Record Coca Crops in Bolivia Feed a Growing Global Cocaine Demand
Coca cultivation in Bolivia reached record levels for the third consecutive year, in an expansion that appears to be driven…
Record Coca Crops in Bolivia Feed a Growing Global Cocaine Demand
Coca cultivation in Bolivia reached record levels for the third consecutive year, in an expansion that appears to be driven…
The InSight Take: US Drug Certification: Law Enforcement or Politics?
Why did the United States remove Venezuela from its drug blacklist while Colombia and Bolivia remain on it? In this…
The Tiguerones: US Terrorist Label Meets a Fracturing Gang in Ecuador
The Tiguerones, the Ecuadorian criminal group, was added to the US State Department’s list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) this…
On the Radar: Ecuador Boat Strikes, Peru Prisons, and Bolivia’s Coca Surge
What’s different about the US anti-drug strategy in Ecuador? Is Keiko Fujimori delivering on her tough-on-crime campaign promises in Peru?…
The US Anti-Drug Missile Strikes Are Back. But Are They Working?
The United States launched new strikes on vessels suspected of transporting drugs in late August—the first attacks after a two-month…
On the Radar: US Eyes Ground War Against Crime
What’s next for the US military campaign against Latin America’s criminal groups? What’s behind Chile and Peru’s recent security crackdowns?…
The InSight Take: The Shield of the Americas Grows, But Does it Have a Strategy?
Colombia just became the 19th member of the Americas Counter Cartel Coalition—better known as Shield of the Americas—days after Defense…
On the Radar: Cartel Coalition’s Gaps and a CJNG Weapons Bust
What can Washington’s new “cartel coalition” deliver? What does the arrest of CJNG operators in Europe say about the group’s…
The InSight Take: Abelardo de la Espriella Inherits Colombia’s Fractured Criminal Landscape
Colombia’s new president faces one of the most complicated criminal landscapes in the world. In this week’s InSight Take, Co-Director…