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Latin America's 'shadow governance' zones are unstable

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LATIN AMERICA

Turf wars and the evolution of armed groups threaten to trigger violent shifts in established illicitly-governed areas

Latin America violence carries economic cost

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LATIN AMERICA

The region has only 9% of the world’s population, but accounts for around one-third of murders

Radicalisation hubs will be key to counterterrorism

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INT

Rising jihadi terrorism in Europe and North America has spurred efforts to find the causes of radicalisation

Latin America will see political shifts

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LATIN AMERICA

A series of recent elections and even more widespread protests will prompt changes in regional relations and politics

Prospect of a ‘pax narco’ could swing Mexican election

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MEXICO

After more than a decade of militarised policing and heavy security spending, Mexico is no more secure

Authoritarian appeal is rising in South America

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SOUTH AMERICA

With no ‘pure’ military regimes in place in this century, memories are fading

Constitutional changes may spur African unrest

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AFRICA

Recent attempts to alter constitutions have triggered unrest in sub-Saharan Africa, but that may not always be the case

Morena looks strong ahead of Mexico’s mid-term polls

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MEXICO

The COVID-19 crisis has run into one of Mexico’s busiest election years, but the ruling party is polling well

Mexico's AMLO may be key to resolving caravan crisis

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MEXICO

A caravan of asylum seekers that left Honduras in October has sparked a wave of migration, and a crisis at the US border

Latin America violence to rise despite murder rate dip

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LATIN AMERICA

Latin American murder rates are down but political upheaval and social tensions raise violence risks in 2019