Latin American Security & Strategic Review
Security & Strategic Review - June 2019
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- Grappling with the CJNG
Andean Countries
- Peru: Consolidating fight against illegal mining in the Amazon
- Bolivia: Morales seeks to downplay police scandal
Southern Cone
- Brazil: Copa America draws attention to football violence
- Region: Transnational crime in the tri-border area
Central America & Caribbean
- Panama: Cortizo’s manifesto
- Region: Committing to common rules
- POINTERS
The authorities in Mexico and the US are grappling with what in recent years has emerged as the most powerful transnational drug trafficking organisation (DTO) – the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG).
Security & Strategic Review - May 2019
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- Crimes against humanity in Venezuela
Southern Cone
- Brazil: Developing the defence industry
- Brazil: Homicide figures give glimmer of hope
- Chile: Plans for safer streets
Mexico
- Mexico: Armed groups in border area on the increase
Central America & Caribbean
- Haiti: UNSC votes to end Minujusth
- Costa Rica: Alvarado points to more security success
- Trinidad & Tobago: The deepening effects of the Venezuela crisis
- Belize: Next stop the ICJ
On the same day that Venezuela’s intelligence force (Sebin) appears to have resorted to new underhand tactics to prevent National Assembly (AN) members from entering the congress building, Amnesty International accused the government led by Nicolás Maduro of committing crimes against humanity.
Security & Strategic Review - April 2019
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- Debate over National Guard continues
Region
- Venezuela-Cuba: US intensifies action against ‘CubaZuela’
Southern Cone
- Brazil: Uncovering the power of Rio de Janeiro’s militia
- Chile: Taking in Venezuelan deserters
Mexico
- Mexico: Will AMLO avoid the Trump trap?
- Mexico: Violence still on the increase
Central America & Caribbean
- Guatemala: Doubts over US military cooperation
- Suriname: Border uncertainties
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.
Security & Strategic Review - March 2019
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- Is the region slipping back on Law and Order?
Andean Countries
- Peru: Cracking down on illegal mining camps
Southern Cone
- Brazil: The anti-crime package: ambitious or ineffective?
- Brazil: PCC leadership in question
- Paraguay: Commitment to combating money laundering under question
- Uruguay: Plebiscite on crime draws closer
Mexico
- Mexico: The devil is in the detail
- Mexico: The killing of Samir Flores
- Mexico: INAI demands airport documents
Caribbean & Central America
- Region: Fighting to keep youths out of a life of crime
- El Salvador: Bukele’s security plans
- Cuba-Venezuela: ‘Cuba-zuela’ the focus of US ire
- POINTERS
A new rule of law index (RLI) shows that some of Latin America’s largest countries – including Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia – are slipping back in the world ranking.
Security & Strategic Review - February 2019
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- Populism against crime: where are Brazil and Mexico heading?
Andean Countries
- Venezuela: Staring down the barrel
- Colombia-Venezuela: Venezuelan women – victims of human trafficking networks in Colombia
- Ecuador: Xenophobic attacks against Venezuelans spark concerns
- Venezuela-Region: Resurgent diseases in Venezuela pose health risk for region
Southern Cone
- Chile: Government commits to improving cybersecurity
Mexico
- Mexico: Battle for the National Guard
- Mexico: The war on drugs is over. Really?
- Mexico: El Chapo’s trial draws to a close
Central America & Caribbean
- Costa Rica: Alvarado hails drop in homicides
- Caricom: Jamaica and Guyana at odds with Trinidad over Venezuela
By the size of their populations and economies Brazil and Mexico are the two Latin American giants.
Security & Strategic Review - January 2019
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- The never-ending wall
Andean Countries
- Colombia: Government dialogue remains far off as ELN ceasefire ends
- Colombia: Condemnation from the US as coca production reaches all-time high
- Venezuela: Chipping away at Maduro
Southern Cone
- Brazil: Rio de Janeiro: life after military intervention
- Brazil: Criminal gangs drive outbreak of violence in Ceará
- Chile: Unrest returns to the Araucanía area
Mexico
- Mexico: Crackdown on the huachicoleros
- Mexico: National Guard debate continues
Caribbean & Central America
- El Salvador: Sánchez Cerén claims security progress; doubts persist
- Guatemala: Constitutional crisis on the way
- Guyana: Venezuela escalates its challenge to Guyana
- POINTERS
As this issue went to press the US government remained in partial shutdown over the stand-off between President Donald Trump and the Democratic Party majority in the House of Representatives over the funding of the proposed border wall.