Latin America’s citizens persistently cite rising levels of violence as their main concern. Undoubtedly, developments linked to heightened insecurity and often tied to the drug trade undermine democratic processes and stunt economic growth. The Inter-American Dialogue’s work on security examines criminal trends throughout Latin America and promotes exchange between US and regional analysts, policymakers, journalists, and business leaders on how to address this growing challenge. Since 2008, the Dialogue has also worked to supply Latin American governments and nongovernmental organizations with independent analysis on current drug control policies as well as non-traditional or alternative strategies.
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On September 14, 2022, the Inter-American Dialogue and the Chile Pacific Foundation co-hosted a webinar titled “Competing Visions for Economic & Security Partnership in the Pacific—What Role for LAC?”
Since March 2021, Haitian civil society has been working hard to develop innovative, local solutions to the country’s problems, including a blueprint for a Haitian-led transition that could well forge a new path for the country. For that plan to work, the changes will need to be profound and transformative, and the process of implementing them as inclusive and empowering, as possible.
A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ viewpoints on military relations between Colombia and Venezuela.
No hay que olvidar que la razón principal por la que Estados Unidos se metió con el Plan Colombia desde el año 2000 fue por el tema de la producción de drogas. Eso fue cierto en ese entonces y lo sigue siendo ahora. Y desafortunadamente el rasero con el que se mide el éxito o fracaso de esa estrategia, sigue siendo la cantidad de cultivos que hay en el país.
This marks the culmination of a deeply flawed US policy that failed to confront early on the criminality and corruption of the Honduran president in exchange for his cooperation on migration. It’s not a happy story, or one the United States should be proud of, but one maybe the United States will learn from.
