ELN in Venezuela
The National Liberation Army (Ejército de Liberación Nacional – ELN) is Colombia’s last active insurgency and the dominant criminal actor…
FARC Dissidents in Venezuela
Following the demobilization of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – FARC) in 2016, dissident…
Cartel of the Suns
The Cartel of the Suns is a term used to describe groups within Venezuela’s armed forces implicated in a wide…
National Liberation Army (Ejército de Liberación Nacional – ELN) in Venezuela
The National Liberation Army (Ejército de Liberación Nacional – ELN) is the last active insurgency in Colombia, and the main…
National Liberation Army (ELN)
The National Liberation Army (Ejército de Liberación Nacional – ELN) is Colombia’s last true insurgency and one of Latin America’s…
Tren del Llano
Tren del Llano (Train of the Plain) is one of the first large criminal gangs, known locally as “megabandas,” to…
Why Is Venezuela’s Crime Rate Falling?
A government-reported decline in Venezuela’s crime rate may create the illusion of a security breakthrough, but the reduction has more…
In Zulia, Venezuela, Not Even Schools Escape Extortion
A threatening pamphlet sent to residents of a fishing village in the state of Zulia, Venezuela, marked a turning point…
Ex-FARC Mafia
The ex-FARC mafia are a series of criminal structures that emerged during and after peace negotiations between the Colombian government…
Tren de Aragua
Tren de Aragua is Venezuela’s most powerful homegrown criminal actor and the only Venezuelan gang that has successfully projected its…