U.S. Will Continue Working With Peru In Anti-Drug Fight

February 09, 2011

Tren de Aragua’s Expansion in Brazil: Criminal Adaptation, Strategic Alliances, and a New Security Challenge

September 18, 2026

The expansion of Tren de Aragua (TdA), the Venezuelan criminal organization that consolidated in Tocorón prison during the 2010s, has now reached Brazil. Designated […]

Special Report

For decades, Ecuador was perceived as an exception in a region plagued by drug trafficking, armed violence, and criminal capture of the state. While neighboring countries faced open wars between cartels and state forces, Ecuador seemed to remain on the sidelines of these dynamics. That image began to slowly crack and finally collapsed in January […]