Facing mounting socio-political and economic pressure, Venezuelan president Nicholás Maduro continues to deploy a strategy of appeasement in an effort to maintain his military’s support and avoid a large-scale mutiny amongst its ranks, writes Renato Whitaker.
Renato Whitaker explores how fuel theft may dampen enthusiasm of new entrants into the Mexican Oil and Gas market.
With Mexico’s elections around the corner, Pedro Senra examines some of the principal campaign issues, including candidates’ proposals to curtail politicians’ immunity from prosecution and provide autonomy to the Attorney General’s Office.
The peace deal looks set to be signed in 2016, but FARC internal dissidence threatens to undermine demobilisation plans, writes Lloyd Belton.
There is widespread optimism in Latin America following relatively peaceful elections in Argentina, Haiti, Guatemala, and Colombia. However, upcoming legislative elections in Venezuela are likely to sour the mood, writes Lloyd Belton.
With corruption scandals simmering at the upper levels of the Brazilian government and opposition to unpopular austerity measures growing, political instability looks set to continue in 2017. Anti-corruption and anti-austerity protests are likely to increase in frequency and size this year.
Only a year and a half on from the publication of the Panama Papers, another massive data leak has hit the offshore services industry, leaving a maelstrom of negative headlines in its wake. The developments have highlighted more than ever the need for offshore services providers to invest in robust cyber security measures to protect the sensitive data…
Mexico's most powerful criminal organisation is in crisis. And that might not be good news.
This article originally appeared in InSight Crime on 09 June 2016: http://www.insightcrime.org/news-analysis/cargo-theft-is-big-business-for-brazil-crime-groups
This article originally appeared in InSight Crime on 29 June 2016: http://www.insightcrime.org/news-analysis/olympic-security-situation-in-brazil-causing-concern
Lloyd Belton discusses the launch of a crowdsourcing app in 2015 used to combat extortion in Mexico in the face of inaction by authorities. In addition, he highlights some of the highest kidnap ransom demands across the region from the last year. Looking ahead at pertinent travel risks in 2016, upcoming favela security operations in anticipation of the August Olympics in Rio de Janeiro are likely to pose a threat to travellers in the area.…