The State of Play: US Anti-Drug Cooperation in Latin America
Since US President Richard Nixon declared drugs public enemy number one in the 1970s and created the Drug Enforcement Administration…
On the Radar: Presidents Talk Organized Crime
Presidents Trump and Petro meet at the White House, Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva warns of AI’s potential to…
Top Criminal Takedowns of 2025
From underground bunkers to press conferences and malls, law enforcement nabbed some major crime bosses in 2025. Criminal leaders from…
Winner of Colombia-Ecuador Trade War Could Be Organized Crime
The fight against organized crime is now at the center of a trade war that has erupted between Colombia and…
Will Colombian Guerrillas Lose Their Safe Haven in Post‑Maduro Venezuela?
The combination of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s exit from power and increasing US military pressure has disrupted the criminal…
On the Radar: Mexico Responds to US Pressure
Violent gang reprisals in Guatemala, a symbolic push for justice in Colombia, and mounting pressure on Mexico from the United…
On the Radar: The Ripples of Maduro’s Removal Continue
This week, we analyze the ripples of recent US operations in the Caribbean and Venezuela across the region. That includes…
GameChangers 2025: US Reignites the War on Drugs and Weakens It for 2026
The quantum shift in US security policy in Latin America and the Caribbean under President Donald Trump in 2025 has…
GameChangers 2025: Colombia’s Total Peace Remains in Pieces
In 2025, Colombia faced levels of violence not seen in years, driven by clashes among criminal groups that have strengthened…
GameChangers 2025: The Unstoppable Rise of Environmental Crime
In 2025, environmental crimes spread into corners of the Amazon Basin that had so far largely escaped the rampant plunder…