News Analysis

Venezuela's Murder Rate: Beyond the Rhetoric

As both Venezuela’s government and the opposition battle over the significance of the country’s rising murder rate, neither side seems…

RawFeed: U.S. Creates Unit to Prosecute Colombian BACRIMs

In a signal of the growing power of Colombia's drug-trafficking criminal bands, or BACRIMs, the Miami Attorney General's Office…

Peru Military Still Selling Arms to FARC: Congressman

Members of the Peruvian armed forces continue to sell weapons to Colombian guerrillas, a Peruvian congressman told press,…

InSight: Report Tracks How Intra-Cartel Wars Exploded in Mexico

Perhaps the most startling thing about the latest Trans-Border Institute's (TBI) report on violence in Mexico is not…

Central American Nations Seek 'Plan Central America'

Top State Department official William Brownfield is expected to announce plans for a new, large-scale Central American security strategy in…

RawFeed: Video Exposes Easy Access to Guns in Arizona

In videos released by the New York City mayor's office, hidden cameras recorded how easy it is to buy guns…

Global Financial Integrity - 'Transnational Crime in the Developing World'

Global Financial Integrity, a branch of the Washington, D.C.-based Center for International Policy, released a new…

Hondurans Increasingly Trafficked Through 'Modeling Agencies'

Honduras, a longtime source of victims for human traffickers seeking to exploit women and children from rural areas, is seeing…

RawFeed: Bishop Talks Truce Between Rival Colombian Gangs

The drug-trafficking bands competing for territory near the Colombia's Caribbean coast may be willing to negotiate their surrender to…

Familia, 'Pirateria' and the Story of Microsoft's 'CSI' Unit

Organized criminals long ago diversified their portfolios, entering lucrative side businesses such as piracy. But groups like the Familia Michoacana…

Peru's Shining Path Expand Reach, Ties to Drug Trafficking

The game of cat and mouse between the Peruvian security forces and the country's chief rebel group may be having…

RawFeed: Decoding the Violence in Jalisco

InSight continues to decode the narco-messages, grenade attacks, narco-blockades and other events pouring from the suddenly embattled state of Jalisco.