25/09/2017 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Cocaine Consumption On the Rise? Think Again
Colombia's coca cultivation boom is not only being blamed for increased cocaine consumption in the United States, it is also being held responsible for an alleged growth in local demand in Colombia. But the evidence doesn't stack up. And these unsubstantiated notions are being used to drum up support for misguided anti-narcotic policies.
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17/11/2015 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Fragmentation and the Changing Face of LatAm Organized Crime
The following passage explores how the process of fragmentation has changed Latin America's organized crime landscape, and what the implications are for the region's criminal groups.
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18/11/2014 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
El proceso de paz, en coma inducido
El secuestro de un general del Ejército de Colombia ha dejado al proceso de negociación con la guerrilla en crisis
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21/03/2014 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Maras y narcotráfico
En la página cinco de uno de los principales diarios del país se puede leer el siguiente titular “Seis personas capturadas con cocaína en Ahuachapán”. La extensa nota describe uno de los operativos realizados por la Policía Nacional Civil.
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13/08/2013 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
The Criminal Diaspora: The Spread of Transnational Organized Crime and How to Contain its Expansion
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21/07/2013 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
What Does El Salvador's Homicide Distribution Say About the Gang Truce?
Although the El Salvador gang truce has significantly lowered the country's homicide rate, the distribution of violence has remained nearly the same, raising questions about how wide the effects of the truce have actually been.
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14/06/2013 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Reading Between the Lines of the Drug Policy Debate
After four decades of the monologue on the "war on drugs," the Americas have opened the door for debate, breaking the taboo against discussing new approaches to dealing with the problem. However, this does not mean there is a consensus regarding the alternatives and even less that legalization or decriminalization are just around the corner.
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