalisco Cartel New Generation (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación – CJNG) is a transnational criminal group that emerged from the…
Haiti’s Disorganized Organized Crime Strategy
Preparations for the Multi-national Security Support (MSS) mission in Haiti continue to sputter, giving the country’s gangs more time to…
Chile Court Bomb Threats Highlight Tren de Aragua’s War on the State
Bomb threats targeting multiple courthouses in Chile suggest that the transnational criminal organization of Venezuelan origin, Tren de Aragua, is…
The Dragons of Chocó: Illegal Gold Mining in Colombia’s Rivers
Riding up the Quito River, trees claw their way to the edges of the riverbanks, forming an impenetrable forest wall…
Bare-knuckle boxing champ Bec Rawlings makes film about domestic violence journey
In short: Launceston’s Bec Rawlings has released a documentary film charting her professional fighting career and a personal battle against…