NEW REPORT | Paradise Lost? Ecuador’s Battle with Organised Crime Ecuador was an oasis of calm as its South American neighbours descended into drug-related crime and conflict. No longer. www.crisisgroup.org/latin-americ...

The U.S. pressure campaign in the Caribbean risks destabilizing the broader Andes region, with potentially catastrophic spillover effects. Our latest statement from @CrisisGroup 🧵 on Colombia takeaways 👇 www.crisisgroup.org/latin-americ...

@philgunson.bsky.social es de las voces mas claras y comedidas sobre geopolítica en Venezuela. Vale la pena escuchar este episodio de @elhilopodcast.bsky.social para evaluar la situación actual. 🇻🇪

Today marks a year since the Sinaloa Cartel’s two largest factions, Chapitos and Mayos, fell into a deadly wave of infighting after the former kidnapped and rendered “El Mayo” Zambada to U.S. authorities. I visited the state recently for @crisisgroup.org and this is some of what I saw.

NEW 🧵The White House has now issued its first formal legal justification for the lethal attack on a vessel in the Caribbean. This War Powers report to Congress is long on bluster and short on substance. This letter does not adequately justify the premeditated killing of apparent civilians. 1/n

Yesterday’s municipal elections consolidate Maduro’s firm grasp on the a Venezuelan state, a year after the presidential election fraud. Phil Gunson, my International Crisis Group colleague, comments here: www.crisisgroup.org/latin-americ...

📖 En el escenario mundial, Trump no siempre consigue lo que quiere En este comentario, nuestra presidenta y CEO, @comfortero.crisisgroup.org, y nuestro vicepresidente ejecutivo, Richard Atwood, analizan la política exterior de la segunda administración Trump hasta la fecha 🔽

La creciente tensión entre #Venezuela y #Guyana por la disputada región del Esequibo ha reavivado los temores de un conflicto. @philgunson.bsky.social explica las causas de la disputa, su reciente recrudecimiento y la posibilidad de que derive en violencia. www.crisisgroup.org/es/latin-ame...

👋 Si estás en Bogotá, nos vemos esta tarde en el evento "Economías lícitas e ilícitas: Impactos en seguridad y medio ambiente". ⏰ 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. 🏢 Auditorio Mario Laserna, Universidad de Los Andes Regístrate acá: forms.office.com/r/D2d0RZTyMZ

What part about the promise of mass deportations was hard to understand? Trump doesn’t care about democracy or human rights in Venezuela. He does very much care about migration to the United States from Latin America.

I joined Richard Atwood along with several of my colleagues on this week’s Hold Your Fire episode to talk Trump and Gaza. www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-...

¿Cómo llegó #Ecuador a ser tan violento? Mi colega @glaeldys.bsky.social explica la combinación causas internas y externas detrás de esta transformación y qué puede hacer la próxima presidencia para mejorar la seguridad 🔽

This morning I talked to BBC's Lyse Doucet about the steps Western governments can take right now to help Syria get on its feet. Failing to take action on #sanctions relief is like pulling the rug out from under Syria just as it's trying to stand.