The State of Play: US Anti-Drug Cooperation in Latin America
Since US President Richard Nixon declared drugs public enemy number one in the 1970s and created the Drug Enforcement Administration…
Video: Are ICE’s Roundups in the United States an Effective Anti-Crime Strategy?
The Trump administration has used the threat of organized crime to justify roundups of suspected undocumented migrants in states across…
Will the US Send Alleged Fuel Smugglers to Mexico?
The Mexican government has requested the extradition of several US citizens accused of colluding with organized crime groups to smuggle…
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…
Winner of Colombia-Ecuador Trade War Could Be Organized Crime
The fight against organized crime is now at the center of a trade war that has erupted between Colombia and…
Will Colombian Guerrillas Lose Their Safe Haven in Post‑Maduro Venezuela?
The combination of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s exit from power and increasing US military pressure has disrupted the criminal…
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…
How InSight Crime Tracked Down an Explosive Narco Video in Honduras
This article is part of our Narrated Stories Series On February 12, 2025, a convicted drug trafficker named Bayron Ruiz…
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…
GameChangers 2025: US Reignites the War on Drugs and Weakens It for 2026
The quantum shift in US security policy in Latin America and the Caribbean under President Donald Trump in 2025 has…