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Argentine immigration reform targets crime concerns

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ARGENTINA

The administration of President Mauricio Macri is pushing the changes for the stated purpose of fighting crime and drug trafficking.

Drugs gangs will pose increasing Chile security risks

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CHILE

This affects particularly northern Chile and Santiago. It is reflected in an increase in violent crime and, in some places dominated by the cartels, a loss of state control.

Mexico's June elections face serious crime risk

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MEXICO

The weakness of state and local level institutions is encouraging more intervention from Mexico City.

Tensions will undermine US-Mexico cooperation

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US/MEXICO

The meetings follow a period of increased strain in the bilateral relationship, over the US arrest, and subsequent release, of former Mexican Defence Minister General Salvador…

Syrian drug traffickers could shift routes to Libya

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LIBYA

Still, the narcotics trade provides a lucrative alternative revenue stream for government-aligned actors in Syria. These external pressures are therefore instead likely to prompt…

Drug trafficking will worsen insecurity in Costa Rica

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COSTA RICA

Security officials blame the spike in violence on the influence of drug trafficking organisations (DTOs), which have long transited the country but which increasingly are vying to…

Trump deportation moves threaten Central America

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CENTRAL AMERICA/US

His trip followed the US government’s announcement, on February 21, of plans for a migrant crackdown that could see the number of Mexican and Central American deportees skyrocket…

South Africa faces long-term threats to stability

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SOUTH AFRICA

This reflects concerns over systemic corruption, high-level impunity, ruling party dysfunction, growing criminality and violence and infrastructure failures, among other…

Shanghai hack will set back China's digitisation

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CHINA

The data purportedly come from the Shanghai police force. They include names, addresses, places of birth, telephone numbers, national ID numbers and police records. Some records…

US fiscal deal will not solve migration debate

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UNITED STATES

The move follows the Senate's failure again yesterday to agree on spending priorities and immigration, the same policy disagreements which prevented a spending deal being passed…