Costa Rica Considers Extradition to Counter Growing Judicial Corruption
Costa Rican lawmakers have advanced a proposed constitutional amendment to allow the extradition of Costa Rican drug traffickers and terrorists…
Milei’s Economic, Security Policies At Odds in Rosario, Argentina
Argentina’s President Javier Milei has focused most of his security efforts on the city of Rosario during his first six…
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…
Judges and Officials Fall as Ecuador Cleans House
The arrest of over two dozen judges and top security personnel in Ecuador may reveal major corrupt links between officials…
Honduras’ Stalled AG Election Shows Political Obstacles to Fighting Crime
Lawmakers in Honduras are deadlocked over the selection of a new attorney general, underscoring the political obstacles to constructing an…
Maduro’s Peace Defender Squads Are Anything But Peaceful
In March 2019, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro created a new wing of the Bolivarian Revolution political movement, the Peace Defender…
Venezuela Security Policy: Illegal Mining and Deforestation
Venezuela has the fastest-growing deforestation rate of any of the Amazon basin countries, and as in many of its neighbors,…
Cabal: Caciques and Compromises
Through a combination of luck, persistence, and dubious legal challenges lodged against other candidates, Edmond Mulet and his political party,…
Valor and the Ghost of the CIACS
Zury Ríos (Valor) is consistently near the top of the polls making her one of the frontrunners in a crowded…
Vamos: The Fight to Stay in the Game
The political bloc surrounding the administration of President Alejandro Giammattei (2020-present) is now the dominant power structure in Guatemala. In…