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Ecuador’s Noboa declared war on 22 gangs. In his new term, he faces many more.
3 June 2025
EnglishSpanishEnglish Read in Spanish How unrelenting gang violence has tested the president’s militarized approach On 24 May, the incumbent right-wing President Daniel Noboa was sworn in in Ecuador, after winning…
Read MoreCivilians in Colombia face less deadly — but more pervasive — violence during Petro’s presidency
17 February 2025
Read in Spanish EnglishEspañolEnglish The start of the year in Colombia was marked by a rekindling of armed groups’ confrontations in several settings, notably in the Catatumbo region of Norte…
Read MoreConflict Watchlist 2025: Mexico
12 December 2024
President Claudia Sheinbaum, who took office in October 2024, faces a reshuffling gang landscape and potentially heightened violence in the coming year.
Read MoreConflict Watchlist 2025: Colombia
12 December 2024
Regional peace talks could be an important but insufficient step in solving Colombia’s conflict under President Gustavo Petro.
Read More‘Total Peace’ paradox in Colombia: Petro’s policy reduced violence, but armed groups grew stronger
28 November 2024
EnglishEspañolEnglish Since he took office in August 2022, Gustavo Petro — the first left-wing and former guerrilla president in Colombia’s history — has invested much of his political capital into…
Read MoreGang violence in the Caribbean reaches farther than Haiti
23 October 2024
In recent years, Haiti has made headlines for unprecedented levels of gang violence, with gangs increasingly challenging state authorities and expanding their grip over the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area and beyond,…
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