Central American security cooperation to target gangs

Significance

One major step to that end was the agreement in August to increase cooperation to tackle gang activity with the creation of a trinational force.

Impacts

• Stemming funding will be key to meaningful progress in combating organised criminal activity.
• November's US presidential election is an uncertainty in terms of how the Central American security issue will be addressed.
• Broader security cooperation would require a fully regional approach, probably through the Central American Integration System (SICA).