Has Venezuela Declared War on Colombia’s ELN Guerrillas? | The InSight Take
The Venezuelan government launched strikes against the Colombian criminal group the National Liberation Army (Ejército de Liberación Nacional – ELN)…
Haiti in Crisis: Why Elections Are Impossible Right Now | The InSight Take
Haiti elections are currently non-existent, leaving a power vacuum that empowers criminal groups. We examine the current state of the…
Ex-OFAC Official: The Cartel Risk Companies Can’t See | The InSight Take
Claire McCleskey, a former head of compliance at the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) spoke to InSight Crime’s managing…
The Garífuna’s Fight for Land on Honduras’ Cocaine Coast
It was supposed to be the payoff for a decade-long land-rights struggle for the Garífuna, the Afro-Indigenous people who live…
How Bukele’s War on Gangs Transformed El Salvador
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele’s offensive against gangs severely weakened the Mara Salvatrucha (MS13) and Barrio 18 and turned his…
The Tiguerones: US Terrorist Label Meets a Fracturing Gang in Ecuador
The Tiguerones, the Ecuadorian criminal group, was added to the US State Department’s list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) this…
On The Radar | US Drops Venezuela From Its Drugs Blacklist. Colombia Could Be Next
Is Venezuela no longer a major drug transit point? What does the US win from Alex Saab’s cooperation—and what does…
The InSight Take: Colombia’s Total Peace: What Went Wrong and What Comes Next?
Colombia’s armed groups nearly doubled in size during Gustavo Petro’s Total Peace plan. Managing Editor Deborah Bonello and Co-Founder Jeremy…
On the Radar: Ecuador Boat Strikes, Peru Prisons, and Bolivia’s Coca Surge
What’s different about the US anti-drug strategy in Ecuador? Is Keiko Fujimori delivering on her tough-on-crime campaign promises in Peru?…
On the Radar: The End of Colombia’s Total Peace?
How is Colombia’s new president backing up his hardline campaign promises? Is Ecuador closing in on who ordered the most…