This year saw a dramatic reset to the fight against organized crime in the Americas, and these criminal groups were constantly in the news.

From drug boat bombings to terrorist designations to WMDs, in 2025, the Trump administration upended the way the United ...

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This is the 10th edition of our GameChanger series, and this year we are looking back not just at 2025 but over the last ...

US President Donald Trump has designated the synthetic drug fentanyl as a WMD, putting the drug on par with nuclear bombs ...

Mexican groups are expanding their local, illicit fuel markets into cross-border smuggling networks that affect the US energy ...

This week we look at surges of violence in Haiti, Ecuador and Mexico, where struggles for territorial control are growing evermore intense.

Endemic corruption has historically frustrated anti-drug trafficking operations in Paraguay and sowed distrust among authorities.

A recent seizure of nearly 10 tons of marijuana in Argentina was portrayed by the government as an historic blow to organized ...

The future of the ELN is now connected to Venezuela. As long as the Venezuelan government supports the group, it cannot be fully defeated.

It took decades for the ELN to achieve hegemony in Arauca. Recently, it has solidified a similar level of control on the Venezuelan side.

The ELN’s impunity in Táchira is the result of years of complicity and cooperation with local security forces and pro-government leaders.