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Mirages in the Sonoran Desert: The Future of the Sinaloa Cartel
Mexico's most powerful criminal organisation is in crisis. And that might not be good news.
Mexico's most powerful criminal organisation is in crisis. And that might not be good news.
This article originally appeared in InSight Crime on 09 June 2016: http://www.insightcrime.org/news-analysis/cargo-theft-is-big-business-for-brazil-crime-groups
This article originally appeared in InSight Crime on 29 June 2016: http://www.insightcrime.org/news-analysis/olympic-security-situation-in-brazil-causing-concern
Lloyd Belton discusses the launch of a crowdsourcing app in 2015 used to combat extortion in Mexico in the face of inaction by authorities. In addition, he highlights some of the highest kidnap ransom demands across the region from the last year. Looking ahead at pertinent travel risks in 2016, upcoming favela security operations in anticipation of the August Olympics in Rio de Janeiro are likely to pose a threat to travellers in the area.…
Lloyd Belton underscores vulnerabilities facing certain Olympic event sites in the face of gang violence in Rio de Janeiro.
Rousseff's potential impeachment is unlikely to bring the change needed to reform Brazil's economy and combat widespread government corruption, writes Lloyd Belton.
Sunette Klopper draws attention to the potential large events have of propagating diseases, sometimes intentionally.
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
Rousseff's likely impeachment does not spell the end of Brazil's economic and political challenges. Lloyd Belton explores the likely consequences
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.
Police and government corruption, coupled with growing economic and political tensions, are fuelling a security crisis in Venezuela, writes Lloyd Belton
The Macri government's new security strategy is being tested by a recent spate of kidnappings in Buenos Aires, writes Lloyd Belton.