Gaitanistas and Tren de Aragua Unlikely to War Over Bogotá, Colombia
Pamphlets dropped in Bogotá and videos circulating on social media suggest a looming conflict between Colombian drug trafficking outfit the…
DataInSights: The Cocaine Problem Ecuador’s Presidential Candidates Cannot Wish Away
Two candidates remain in Ecuador’s presidential race, and, regardless of their security strategies, neither can control the rising production of…
Colombia’s Total Peace One Year On: Less State Violence, Stronger Criminal Groups
One year into Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s “Total Peace” project, a report describes how violence against the state has decreased…
Colombia’s Total Peace 1-Year-On: Less State Violence, Stronger Criminal Groups
One year into Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s “Total Peace” project, a report describes how violence against the state has decreased…
Uruguay’s Homegrown Crime Groups Likely to Stay Local, Study Says
Uruguay’s local gangs likely will not become a national threat, but the government’s current policies are insufficient to roll back…
4 Reasons Why Ecuador Is in a Security Crisis
The murder of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio is the culmination of an unprecedented spiral of violence unleashed by criminal groups…
Firearms, Disappearances, Prison Overcrowding: Brazil’s Problems Are Getting Worse
From overpopulated, crumbling prisons to tens of thousands of disappearances every year, as well as millions of weapons in circulation,…
The Rise and Fall of the Choneros, Ecuador’s Drug Trafficking Opportunists
Jorge Bismarck Véliz España was an ambitious man growing up in Puerto Arturo, a neighborhood in the larger town of…
Crime Groups Drive Pre-Election Violence in Mexico, Brazil: Study
Organized crime groups use violence to manipulate elections in Mexico and Brazil, a new report has revealed. But surprisingly, some…
Massacre in Honduran Women’s Prison: A Tragedy Foretold
The recent murder of dozens of women in Honduras’ only all-female prison took place in a context of growing gang…