InSight Exclusives
Thursday, 12 April 2012 05:23
Gorilla in the Room: This is Not a Legalization Debate
Written by Daniel Pacheco
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 to steer the debate away from the polarizing and politically untenable positions of full legalization versus full prohibition of drugs.
Wednesday, 11 April 2012 10:57
Gorilla in the Room: The Expert View on Drug Legalization
Written by Christopher Looft
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 simple yes or no.
Tuesday, 10 April 2012 08:56
Gorilla in the Room: Mapping Pre-Summit Drug Policy Positions
Written by Steven Dudley
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 examining this beast of an issue, InSight Crime maps where each country stands on drug legalization.
After Guatemala's President Otto Perez controversially advocated open debate on drug legalization and decriminalization, it is time to detail the country's stance on legalization and what the government's hopes are for the upcoming Sixth Summit of the Americas.
Colombia’s ELN rebel group, often forgotten and underestimated, is increasing its strength thanks to a belated involvement in the drug trade, and alliances with both its guerrilla cousins the FARC, and a new generation of narco-paramilitary groups.
Tijuana is facing a new trend in kidnapping. Unlike the wave of indiscriminate abductions for ransom that hit this Mexican city in 2008, this time the kidnappings seem more of a way of doing business.
Comuna 13 is the most violent neighborhood in the embattled city of Medellin. And with the powerful Urabeños criminal gang edging in on territory long controlled by the city's feared mafia, there is little sign of peace on the horizon.
Tuesday, 10 May 2011 11:40
Fuel Theft in Latin America: A Fail-Safe Trade?
Written by Elyssa Pachico
Oil and gas theft in Latin America is a low-risk, high-profit enterprise for gangs looking to diversify their criminal portfolios. But as organized crime increasingly intersects with the energy trade, it's not clear how much law enforcement can do to resist the power of market forces.
Investigations Map
