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The InSight Take: The Shield of the Americas Grows, But Does it Have a Strategy?
Colombia just became the 19th member of the Americas Counter Cartel Coalition—better known as Shield of the Americas—days after Defense Secretary Pete…
Families Displaced by the Ardillos Return Home in Guerrero, Mexico
The recent arrest of an alleged member of the Ardillos has again put the small criminal group under scrutiny, just two months after it triggered a humanitarian…
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Guerreros Unidos
The Guerreros Unidos operate in central Mexico and have been linked to the Ayotzinapa Massacre.
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Podcast | Gio and Fito: When Gangsta Rap Gets Real
Gio was a gangsta rapper. He was also the right-hand man of Ecuador’s most notorious criminal, Choneros boss “Fito.”
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On the Radar: Cartel Coalition’s Gaps and a CJNG Weapons Bust
What can Washington’s new “cartel coalition” deliver?
What does the arrest of CJNG operators in Europe say about the group’s resilience?
And can a joint police push stop…
Why Organized Crime in Venezuela Won’t Die Without Maduro
Nicolás Maduro has been removed. So why hasn’t Venezuela’s organized crime problem disappeared with him? Because the system was never built around one person.
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The InSight Take: Abelardo de la Espriella Inherits Colombia’s Fractured Criminal Landscape
In this week’s InSight Take, Co-Director Jeremy McDermott and Senior Colombia Analyst Sara Garcia unpack what Abelardo de la Espriella inherits, Washington’s likely support, whether…