Recent arrests tied to private security companies in Colombia shows how some of these businesses operate as extensions of ...

Global capitalism marches into town, pledging to save Segovia from itself. But what – or who – lies behind the promises of a ...

Segovia goes into lockdown when a new gold war begins as Colombia’s broader conflict enters a new chapter. But is this an existential battle between legal and illegal, or is that just wartime ...

El Salvador's gang truce may have provided a short-term reprieve from violence but ultimately added to the total death toll, ...

Migrant smuggling dynamics in northern Colombia are shifting in response to a US immigration crackdown, disrupting criminal ...

The recent killings show how the government's tough-on-crime response has been minimally effective at best and spurred ...

Synthetic drugs' rapid spread is reshaping illicit markets worldwide, according to reports by the International Narcotics ...

The arrest of Guatemala’s most-wanted fugitive is a blow to one of the country's main drug networks, but may not curb the ...

Latin American criminal groups are increasingly using drones to confront security forces, transport illicit goods, and ...

A conversation with Adam Baird about his new research examining how social constructions of masculinity fuel violence in ...

Colombia is home to a billion-dollar black market gold sector that funds armed groups and organized crime, fuels corruption, and has a devastating environmental impact. It is, in short, an epicenter ...

Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) At least 121,695 people were murdered in Latin America ...