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Trump Administration Says Narco-Trafficking is #1 Threat - and Tries All-Hands Approach to Stop It
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Trump Administration Says Narco-Trafficking is #1 Threat - and Tries All-Hands Approach to Stop It

DEEP DIVE — When the U.S. intelligence community (IC) declared last week that the greatest danger to American national security is old-fashioned [...] More

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Violence in Mexico Surges

Violence in Mexico Surges

Mexico’s homicide rate is surging. Government and independent sources are reporting an up to 18 percent increase for 2016, compared to last year.This [...] More

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Reform the Mexican Judicial System

The increase in violence over the last year has spread evenly across Mexico (as shown in Figure 1 below) which compares state-level intentional [...] More

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The Future of U.S.-Mexico Security Cooperation

Earlier this month, a police truck burned on the side of the road in Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, with meter high flames melting the interior and the four [...] More

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Cocaine and Latin America: Stubborn Persistence

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Cocaine and Latin America: Stubborn Persistence

In 1991, a gram of cocaine sold on U.S. streets for about $225. In 2012, after adjusting for inflation, it sold for $186. Cocaine supply is [...] More

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Crime in South Africa

Crime in South Africa

South Africa has come a long way since 1994, when the country was on a knife’s edge, and it seemed civil war was imminent. With strong leadership by [...] More

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Protecting Your Business

CSS Tactical (Pty) Ltd, a security company in Johannesburg, South Africa, takes a community policing approach to crime prevention. CEO Ricky Croock [...] More

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Investing in Local Communities

Illovo Sugar Limited, Africa’s biggest sugar producer, exports raw and refined sugar globally. After crime and conflict in South Africa over land [...] More

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Understanding Root Causes

Ambassador John Campbell served as a Foreign Service Officer in South Africa during the transition from apartheid to majority rule. He told The [...] More

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Crime Rates in Brazil Threaten Business

Crime Rates in Brazil Threaten Business

Violent crime is rising in Brazil and, if past trends hold true, that could be bad for the business community during a time when the Brazilian [...] More

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