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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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24 AUG 2023
Colombia's President Petro announced his Total Peace plan 12 months ago. But how has his flagship policy played out?…
BRAZIL
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8 AUG 2023
Illegal mining is by far the most widespread and insidious environmental crime occurring in the Amazon’s tri-border regions.
COCAINE
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24 JUL 2023
Cocaine traffickers in Venezuela are exploiting a new route to the Caribbean Sea through the state of Monagas.
COLOMBIA
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18 JUL 2023
Kidnappings are rising across Colombia as the government prepares for a cease fire with the ELN, the country's largest remaining…
ELITES AND CRIME
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12 JUL 2023
Venezuela's Presidents Chávez and Maduro, to secure long-term power, ensured the country's criminal groups would answer to them.
COLECTIVOS
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12 JUL 2023
President Maduro has proven highly resilient, weathering sanctions abroad and an economic crisis at home. His hybrid state creation helped…
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Non-governmental organization Human Rights Watch relied on InSight Crime's coverage this week, citing six articles and one of our criminal profiles in its latest report on the humanitarian…
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