29/10/2018 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
How Brazil’s Presidential Candidates Would Tackle Deepening Insecurity
With crime and violence on the rise across Brazil, security has become a major theme in the run-up to the October presidential election. But do any of the candidates have a solid plan to handle the issue?
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30/08/2018 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
How Brazil’s Presidential Candidates Would Tackle Deepening Insecurity
With crime and violence on the rise across Brazil, security has become a major theme in the run-up to the October presidential election. But do any of the candidates have a solid plan to handle the issue?
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24/08/2018 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
US-Mexico ¨Action Plan¨ Thinks Big, but Impact May Be Small
The United States and Mexico have announced plans for renewed cooperation on combating Mexico-based drug trafficking groups. But although the proposed strategy sounds promising on paper, it may be difficult to implement.
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12/08/2018 | Transparencia
Peru’s Judicial Corruption Scandal, Explained
Peru’s entire judicial apparatus is in chaos following the leak of audio recordings that appear to show powerful officials engaged in various influence peddling and corruption schemes.
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21/03/2018 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Analysis - 5 Ways Trump Uses Crime to Distract From His True Agenda
US President Donald Trump recently unveiled new proposals for tackling the opioid addiction crisis in the United States. But as with a number of other issues, Trump’s rhetoric obscures a deeper policy agenda that actually has little to do with crime.
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02/12/2017 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Drug War - Takedown in Paraguay Highlights Struggle Against Aerial Trafficking
An international operation led to the disruption of an alleged trafficking network that authorities say managed drug flights from Paraguay to other South American countries, underscoring continuing difficulties in combating aerial trafficking.
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07/03/2017 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Are US Anti-Crime Programs in Central America Working?
Over the past several years, the United States has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on crime and violence prevention programs in Central America, with few evaluations of the impact of this investment. But one hotly debated study highlights the challenges of measuring security assistance outcomes, as well as the need for a greater body of analysis about the efficacy of such initiatives.
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16/01/2017 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
GameChangers 2016: Drug Production and Consumption - Patterns and Performance
The drug world in the Americas is undergoing seismic shifts with changing patterns of drug production and consumption that are reshaping organized crime in the region.
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07/12/2016 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Mexico’s War on Crime: A Decade of (Militarized) Failure
This week marks ten years since Mexico's government embarked on a militarized campaign against the country's criminal organizations, but while many criminal leaders have been captured or killed, a decade of confrontation has failed to substantially improve the nation's security situation.
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23/09/2016 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Report Describes Shifting Patterns of Violence in El Salvador
A new report describes recent shifts in the characteristics of violence in El Salvador, and it offers recommendations for how to deal with these developments, focusing particularly on the need to tailor violence reduction and prevention strategies to specific local conditions.
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11/08/2016 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Argentina Militarizing Fight Against Crime with Help from US, Israel
Argentina's government is cooperating with the United States and Israel as it pushes ahead with an increasingly militarized approach to internal security, despite the uneven track record this type of strategy has had in other Latin American countries.
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21/05/2016 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Criminal Violence has Displaced Millions in Latin America
A newly released report highlights the central role crime plays in driving displacement and migration in Latin America, estimating that violence linked to criminal groups has contributed to the dislocation of millions of people across the region in recent years.
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12/04/2016 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Gangs - Are Mara Salvatrucha Gangs Expanding in Costa Rica?
The head of the Honduran armed forces has claimed that powerful gangs are expanding their presence in Costa Rica, but the extent of this criminal migration might be overstated.
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03/02/2016 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Report Maps Regional Differences in Argentina Drug Trade
A recent report on Argentina's drug market highlights rising violence, addiction, and perceptions of insecurity in areas of the country affected by drug trafficking, while also illustrating some important regional differences in terms of how these activities are affecting local communities.
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19/01/2016 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
How Mexico Cartels Corrupt US Border Agents
An investigative report by the Texas Observer last month revived longstanding concerns about US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), calling into question whether the nation’s largest law enforcement agency is effectively combating corruption and infiltration by criminal organizations.
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13/11/2015 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Does US Congress Act Equal More LatAm Extraditions?
Congress is considering a proposal meant to help the Department of Justice pursue a wider range of players in the transnational drug trade, potentially foreshadowing an increase in extraditions and prosecutions of drug traffickers based abroad.
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