For decades, Ecuador was perceived as an exception in a region plagued by drug trafficking, armed violence, and criminal ...

Ecuador en la encrucijada del crimen transnacional: Violencia, reconfiguración criminal y desafío regional – PARTE II Durante ...

Durante décadas, o Equador foi visto como uma exceção em uma região assolada por narcotráfico, violência armada e captura ...

The U.S. response to the earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24 represents one of Washington’s largest humanitarian and disaster relief operations. Led by the State Department’s Bureau of ...

China’s penetration through universities, Confucius Institutes, collaborations with the academic world, scholarships, and international forums is growing in Latin America. The purposes are manifold, ...

In recent years, organized crime in Latin America has undergone significant transformations driven in part by sustained pressure from security forces. Criminal organizations across the region have ...

The expansion of Mexican cartels across Latin America is no longer defined solely by the movement of drugs. Increasingly, organizations such as the Sinaloa Cartel and Jalisco New Generation Cartel ...

China is carrying out an expansive effort to strengthen its position across the world’s oceans, driven by both strategic military interests and the search for critical seabed resources. Recent ...

Nearly a decade had passed since they began operating in the shadows. The Gallium group — tracked by Google under the designation UNC2814 — moved silently through government and corporate networks in ...

With global consumption of river and marine sand hovering around 50 billion tons per year, international organizations such as the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) have long warned of the ...

Venezuela’s recent diplomatic realignment with the United States has forced Russia and Iran — along with longtime regional ally Cuba — to reposition their influence operations after losing one of ...

Illicit maritime networks operating across the Western Hemisphere are becoming increasingly sophisticated. No longer relying solely on isolated smuggling vessels or covert nighttime movements, ...