In Brazil, Old Police Tactics Lead to Same Results
Killings by police rose sharply in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, in the first two months of 2024, as…
Prime Minister’s Resignation Tips Haiti Into Uncharted Territory
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has announced his resignation, underscoring how gangs have become the dominant power in Haiti. Henry…
Carlos Capa, Defiant Criminal Boss, Killed in Venezuela
The leader of one of Venezuela’s most notorious criminal gangs was killed by security forces after years of evading government…
Kenya Agrees to Police Haiti’s Criminal Hurricane
After Haiti’s prime minister signed an agreement in Kenya for an international security deployment, gangs in Port-au-Prince attacked two of…
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…
As Security Crisis Deepens, Costa Rica Struggles
Authorities in Costa Rica have announced 10 policies to address the country’s worsening security crisis, but the reforms do not…
Unpacking Criminal Violence in Durán, Ecuador’s Cocaine Warehouse
The Ecuadorian city of Durán went from relative obscurity to being splashed across international headlines when its homicide rate began…
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…
Security Concerns Persist Despite Indictments for Honduras Prison Massacre
More than six months after Latin America’s deadliest female prison massacre, the Honduran government is slowly moving forward in its…
US-Ecuador Security Cooperation: A New Plan Colombia?
As Ecuador grapples with a security crisis, senior US military officials visited the country and signed a multi-million dollar aid…