The Future of Venezuela’s Hybrid State
The evolution of a hybrid state in Venezuela, combining governance with criminality, has helped President Nicolás Maduro hold on to…
Hybrid Governance and the Criminal Fiefdoms of Tren de Aragua
There are specific expectations for residents of San Vicente, a neighborhood in Venezuela’s central state of Aragua. Men are not…
Chile Hands New Powers to Police as Security Deteriorates
Chile has given police greater leeway to use force against criminal suspects, but this hasty response to a wave of…
Venezuelan Migrants Remain Easy Prey for Organized Crime
A new report has highlighted how organized crime groups are preying on Venezuelan migrants, turning the region’s biggest displacement crisis…
Venezuela’s Organized Crime Top 10 for 2023
Venezuela’s organized crime groups and networks have evolved rapidly over the last decade, exploiting social and political crises that have…
Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, alias ‘Niño Guerrero’
Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, alias “Niño Guerrero,” is the leader of Tren de Aragua, Venezuela’s largest homegrown criminal group. He…
How Peru Is Tackling the Danger of Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua
General Ulises Guillén, director of the Peruvian National Police (PNP) Anti-Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Directorate, has led an effort by…
Peru, Chile Prisons May Struggle to Contain Tren de Aragua
The capture of more Tren de Aragua members is testing the capacity of Peru and Chile’s prison systems to contain…