Is Latin America Prepared to Mitigate Digital Recruitment by Crime Groups?
The recruitment of children into criminal organizations throughout Latin America via the use of social media platforms and online video…
Latin America’s Risky Bet on Hired Guns to Fight Crime
Erik Prince, military entrepreneur and founder of Blackwater USA, is returning to the spotlight – this time in Latin America,…
Organized Crime’s Infiltration of Chile’s Security Forces Raises Alarm
The recent involvement of Chile’s air force in protecting a drug shipment has sparked an unprecedented corruption scandal in the…
Are New Laws Actually Worsening Peru’s Security Crisis?
Extortion is rising, contract killings are up, illegal mining is booming, and Peru’s lawmakers are making matters worse by passing…
Mexico Ignores Alternatives to Militarization: Report
Mexico continues to rely on a militarized approach to public security, a strategy widely criticized for its counterproductive results over…
El Chapo’s Lawyer vs. Mexico’s President: What It Reveals About the Drug Trade
A war of words erupted last week between Mexico’s president and the lawyer for one of the country’s most notorious…
Cow Fraud? How Hundreds Allegedly Lost Their Savings in Uruguay
Accusations that Uruguayan livestock investment companies defrauded people out of hundreds of millions of dollars highlight how white-collar criminal organizations…
Costa Rica Is Facing Its Worst-Ever Narco Corruption Scandal
The recent arrest of Costa Rica’s former security minister and the revelations in his case have shed light on the…
Homicides Drop in Rosario, Argentina, but Violence Persists on the Peripheries
Authorities in Rosario, Argentina are trumpeting record-low homicide rates in the perennially violent drug hub, but ongoing killings in marginalized…
Homicides Drop in Argentina’s Rosario, but Violence Persists on the Peripheries
Authorities in Rosario, Argentina are trumpeting record-low homicide rates in the perennially violent drug hub, but ongoing killings in marginalized…