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Insecurity will barely affect Mexico's FDI potential

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MEXICO

As insecurity and FDI continue to fluctuate, peace levels are not an accurate barometer for investment

Decline of Colombia's illegal gold mining will be slow

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COLOMBIA

There is still profit to be made in informal gold mining, and peace could trigger a surge in illegal activities in 2016

Metaverse adoption will multiply cybersecurity risks

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INT

Cybersecurity risks are rising just as the next generation of internet technology is unfolding

US pipeline hack to make ransomware risks a priority

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INT

US Colonial Pipeline’s operations have yet to be restored after last week’s crippling ransomware attack

Colombia’s new drug strategy faces major challenges

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COLOMBIA

As the president looks to garner support for a new drug strategy, UN data show coca and cocaine output are up again

CBDCs would redirect remittances from cryptos

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INT

Major remittance recipients are seeing a surge in crypto transactions

Colombia coca-deforestation link to face more scrutiny

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COLOMBIA

Coca cultivation undeniably causes environmental damage and deforestation, but not on the scale of some other activities

Shadow governance to deepen weak African state control

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AFRICA

The preponderance of weak states in sub-Saharan Africa provides ample scope for non-state actors to seize territory

Foreign fighters could be decades-long global threat

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INT

Returning foreign fighters are often at the heart of jihadi recruitment and terror operations

US recovery masks weak state-level employment outlook

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UNITED STATES

Despite top-line improvements in the US labour market, acute geographical inequalities persist