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Crisis Point: How a Weak State is Fuelling Kidnapping and Crime in Venezuela
Police and government corruption, coupled with growing economic and political tensions, are fuelling a security crisis in Venezuela, writes Lloyd Belton
Police and government corruption, coupled with growing economic and political tensions, are fuelling a security crisis in Venezuela, writes Lloyd Belton
Venezuela's political and economic crisis is reaching a breaking point and the army will likely be key to ending the deadlock, writes Lloyd Belton.
Rousseff's likely impeachment does not spell the end of Brazil's economic and political challenges. Lloyd Belton explores the likely consequences
This article originally appeared in InSight Crime on 9 February 2016:http://www.insightcrime.org/news-analysis/rio-olympics-prospects-for-next-round-favela-occupations
Sunette Klopper draws attention to the potential large events have of propagating diseases, sometimes intentionally.
Rousseff's potential impeachment is unlikely to bring the change needed to reform Brazil's economy and combat widespread government corruption, writes Lloyd Belton.
Lloyd Belton underscores vulnerabilities facing certain Olympic event sites in the face of gang violence in Rio de Janeiro.
Beyond an increasingly likely peace agreement between the government and the FARC,Bacrim groups such as Los Urabeños are likely to pose long-term operational risks to companies operating in Colombia, writes Lloyd Belton.
Despite a recent uptick in FARC attacks, the Havana peace talks look set to continue. However, in his desperate push for peace, Colombia's president risks conceding too much, writes Lloyd Belton.
The El Salvadoran government's uncompromising approach to gang violence has failed repeatedly, and an anticipated increase in US funding is likely to exacerbate violence in the country, writes Lloyd Belton.
By replacing 50-year-old economic sanctions against Cuba with punitive political measures against Venezuela, the US continues to isolate itself from its Latin American neighbours and risks undermining negotiations with Cuba,writes Lloyd Belton.
Mexico's virtual kidnappers are increasingly relying on social media platforms and decentralised criminal networks to carry out targeted attacks on foreign nationals, writes Lloyd Belton.