“But Keiko Fujimori and her supporters are not simply copying the Trump playbook, [she] is drawing on and deploying the lessons she learned at the feet of her father, Alberto Fujimori, Peru’s last dictator." - Jo-Marie Burt, WOLA senior fellow in the Guardian.

“AMLO to his credit recognises he has got to change course [from hardline past approaches to organised crime]. But where the Mexican federal government does seem to be giving up is on the strategies—building capable, civilian police forces and strengthening criminal investigations. If criminal groups can continue to operate with impunity, that will continue to be a huge driver of violence.” - Stephanie Brewer, Director for Mexico in The Financial Times.

[On Colombian mercenaries found being involved in assassination of Haitian president] "The U.S. military pioneered this trend [of using private contractors] in Colombia even before the Iraq and Afghanistan wars made the issue well-known globally. As part of the drug wars in Colombia, they began hiring outsiders and private companies to fulfill military roles.” - Adam Isacson, Director for Defense Oversight, in World Politics Review.

“[The Duque administration] has been blaming the opposition, blaming everybody and not looking inward… I think [the IACHR report condemning Colombia’s use of “excessive and disproportionate force during mass protests”] shows that attitude is not what the international community accepts.” - Gimena Sánchez-Garzoli, Director for the Andes in Al jazeera.

“Congress’ call for the report reflects growing concern 'about the level of systemic corruption in the countries of the Northern Triangle, the significant backsliding that we’ve seen across the region in the last several years,' and the need to 'ensure that our assistance is not ending up in the pockets of corrupt officials or their allies.'” - Adriana Beltran, Director for Citizen Security in the Associated Press.