Russia in Latin America: A Challenge to the U.S.
With global attention focused on Russia’s role in the Syria quagmire, the media is barely covering Vladimir Putin’s aggressive maneuvers in Ukraine, let alone his […] More
With global attention focused on Russia’s role in the Syria quagmire, the media is barely covering Vladimir Putin’s aggressive maneuvers in Ukraine, let alone his […] More
The plan to sign a peace agreement early next year to end the more than 50-year civil war in Colombia appears to be in jeopardy. […] More
Argentina was no stranger to Latin America’s so-called “left turn” during the past two decades, but recent developments suggest that saga may be coming to […] More
The upcoming Venezuelan parliamentary elections on December 6 are taking place in a complicated political scenario. Venezuela has been going through a very important social […] More
Major and growing illicit trafficking networks link Latin America to Europe, Asia, and North America. Through these networks, illicit drugs and trafficked human beings flow […] More
The reach of Latin American illicit trafficking networks extends well beyond the region, according to former U.S. diplomat Celina Realuyo, now a professor at the […] More
Two assumptions about transnational crime disrupt the design of effective security policies worldwide: Assuming that corruption is mainly an economic issue in which private agents […] More
With over 30 years working as a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent, Michael Vigil has an extensive understanding of illicit trafficking networks. The former DEA […] More
Last month, The Cipher Brief published a feature commentary on the prospects for peace in Colombia. This month, we continue that conversation with Frank Mora, […] More
Democracy has become the most accepted form of governance over the last three decades across Latin America. However, opinion polls, as we saw in Latinobarómetro’s […] More
Colombia is not a “typical” Latin American country. It diverges from common views of the region in ways that are interesting and important. It […] More
Colombia is not a “typical” Latin American country. It diverges from common views of the region in ways that are interesting and important. It […] More
Juan Manuel Santos’ administration and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) kicked off peace negotiations in October 2012. The chosen methodology (“nothing is negotiated […] More
There should be no doubt that the current round of negotiations between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) is a […] More
Pablo Escobar’s childhood dream was to be a millionaire by the time he was 22. It is unclear if he met that specific goal, but […] More
Latin America and the Caribbean’s (LAC) relationship with China has passed through many stages in the last few decades. It is only after the 1990s […] More
China’s rise has exerted a well-documented economic impact in Latin America. South American economists worry about the loss of value-adding industries as raw materials like […] More
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