In the final installment of the "Gorilla in the Room" series, Colombian columnist Daniel Pacheco* argues that the real challenge for leaders at this week's Summit of the Americas is…
As the debate over drug prohibition develops, InSight Crime reviews the positions of leading thinkers on drug decriminalization and legalization, finding that the debate is often more nuanced than a…
Drug policy will not officially be discussed during this week's Summit of the Americas, making it the proverbial "gorilla in the room." In the first in a series of articles…
The Organization of American States' (OAS) first report on drug consumption in the Americas offers a sweeping look at recent trends in illegal substance use throughout the hemisphere.
The director of United States Homeland Security and Justice Issues, Richard M. Stana, addressed the GAO on March 30, 2011, updating them on the efforts being made to secure stretches…
The UNODC report focuses on the close interrelation between corruption and human trafficking, critiquing existing international legal instruments that deal only indirectly with this problem, and providing recommendations on how…
"Waiting for Consolidation" examines the role of the US's military and development aid programs to Colombia in bringing government presence to areas of the country long-affected by violence.
The December 2010 report by the Norwegian Refugee Council's Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) looks at drug cartel violence in Mexico's northern states and the resulting displacements it has caused.
Analyst James Bosworth provides an overview of the dynamics of the drug trade through Honduras and the changing political landscape after the 2009 coup, before exploring how organized crime has…