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In this week's InSight Take, Co-Director Jeremy McDermott and Senior Colombia Analyst Sara Garcia unpack what Abelardo de la Espriella inherits,…
The Mara Salvatrucha (MS13) is one of the world’s largest and arguably most violent street gangs. This report attempts to explain what makes the…
President Donald Trump’s approach to US security policy in Latin America has failed during his first year in office.
Police and army officials were among those arrested in El Salvador's biggest opperation against anti-gang death squads in recent memory, as the…
Local officials in Cali, Colombia are planning to expand a recently instituted gang reintegration program, raising questions about what type of…
In El Salvador, extortion demanded by gangs has become so normalized that there is a bus company that deducts the cost of extortion directly fro…
El Salvador's three main gangs have reportedly joined forces to carry out strategic assassinations against public officials, which if true would…
A new report describes recent shifts in the characteristics of violence in El Salvador, and it offers recommendations for how to deal with these…
In San Pedro Sula's prison, you can find a party stocked with champagne and music. But you can also find an inmate hacked to pieces.
Featured News Analysis Special Series In our special series, InSight Crime looks at trends in organized crime and efforts to tackle it.
Featured News Analysis Special Series In our special series, InSight Crime looks at trends in organized crime and efforts to tackle it.