14/05/2015 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Drug War - Mexico's Drug Lords, Prison Problems and Criminal Justice
The truth is, much of the crimes -- the more important crimes -- remain unresolved. For example, 90 percent of the homicides that we saw under Calderon and during the first two years of this administration -- 90 percent of those haven't been resolved.
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24/01/2015 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Latin America Dominates List of World's Most Violent Cities
By one watchdog's count, about 86 percent of the world's most violent cities are based in Latin America, a phenomenon that has remained constant for the past four years.
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02/06/2013 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Peru Traffickers Resisting Coca Eradication: Bolivia
A Bolivian government official says that a recent incident involving coca growers attacking the security forces was spurred by Peruvian drug traffickers present in the region, a plausible theory, although the coca growers could have also acted on their own.
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01/06/2013 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
5 Questions About Honduras' Gang Pact
Honduras gangs committed this week to keeping violence rates low as the first step in a series of dialogues with appointed mediators. But as this second gang truce in Central America comes into focus, there are several key questions worth asking.
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26/04/2013 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Is the Sinaloa Cartel Feeding Ecuador's Domestic Drug Trade?
Reports from Ecuador highlight the size of its domestic drug market, although the country's biggest challenge may lie in the amount of narcotics moving through for international markets -- largely controlled by foreign groups like Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel.
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30/01/2013 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Zetas' Control of US-Mexico Border Slipping: Report
A new report by the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) examines migration and security trends in the easternmost sector of the US-Mexico border, noting that the Zetas' traditional hold in this area may be weakening.
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10/11/2012 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
US Marijuana Vote Unlikely to Impact Mexico in Short Term
The passing of marijuana legalization ballots in Washington and Colorado raises the question of whether these measures will hit the profits of Mexican drug trafficking organizations.
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08/09/2012 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Honduras - Was A Honduras General Fired For Drug Flight Shoot-Downs?
The abrupt removal of the commanding general of the Honduran Air Force has raised questions over whether it was because the Air Force shot down a suspected drug flight, currently banned under Honduran law.
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03/08/2012 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Drug War - 'Blame Game' Fails to Explain Why Venezuela is Cocaine Hub
Venezuelans like to blame Colombia for their problems with organized crime while Colombians say that Venezuela has its own powerful drug trafficking organizations working closely with members of the country's security forces. Both statements seem to be true.
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25/02/2012 | En Profundidad
Argentina - Missing Girl's Case Highlights Sex Trafficking in Argentina
A case involving a woman's search for her daughter, believed to have been kidnapped by a human trafficking ring 10 years ago, has gripped Argentina, shedding light on how the sex trade operates inside the country.
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25/02/2012 | En Profundidad
Argentina - Missing Girl's Case Highlights Sex Trafficking in Argentina
A case involving a woman's search for her daughter, believed to have been kidnapped by a human trafficking ring 10 years ago, has gripped Argentina, shedding light on how the sex trade operates inside the country.
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25/02/2012 | En Profundidad
Argentina - Missing Girl's Case Highlights Sex Trafficking in Argentina
A case involving a woman's search for her daughter, believed to have been kidnapped by a human trafficking ring 10 years ago, has gripped Argentina, shedding light on how the sex trade operates inside the country.
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10/10/2011 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
So Far, Peru Steers Clear of Iron Fist Against Gangs
Peru's government says there are some 13,000 members of youth gangs inside the country. But the problem can hardly be described as a crisis, so long as the Andean nation avoids the "mano dura" gang policies which exacerbated the problem in Central America.
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11/09/2011 | Frente Externo
The Legacy of 9/11 for Latin America
The tragedy of September 11, 2001, made terrorism the U.S.'s security priority for the following decade, and, in Latin America, this new focus on terror came at the expense of fighting organized criminal groups.
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25/08/2011 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Guatemala Counts Over 3,000 Murders in 2011
According to statistics kept by the police and the human rights omsbudman, Guatemala registered 3,366 murders during the first half of 2011.
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25/08/2011 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Guatemala Counts Over 3,000 Murders in 2011
According to statistics kept by the police and the human rights omsbudman, Guatemala registered 3,366 murders during the first half of 2011.
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13/08/2011 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Bolivia's Most Infamous Narco Family Faces New Threats
The Rosales, perhaps Bolivia's version of Mexico's Arellano Felix family, a closeknit group of siblings allegedly involved in drug trafficking, appear to be facing new threats to their operations inside and outside of the courtroom.
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12/07/2011 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Is Ecuador becoming the 'UN of crime'?
The arrest of a suspected Russian mafioso in Ecuador highlights the increasing presence in the country of international organized crime.
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12/07/2011 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Is Ecuador becoming the 'UN of crime'?
The arrest of a suspected Russian mafioso in Ecuador highlights the increasing presence in the country of international organized crime.
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09/07/2011 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Bolivia Says Yes to Coca, No to Cocaine from Peru
While Bolivia fights a political battle over legal coca cultivation, it is also an increasingly important transit destination for cocaine traveling from Peru and Colombia for the European market, or for consumption within South America.
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09/07/2011 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Bolivia Says Yes to Coca, No to Cocaine from Peru
While Bolivia fights a political battle over legal coca cultivation, it is also an increasingly important transit destination for cocaine traveling from Peru and Colombia for the European market, or for consumption within South America.
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