A deteriorating security situation in Montevideo and border towns with Brazil has Uruguayan authorities scrambling to keep the country safe.
Why have violent crime and murder spiked in Uruguay?
By Frank O. Mora /
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U.S.-Latin America Relations
The Dominican Republic: Security challenges, government responses and recommendations for the U.S.
By Evan Ellis /
The upcoming withdrawal of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Haiti (MINUSTAH) threatens to add to the security, crime and drug trafficking challenges the Dominican Republic already faces. Here’s how the U.S. can help.
Brazil and the Southern Cone
Brazil’s stateless prisons
By Abraham Arias /
The problem often exists far from the public eye, but the severe overcrowding of prisons in Brazil is another example of state weakness.
Central America
Honduran military culture
By Orlando Pérez & Randy Pestana /
The Honduran Armed Forces are the most trusted state institution in Honduras. Since Honduras’ transition to democracy, the armed forces have diminished in size, but not in responsibility.