Category: Latin America

Mapping Latin America’s Megaprisons

In the three years since President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele opened his famous Terrorism Confinement Center, leaders around Latin America have attempted to follow in his footsteps in hopes of replicating El…

The InSight Take: Ecuador’s Kingpin Strategy Has Tactical Wins, but Strategic Uncertainty

The capture of Ecuadorian crime boss Wilmer Chavarría, alias “Pipo,” was a major victory for President Daniel Noboa’s strategy of targeting high-value criminal leaders. In…