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** Welcome to Summer InSights 2026 ([link removed])
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Summer is the perfect time to step back from the daily news and take a more in-depth look at the stories shaping organized crime across Latin America.
Over the next four weeks, Summer InSights ([link removed]) will bring you one essential topic every Wednesday, exploring the trends, policies, and power shifts redefining the region. Drawing on years of investigative reporting and regional expertise, each edition goes beyond the headlines to explain what's happening, why it matters, and what it means for the future of organized crime.
This year, we explore four defining dynamics: Washington's renewed war on organized crime, the future of Venezuela's criminal order after Nicolás Maduro, the Sinaloa Cartel's internal war, and the growing influence of El Salvador's security model across Latin America.
WEEK 1
** The “New” US War on ([link removed]) Organized Crime ([link removed])
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Read the First Edition ([link removed])
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Washington is returning to familiar hardline tactics—and broadening its reach.
From terrorist designations and expanded military operations to renewed counter-narcotics efforts, the United States is expanding its militant security strategy across Latin America. But what does this shift mean for criminal markets, regional cooperation, and the evolution of organized crime in the region?
This exclusive profile includes:
* Key context on the United States’ militarized strategy
* Articles diving deeper into its impacts
* Profiles of the top criminal leaders extradited, killed, and captured
Start your Summer InSights ([link removed]) reading today and make it part of your routine. Every Wednesday, we'll deliver a new edition that goes beyond the headlines—one essential read at a time.
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WEEK 2
After Maduro
The aftershock of the unprecedented arrest ([link removed]) of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and the power struggle that followed.
Available on July 29
WEEK 3
Mexico’s Crime Wars
How the rupture between factions of the Sinaloa Cartel ([link removed]) is tearing one of the region’s biggest criminal dynasties apart.
Available on August 5
WEEK 4
The Bukele Effect
The rise of (more) hardline security policies ([link removed]) across the region, this time inspired by President Nayib Bukele in El Salvador.
Available on August 12
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