Cuba
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GameChangers 2017: What to Watch for in 2018
Organized crime thrives amid political corruption and uncertainty. There will be plenty of this in Latin America in 2018, helping organized crime deepen its roots...
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Socioeconomic Shifts Could Challenge Cuba Drug Policy: Report
A new report says that shifting economic and social conditions in Cuba will likely force the country to revamp its drug policy, raising questions about what shape...
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Trump’s Cuba U-Turn Could Impact Anti-Narcotic Efforts
US President Donald Trump's partial reversal of a move by the Obama administration to increase US-Cuba ties is provoking growing concern among Cuban officials about...
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How Will End to ‘Wet Foot, Dry Foot’ Policy Affect Human Smugglers?
The end of the US government's preferential status for Cuban migrants could result in short-term gains but long-term pain for human smuggling networks in Latin...
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Sex Traffickers Cash in on Surge of Cuban Migrants to US
The case of a sex trafficking ring that ensnared Cuban women in prostitution in Miami suggests human traffickers are capitalizing on the recent surge of Cubans...
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Migrant Boom Provides Colombia’s Criminal Groups with Opportunity
A large influx of migrants from the Caribbean and other regions landing in Colombia has provided the country's criminal groups with a ready-made opportunity to...
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Panama’s Colombia Border Closure Could Fuel Human Trafficking
Panama has announced that it will temporarily close its border with Colombia in an attempt to halt irregular migration, a decision that could impact the dynamics of...
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Could Cuba’s Drug Position Change with US Detente?
Cuba has reported minimal drug seizures in 2015, but as the Caribbean island and the United States re-establish relations, changing political and economic...
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Is Cuba the Next El Salvador? Not Likely
A social scientist has warned that Cuba's growing gang problem could soon make the island nation's security situation resemble that of violence-wracked El Salvador...
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What’s Behind US Removal of Cuban Entities from Blacklist?
The US Treasury Department's removal of multiple Cuban entities from a narco-terrorist blacklist, during a time of thawing US-Cuba relations, raises the question of...
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US Policies Facilitate Cuban Crime Rings: Report
An investigation conducted by a Florida newspaper revealed that numerous Cuban criminal networks operate in the United States, a phenomenon facilitated by US...
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Cuba, US Surprising Partners in Fight Against Drug Trafficking
As relations warm between the United States and its longtime political foe Cuba, the former rivals may step up bilateral efforts in one of the few areas where they...
