Latin American Security & Strategic Review
Security & Strategic Review - May 2023
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- The power plays behind Maduro’s corruption purge in Venezuela
ANDEAN COUNTRIES
- ECUADOR: Lasso loosens gun laws in battle for political survival
- PERU: Major spending planned to boost resilience to extreme weather
BRAZIL & SOUTHERN CONE
- BRAZIL: Reining in the armed forces
- CHILE: Public security shoots to top of the agenda
- ARGENTINA: Passports and pregnant Russians
MEXICO & USMCA
- MEXICO: Armed forces face scrutiny
- MEXICO: Scandal at flagship governmental body deepens
- MEXICO: Private security firm implicated in deadly fire
CENTRAL AMERICA
- HONDURAS/GUATEMALA: INCSR report highlights coca production concerns
- EL SALVADOR/REGION: Corte-IDH hearings on El Salvador case spark hopes for abortion ban easing
- GUATEMALA: Renewed focus on dire state of indigenous rights
CARIBBEAN
- REGION: Stark assessment of challenges facing Caribbean economies
- CARIBBEAN POINTERS
Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro has not exactly built a reputation as an anti-corruption crusader.
Security & Strategic Review - April 2023
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- Landmark trial reveals systemic corruption in Mexico
ANDEAN COUNTRIES
- COLOMBIA: Ceasefire with Clan del Golfo suspended
- BOLIVIA: From Russia with love
- VENEZUELA: Trying to keep the migration crisis in the spotlight
- ECUADOR: Crack in the foundations
BRAZIL & SOUTHERN CONE
- BRAZIL: Urban and rural violence both major challenges
- CHILE: Constitutional rewriting attempt take two
- ARGENTINA: Violence in Rosario forces new measures
MEXICO & USMCA
- MEXICO: Renewed concerns as new influx of Cuban doctors arrive
- MEXICO: Colima ranked as world’s deadliest city
CENTRAL AMERICA
- NICARAGUA: Crackdown enters new phase
- PANAMA: A violent start to the year
- EL SALVADOR: US indictment sheds more light on negotiations with gangs
CARIBBEAN
- REGION: Managing migration in the Caribbean
- GUYANA: Guyana courted on all sides
- CARIBBEAN POINTERS
A New York courtroom sealed the fall from grace of Mexico’s former drug czar, Genaro García Luna, on 21 February.
Security & Strategic Review - March 2023
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- The challenges surrounding Brazil’s Yanomami crisis
ANDEAN COUNTRIES
- ECUADOR: Electoral violence rears its head
- VENEZUELA: NGO bill sparks fears of Nicaragua-style crackdown
- BOLIVIA: Infighting begins to destabilise the MAS
BRAZIL & SOUTHERN CONE
- URUGUAY: Homicides soar, crime spreads
- PARAGUAY: Shadow of corruption hangs over elections
MEXICO & USMCA
- MEXICO: Maras in Mexico
- MEXICO: Corruption looms large
- MEXICO: Concerns rise over missing anti-mining activists
CENTRAL AMERICA
- HONDURAS: Wave of activist killings piles fresh pressure on Castro
- EL SALVADOR: Bukele claims victory, hails dismantling of gangs
- COSTA RICA/REGION: Costa Rica registers largest fall in transparency rankings
CARIBBEAN
- SURINAME: Frustrations boil over
- REGION: Strengthening early warning systems
- CARIBBEAN POINTERS
Distressing images of emaciated indigenous Yanomami people came to light in January, shocking Brazil and the world.
Security & Strategic Review - February 2023
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- A dire year for press freedom in Central America
ANDEAN COUNTRIES
- COLOMBIA: The shifting dynamics of conflict
- REGION: Andean countries struggle with food insecurity
- ECUADOR: Lasso looks to strengthen ties with US
- BOLIVIA: Gov’t claims progress on coca eradication
BRAZIL & SOUTHERN CONE
- BRAZIL: Undoing Bolsonaro’s foreign policy legacy
- CHILE: Boric’s blunders
- CHILE: Fishy business threatens national parks
MEXICO & USMCA
- MEXICO: Recapturing Ovidio Guzmán López
- MEXICO: Partial electoral reform pushed through
- MEXICO: Prison break highlights systemic flaws
CENTRAL AMERICA
- COSTA RICA/REGION: Costa Rica registers record homicides in 2022
- EL SALVADOR: Security plan enters new phase
- HAITI: An overview of the country’s main gangs
CARIBBEAN
- ANTIGUA & BARBUDA: No change in Antigua
- REGION: Capacity and resilience building for Caribbean small island states
In December, the US-based press freedom group Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) warned that 2022 was the most violent year for the press in Latin America and Caribbean for the last two decades – a situation which it says is “especially critical” in El Salvador, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Cuba and Guatemala, citing the resurgence of “caudillista [strongman] political regimes”.
Security & Strategic Review - January 2023
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- Disgraced Castillo fails to break the democratic order in Peru
ANDEAN COUNTRIES
- VENEZUELA: Maduro turns on illegal gold miners
BRAZIL & SOUTHERN CONE
- BRAZIL: New government faces up to extremist threats
- BRAZIL: Did the top court go too far?
- ARGENTINA: Prison sentence handed down to VP
- CHILE: Palestine policy makes waves
MEXICO & USMCA
- MEXICO: Title 42 evades lifting - again
- MEXICO: Guanajuato registers another deadly year
- MEXICO: Demands rise for improved femicide investigations
CENTRAL AMERICA
- HONDURAS: Castro gets tough on gangs
- GUATEMALA: Pérez Molina convicted
- NICARAGUA: New report highlights extent of NGO closures
CARIBBEAN
- DOMINICA: Skerrit capitalises on opposition boycott
- REGION: Dutch PM’s slavery apology fails to still calls for reparations
- GUYANA: Race continues to dominate Guyana politics
- CARIBBEAN POINTERS
Like many aspects of his presidency, Pedro Castillo’s attempt at a coup was a calamitous affair.