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The ELN is the last real guerrilla force in Latin America and has transitioned into a real transnational threat in Colombia and Venezuela.
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COLOMBIA
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9 MAR 2023
Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro will play a vital role in the success of Colombia's peace talks with the ELN. Is…
ELN
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24 FEB 2023
A new report has highlighted that organized crime is profiting from the exploitation of millions of migrants from Venezuela.
ELN
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17 FEB 2023
Venezuela has acted against illegal miners. But with close ties between the state and these mining groups, are efforts genuine?…
ELN
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16 FEB 2023
InSight Crime has developed its own methodology to rank Venezuela's organized crime groups. Here, we present the strongest.
COCAINE
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3 FEB 2023
Colombia's negotiations with a range of criminal groups, as part of the Total Peace plan, will be complicated by record…
BOLIVIA
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29 DEC 2022
The US is losing allies in Latin America just as production of cocaine, fentanyl, and other synthetic drugs is going…
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