Browsing: Caribbean

The profound institutional decay in Haiti, coupled with the relentless expansion of gang territorial control, has transformed the nation into a pivotal hub for drug trafficking routes within the Caribbean. This crisis interconnects South American supply chains with North American markets through the Caribbean maritime corridor, presenting an escalating threat to regional security. In December 2025, the United Nations Office…

Jamaica has entered 2026 at the vanguard of Caribbean security, having achieved a profound reduction in violent crime that marks the island’s most stable period in decades. This victory was the result of a rigorous, domestic-led transformation of the nation’s security architecture. By prioritizing the dismantling of transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) and modernizing the legislative and tactical tools available to…

The Caribbean has become a critical front in a high-stakes resource war where the American eel (Anguilla rostrata) has emerged as a strategic currency for transnational criminal organizations (TCOs). Unlike traditional illicit flows like drug and arms trafficking, this biological resource provides a low-risk, high-reward bridge for criminal convergence, allowing TCOs to integrate into global supply chains dominated by China.…

Caribbean security forces are stepping up their efforts to combat organized crime, pivoting their strategy to strengthen forensic capabilities that enable evidence-based justice. This strategic progress is due largely thanks to sustained international cooperation, particularly, support from the United States and the European Union. Strengthening justice through international partnerships Nearly 40 senior officers from 10 Caribbean countries recently completed rigorous…

Senior military and security leaders from five nations and a regional body met in Key West, Florida, December 2-4, 2025, to bolster an international endeavor to disrupt transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) operating in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. The biannual meeting known as the Trilateral talks (TRILAT) took place at the Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATF-S) headquarters, located at…

Leveraging its geostrategic location, which includes numerous transit points and coastal access, combined with the challenge of monitoring and controlling chemical precursors, the Caribbean has rapidly become integrated into the international synthetic drug market. According to recent reports from the Organization of American States (OAS) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), dangerous substances such as fentanyl…