Security & Strategic Review - April 2019

On 13 March the Yucatán state legislature approved the law creating the National Guard, meaning that the new law enforcement body now has the approval of the federal congress and all 32 state legislatures.... Read More

“The United States will continue to exert all diplomatic and economic pressure to bring about a peaceful transition to democracy....... Read More

Two days before the one-year anniversary of Marielle Franco’s murder, Rio de Janeiro’s civil police arrested two men accused of killing Franco, a local councilwoman, and her driver Anderson Gomes on 14 March 2018.... Read More

The Chilean government led by President Sebastián Piñera has vowed to provide refuge for members of the Venezuelan armed forces that have deserted rather than be led by Nicolás Maduro’s de facto government.... Read More

For at least three years Donald Trump has attacked and vilified Mexico and the Mexicans.... Read More

The murder rate reached an all-time high in the first three months of the presidency of Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO).... Read More

The US government revealed last month that it had suspended the transfer of some equipment and military training that it provides to Guatemala in protest at the misuse of vehicles it donated.... Read More

Most people following the oil discoveries off the north-east shoulder of South America are aware of the territorial dispute between Guyana and Venezuela, most recently in the news in December when a Venezuelan naval vessel intercepted a survey ship operating in Guyanese waters.... Read More