Once again the possibility of ending nearly 50 years of civil conflict is being dangled before Colombia. While the vast majority of the Colombian public want to see peace, for themselves and especially for their children, the enemies of the peace negotiations appear to be strong, and the risks inherent in the peace process are high.
While there is no doubt that the FARC have only a tenuous control over some...
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When considering the possibilities that the FARC may break apart, the Ivan Rios Bloc is...
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The FARC engage in criminal activities to fund their struggle to overthrow the state. There...
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While the demobilization of the M-19 rebel movement is perhaps the most famous guerrilla peace...
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Once again the possibility of ending nearly 50 years of civil conflict is being dangled...
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There are three possible scenarios for the fragmentation and/or criminalization of the FARC. The first...
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Juarez has always been a volatile place. It is a border city that draws huge...
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There appears to have been a security miracle in Ciudad Juarez, once one of the...
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Barrio Azteca, a prison gang born in the Texas jail system, is becoming a major...
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For many crime watchers, the fighting in Juarez that cost nearly 10,000 people their lives...
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In October, the Mexican Navy killed the Zetas' top leader, Heriberto Lazcano, alias "Z-3." Lazcano...
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Just days after the fire at the Casino Royale, authorities captured five suspects, one of...
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As a bitter war between rival cartels grinds to an end, Ciudad Juarez has lost the title of world murder capital, and is moving towards something more like normality.
InSight Crime delves into the Zetas' battle for Mexico’s industrial capital, Monterrey, getting to the essence of a criminal gang that defies easy definition.
The growth of organized crime in Mexico and Central America has led to an increase in violence and insecurity across the region, posing challenges to citizens, public security forces, and travelers.
InSight Crime coordinated an investigation into modern slavery, looking at how Latin America’s criminal groups traffic human beings and force them to work as slaves.
InSight Crime coordinated an investigation into the new face of displacement in Latin America, where organized criminal groups are expanding and forcing people to flee.
Though Nicaragua is lauded as a model of citizen security, it has problems, particularly with the police. InSight Crime breaks these down in this series.
As Latin America’s leaders prepare to meet in Colombia for theupcoming Summit of the Americas, InSight Crime examines the thorny subject of drug legalization.
Mexico's Zetas have taken Guatemala by storm, and they are testing this country and the rest of the region: fail this test, and Central America sinks deeper into the abyss.
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