How Haiti’s ‘Aid State’ Has Fueled Organized Crime
As Haiti continues to make headlines amid struggles to control crime and insecurity, a new book traces the roots of…
What the Corruption Perceptions Index Actually Says About Corruption In Latin America
Latin American countries continued to score poorly on Transparency International’s annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), but the report presents a…
Back-to-Back Scandals Lift Lid on Venezuela’s Judicial Corruption
In an unusual start to the year, Venezuelan authorities have charged, dismissed, and even arrested a series of judicial officials…
Former Premier of British Virgin Islands Guilty in Landmark Drug Case
A former premier of the British Virgin Islands has been convicted on drug trafficking charges in the United States, highlighting…
Murder, Corruption, and Drugs: The Ledgers That Could Sink Honduras’ Ex-President
Seated at a plastic table inside a women’s prison on the outskirts of Honduras’ capital Tegucigalpa, Erika Bandy’s lips trembled…
US Trial of Honduras Ex-President Spotlights Thorny Security Ties
As the United States gears up for the drug trafficking trial of Honduran ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández, prosecutors face the…
Can Guatemala’s New President Reignite Fight Against Corruption and Crime?
Bernardo Arévalo was sworn in as president of Guatemala on January 15, but it was no ordinary inauguration. Arévalo, a…
Corruption, Crypto Test LatAm Money Laundering Laws
Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean face multiple obstacles to effective anti-money laundering enforcement, even though the region ranks…
GameChangers 2023: Ecuador Loses its Grip on Crime
Homicide statistics don’t tell the whole story about a country’s pattern of violence. But the record-setting figures seen in Ecuador…
GameChangers 2023: Guatemala Election Upset Sparks Establishment Meltdown
Guatemala’s political establishment was shaken to its core this year when an unwelcome outsider, Bernardo Arévalo, defied the odds to…