Venezuela

Investigations Colectivos

Maduro’s Peace Defender Squads Are Anything But Peaceful

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 12 Jul 202313 Oct 2023

The Future of Venezuela’s Hybrid State

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 12 Jul 202313 Oct 2023

Rise and Fall of a Hybrid Guerrilla Group: The Bolivarian Liberation Forces

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 12 Jul 202313 Oct 2023

Hybrid Governance and the Criminal Fiefdoms of Tren de Aragua

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 12 Jul 202313 Oct 2023

Investigations Venezuela

How Criminal Groups Helped Fill Venezuela’s Post-Chávez Void

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 12 Jul 202313 Oct 2023

An image of Luciano Marín Arango, alias "Iván Márquez"

News

Death of Iván Márquez Simplifies Colombia Peace Negotiations

by Peter Appleby 10 Jul 202313 Oct 2023

Militares venezolanos patrullan un río en Venezuela

In Venezuela, Contraband Networks Supply Rampant Wildcat Mining

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 6 Jul 202313 Oct 2023

The flag of Venezuela being waved at a political event.

Venezuela Security Policy: Armed Groups and Electoral Interference

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 6 Jul 202313 Oct 2023

A Venezuelan miner carries rocks to a grinding mill in Venezuela's Bolívar state.

News Illegal Mining

Venezuela Security Policy: Illegal Mining and Deforestation

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 5 Jul 202313 Oct 2023

Venezuelan migrants struggle to cross the Rio Grande between Mexico and the United States.

News Migration and Crime

Venezuela Security Policy: The Criminal Exploitation of the Migrant Crisis

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 4 Jul 202313 Oct 2023

Theft and Corruption Hinder Venezuela’s Oil Industry

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 26 Jun 202313 Oct 2023

A banner in Venezuela demands an end to homicides, with Caracas being one of Latin America's worst homicide hotspots.

DataInSights: Latin America’s Homicide Hotspots

by Christopher Newton, Chris Dalby and Peter Appleby 15 Jun 202313 Oct 2023

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