While organised crime is often thought to occur on the fringes of society, a combination of shifting trafficking routes, migration, and socio-economic challenges are increasingly facilitating gang rivalries that have driven brazen, often indiscriminate violence in tourist hubs and major urban centres, writes Erin Drake.
The recent release of generative artificial intelligence tools, together with increased user engagement with a proliferation of digital dating and payment platforms, have enhanced criminal opportunities and capabilities to carry out virtual scams, including extortion and fake kidnappings, writes Shannon Lorimer.
As sporting organisations extend their global reach and accumulate greater wealth, they face increased susceptibility to various threats, including criminal activities and targeted attacks that jeopardise the safety of athletes, coaches, and spectators. Additionally, a perceived lack of social awareness and responsibility within teams and organisations…
Despite Bernard Arévalo’s landslide victory in the 2023 run-off elections in Guatemala, significant opposition from members of the country’s political and economic elite have cast doubt on whether outgoing president Alejandro Giammattei will facilitate a smooth transition of power in January 2023. Continued politically motivated investigations by the…
As violence and insecurity escalate in Haiti, aid workers and foreign nationals face mounting threats and challenges to operating in – or attempting to leave – the country, writes Erin Drake.
Saif Islam discusses the complex drivers behind increased criminality in Peru and the difficulty of tackling this issue amid the country’s political instability.
Profiling school attackers is complex and wrought with challenges, but mapping the conditions under which attacks happen can shed some light on what prompts them, and how to prevent them, writes Markus Korhonen.
While a ceasefire agreement with the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) militant group signals a positive development in President Gustavo Petro’s peace plan, the six-month truce – and negotiations for the group’s eventual dismantlement – faces significant odds, writes Erin Drake.
As Peru experiences yet another cycle of demonstrations over its most recent leadership change, political infighting continues to hamper efforts to address the protesters' grievances. Erin Drake examines the recent unrest in Peru, and its impact on the commercial environment.
El Salvador’s crackdown on gangs has driven criminals to seek more permissible operating environments elsewhere in the region, and could strengthen extortion networks across Central America and Mexico over the coming year, write Erin Drake and Grace McEleny.
With the recent attack on four US nationals in Tamaulipas attracting significant attention from the US government, media and public, concern over Mexico’s travel security environment is mounting. Erin Drake considers the current threat landscape, and argues that some of the regional drivers are likely to sustain – and in some cases escalate – the danger…
Protests in Peru have been ongoing since the December 2022 arrest of former president Pedro Castillo. As the country enters its fourth month of unrest, Jervin Naidoo explores the impact on Peru’s mining sector and the knock-on effect for global copper prices.