2+ hour, 55+ min ago  (475+ words) Deborah: [00: 00: 00] Colombia has elected Abelardo de la Espriella, a hard-line, Trump aligned candidate, as its next president, set to take office in August. He's promised to end negotiations with armed groups, rebuild the security forces, eradicate coca, construct mega prisons…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (922+ words) Iv'n Cepeda and Abelardo de la Espriella, two candidates with opposing visions for Colombia's future on security, drugs, and peace, are set to face off in the presidential runoff this weekend." Cepeda, a left-wing senator, philosopher, and peace advocate, will…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago  (657+ words) After the US-Venezuela cooperation on the missile strike that killed the leader of Venezuela's most feared gang, could Colombian guerrillas, who have long encamped in Venezuela with the support of elements of the Chavista regime, face similar bombardments? Bol'var, where…...

4+ week, 3+ min ago  (367+ words) Join our network of thought leaders, decision makers, and change drivers taking on organized crime in Latin America by subscribing to our free weekly newsletter. "nase a nuestra red de l'deres de opini'n, tomadores de decisiones y agentes de cambio…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (686+ words) Costa Rica's ongoing investigation of the murder of a prominent Nicaraguan dissident leaked into the open in March, revealing how the underbelly of the Nicaraguan government is systematically persecuting political opponents, hiring assassins to kill them in foreign countries, and…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (207+ words) We explain in this week's On the Radar. On May 16, Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodr'guez deported Alex Saab to the United States." Who is Alex Saab?" Saab is one of former president Nicol's Maduro's key financial figures within the regime,…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (768+ words) Justice has too often been used as a tool for settling scores; it is time to leave that past behind," President Ar'valo said in a speech shortly after selecting Garc'a Luna as the new attorney general in early May. The…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (215+ words) Presidents Trump and Petro meet at the White House, Brazil's Luiz In'cio Lula da Silva warns of AI's potential to be weaponized by organized crime for elections, and Costa Rica's president-elect Laura Fern'ndez promises to be tough on crime in…...

5+ mon, 1+ day ago  (882+ words) The combination of former Venezuelan President Nicol's Maduro's exit from power and increasing US military pressure has disrupted the criminal ecosystem in Venezuela, putting strain on Colombian guerrilla groups that have long benefitted from their ties to Chavismo and which…...

6+ mon, 2+ day ago  (235+ words) From drug boat bombings to terrorist designations to WMDs, in 2025, the Trump administration upended the way the United States confronts criminals, but its impact on organized crime going forward is far from clear. The first inkling that the US fight…...