Cartels
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AMERICAS
An American Citizen at the Cartel Summit Disrupts Latin American Stability
If a California-born individual now leads the CJNG, the issue extends beyond Mexico's succession. It concerns the intersection of criminal…
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ANALYSIS
Ecuador’s War on Gangs Reshapes Latin America’s Security Map
Ecuador's recent troop increases and curfews go beyond a local crackdown. It sends a clear message to the region, drawing…
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AMERICAS
Latin America Confronts Deadly Boat Strikes Amid Accountability Crisis
A little-known campaign of US boat strikes has left families grieving, victims unnamed, and legal questions unresolved across Latin America.…
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AMERICAS
Ecuador’s Port War Meets U.S. Muscle in a New Phase
Ecuador says it is starting a new phase in its fight against drug cartels, now involving U.S. forces. A statement…
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AMERICAS
Venezuelan Tren de Aragua and Cartels Collide with U.S. Crackdown
After U.S. forces captured Nicolás Maduro in Caracas, Donald Trump framed it as the opening move in a broader war…
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AMERICAS
Mexican Union Masks and Cartel Money Challenge Sheinbaum’s Midterm Fight
As Mexico nears Claudia Sheinbaum’s midpoint, cartel operatives are slipping into union shirts, turning extortion into paperwork. Arrests in La…
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AMERICAS
Venezuela Gangs And African Jihadists Drive Europe’s Cocaine
A covert pipeline linking Venezuelan cartels, corrupt security forces, and West African jihadists is flooding Europe with record cocaine shipments,…
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LIFE
Colombian Fishermen Caught Between Cartel Wars and Washington’s Distant Guns
On Colombia's Caribbean shore, families who once feared storms and pirates now talk about something stranger and more terrifying: unseen…
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AMERICAS
Mexico Mourns Slain Mayors as Cartels Target Democracy’s Weakest Link
After the daylight killing of Uruapan Mayor Carlos Manzo, Mexico faces a chilling reality: ten mayors murdered in one year,…
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ANALYSIS
Trump’s CIA Authorization for Venezuela: Covert Power Meets Public Reckoning
By acknowledging a covert CIA authorization for Venezuela, President Donald Trump broke the unwritten rule of silence around presidential findings.…
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