Foreign Policy and National Security

  • A major organ trafficking case heading to trial in Costa Rica could reveal new details about the Central American country’s role in the international illicit organ trade… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.

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  • A recent report on Argentina‘s drug market highlights rising violence, addiction, and perceptions of insecurity in areas of the country affected by drug trafficking, while also illustrating some important regional differences in terms of how these activities are affecting local communities… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.

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  • Colombian authorities say the rising value of the US dollar combined with the economic crisis in neighboring Venezuela has increased the profitability of the counterfeit currency trade, shifting the dynamics of the market and attracting new players to the business… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.

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  • Documents obtained exclusively by LobeLog confirm that Argentine officials violated an agreement with the US Treasury Department by leaking sensitive financial information regarding deceased prosecutor Alberto Nisman. These leaks could complicate further US-Argentine cooperation in the controversial investigations surrounding Nisman’s death… Read this piece in its entirety at LobeLog. The documents on which this article…

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  • One of Colombia‘s most powerful criminal organizations could be moving into new territory in the eastern part of the country in an attempt to fill the vacuum left by the death of a top regional crime boss… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.

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