Successful illicit narcotics trafficking networks in source and transit from Latin American and Caribbean countries involve significant political factors. Latin America and the Caribbean are infamously rife with narco trafficking…
Terrorist organizations and illicit actors working together poses a new major risk to Western Hemispheric security. Modernization and the conversion of ancient traditional modus operandi hybridize to enable certain criminalities’…
Counter-terrorism hyper-conscientiousness in the 21st century is well deserved. Technological advancements imply major positive and negative employment, mutually. The FEMA Catastrophic Incident Annex of 2008 encourages entities to, “conduct planning…
Analyzing the relationship amid the Puerto Rican government and the United States’ Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)’s National Incident Management System (aka NIMS) offers a unique case study to the emergency and…
A famous dialogue segment from The Godfather II captures the distinct power of rebel organizations from general crime counterparts. In the Cuba-themed scene, mafioso Michael Corleone recounts to investor ally,…
Colombian journalist Daniel Samper recently conducted a light-hearted YouTube challenge…with FARC leader Jesus Santrich. Participating in a viral stunt, it involved squeezing lemon juice into their eyes and seeing who endured…
After nearly two decades in print, the fundamental pillars of Peruvian economist and ex-political adviser Hernando de Soto’s bestseller, The Other Path, continues to resonate with modern economic security affairs. His argument…
In a nutshell, Mexican and Colombian drug cartels may occupy a narco-spotlight for the United States and Europe, yet are by no means alone. Investigative journalists Virginia Messi and Juan Manuel…
Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela described former Dictator Manuel Noriega’s death following a complicated surgery at 83-years-old as the “end of a chapter in history”. Yet what the General’s life taught…
Travel has been integral to man for millennia. It has propelled man as long as man has propelled himself. We spent thousands of years traveling through following hunting patterns, moving…
The recent arrest of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman reminds the world of multinational criminal fluidity and symbiosis. Narco-commercial demand originating from the United States fuels illicit activities…
The Darien Gap is more than a pause in the Inter-American Highway. It divides North and South America’s problems. Panama’s military-styled border patrol SENAFRONT helps ensure that. SENAFRONT also controls a…
Two decades ago, Pedro Miguel Gonzalez assaulted an unprovoked US military vehicle during US occupancy of the Panama Canal Zone. The attack critically wounded one US serviceman and murdered another. Now, Gonzalez…
The British government and various multi-national stakeholders expect to - with increasing effect - extract Falkland Islands-originated crude oil and natural gas in 2017. This will cushion their abrupt energy revenue…
It is not a hoax this time. Ex-President and co-founder of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, died yesterday on the 25th of November, 2016, at age 90. The world is…
Dialogue facilitators between the Venezuelan government and opposition have called to “stop the campaign of public disqualification” to advance the process that seeks to reverse its political and economic crisis. “We…
German Vargas Lleras is Vice President of Colombia and prospective candidate in the upcoming presidential elections. Vargas Lleras is a highly visible and fast rising politician with the requisite connections,…
Peronist Loyalty Day regards the mass-mobilization to release then imprisoned Colonel Juan Peron. It occurred October 17, 1945 as the rest of the world roared with World War II. Argentina…
Economic crisis brings history changing implications. Each country handles insecurity, political tensions, and corruption distinctly. Survival is of mutual interest. When it comes to survivalist crisis management, Panama is a…
How do telenovelas - idols of entertainment and popular culture - exist in the name of agendas they attempt to escape? As the popularity of Latin American telenovelas expand into…
Guest article by SAFE - Did you know that more than half the food in Latin America comes from 14 million smallholder farmers across the region? Despite their key role in…
Horse racing now has a global appeal. There are races run from all different continents and it has just widened the knowledge and opportunity for punters across the world. However,…
Guest article by Allison Lim* Opinions on the ground vary as Colombian citizens get ready to vote YES or NO on the peace agreement between the government and…
What can the Dominican Republic’s strict immigration modus operandi toward Haiti teach us about a Trump United States? US presidential candidate Donald Trump has launched a new immigration proposal - that the…
Nearly 30-years before the Twin Towers fell in New York, a presidential palace fell in Chile. Little known to Western audiences, that September 11, 1973 began one of the most socially destructive and yet…