On the Radar: Violence from Gangs and Governments Rules the Region
Gang massacres in Mexico, more hardline measures against drug-related violence in Ecuador, and legal action from the victims of Trump’s…
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…
On the Radar: US Targets and Negotiates with Traffickers
This week, we analyze the US’s anti-drug strategy in South America, a Sinaloa Cartel boss’s guilty plea, and the pardoning…
On the Radar: Rebel Leader Iván Mordisco Threatens Violence After Colombia Military Strikes
This week in On the Radar, we analyze the arrest in Spain of one of Ecuador’s most powerful criminal leaders,…
On the Radar: US Strikes Trigger International Rebuke
This week in On the Radar, Ecuador inaugurates a new maximum-security mega-prison, while Colombia and the United Kingdom push back…
On the Radar: Latin America Blurs the Line Between Crime and Terrorism
This week, we look at the recent designation of two Brazilian powerhouse gangs as terrorist organizations in Paraguay, the passing…
On the Radar: Was Brazil’s Favela Police Op a Raid or a Massacre?
This week, we hold the line on more military strikes in the Caribbean and the Pacific, mull the conviction of…
On the Radar: Colombia Rejects Tren de Aragua’s Peace Proposal
This week, we cover a mass jailbreak in Guatemala that took the authorities months to discover, and Tren de Aragua…
On the Radar: Elites in the Spotlight for Criminal Ties
In this week’s edition, we look at two Guyanese gold magnates indicted by a US court for fraud and money…