Colombia

The Simon Bolivar International Bridge between Venezuela and Colombia.

News Contraband

Re-Opening Colombia-Venezuela Border No Quick Fix for Rampant Smuggling

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 21 Oct 202213 Oct 2023

A Colombian soldier destroys coca crops during eradication efforts

Colombia Sees Historic Levels of Coca Cultivation and Cocaine Production

by Juan Diego Posada 20 Oct 202213 Oct 2023

News Iván Mordisco

Iván Mordisco’s Reappearance Brings New Challenges to ‘Total Peace’ in Colombia

by Juliana Manjarrés 18 Oct 202213 Oct 2023

An Ecuadorian soldier investigates land mines near the border with Colombia

Grenades and Land Mines – Why Ecuador Remains a Storehouse for Ex-FARC Mafia

by Chris Dalby 14 Oct 202213 Oct 2023

ELN members stand to order

News

ELN Keeps Fighting in Key State Despite Peace Talk Plans With Colombia Government

by Javier Lizcano Villalba and Juan Diego Posada 14 Oct 202213 Oct 2023

Protestors in Brazil following the deaths of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira

News Environmental Crime

Latin America’s Massacres of Environmental Defenders Continue with Impunity: Study

by Peter Appleby 7 Oct 202213 Oct 2023

A military arsenal in Paraguay

News Arms Trafficking

Military Arsenals Provide Convenient Source of Weapons for Latin American Gangs

by Raquel Ballestin and Chris Dalby 4 Oct 202213 Oct 2023

Varios expertos en crimen organizado conversando sobre los grupos criminales binacionales

News

Colombo-Venezuelan Guerrillas Pose Challenge for Colombia’s ‘Total Peace’: InSight Crime Panel

by Juan Diego Posada 3 Oct 202213 Oct 2023

President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela maintains a complex relationship with the ELN.

Investigations ELN

Venezuela, Colombia, and the ELN at the Crossroads of Peace

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 3 Oct 202219 Oct 2023

Investigations ELN

Venezuela and the ELN’s Love-Hate Relationship with Drug Trafficking

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 3 Oct 202219 Oct 2023

The ELN and other Colombian guerrilla groups have found a new home in Venezuela, making them binational groups.

Investigations ELN

Rebels and Paramilitaries: Colombia’s Guerrillas in Venezuela

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 3 Oct 202219 Oct 2023

Investigations Colombia

Pablito’s Plan: Rise of the ELN in Venezuela

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 3 Oct 202219 Oct 2023

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