Crime
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AMERICAS
Colombian Poison Mystery Grows Darker as Serial Killer Fears Spread
What began as the alleged poisoning of two Colombian schoolgirls has now expanded into a web marked by recurring thallium,…
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AMERICAS
Argentina Imports Trump’s Terror Playbook and Latin America Feels It
Argentina's decision to label Mexico's Jalisco cartel as a terrorist group extends beyond one criminal network. It signals a regional…
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AMERICAS
Mexico Reopens Ayotzinapa and Latin America Hears the Old Silence
Mexico is seeking to reintegrate international experts into the Ayotzinapa investigation, reopening a deep regional wound. This effort goes beyond…
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Borders and migration
Chile Digs Its Desert Line as Latin America Shifts Right
Chile's new border barrier is more than just a trench in the Atacama. It signals a tougher mood in the…
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ECONOMY
Ecuador Bets on Force to Break the Criminal Economy’s Grip
Ecuador is gearing up for a wider military campaign against criminal networks. This effort combines curfews, troop deployments, and support…
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AMERICAS
Latin American Cartels Ride New Silk Road of Global Crime
Across Latin America, Chinese criminal networks quietly braid cartel cash, fentanyl chemicals, and illicit trade into a shadowy “Silk Road…
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Politics
Costa Rica’s Broken Halo: Crime, Fear, and a High-Stakes Election
Costa Rica once sold the world a simple promise: safety in a region defined by turmoil. Now assassinations, cartel rivalries,…
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ANALYSIS
Chile’s Rightward Swerve: Crime, Borders, and the Minerals That Could Redraw the Hemispheric Map
Crime, anxiety, and mass migration have cracked Chile's political center, pushing voters toward José Antonio Kast and raising the prospect…
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ANALYSIS
Bolivia's Rodrigo Paz Faces a Nation on Empty: Gas, Dollars, and Trust Running Out
Sworn in Saturday, President-elect Rodrigo Paz inherits a country short on fuel, foreign currency, and patience. Promising a diplomatic thaw…
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AMERICAS
Brazil’s Bloody Mirror: The PCC, the CV, and a War the State Keeps Losing
After a Rio favela operation left between 121 and 132 alleged criminals dead, Brazil has been forced to stare into…
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