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Since Noboa launched a security crackdown in January, declaring an armed internal conflict and classifying 22 gangs and cartels as terrorist organisations, there have been several…
Ecuador, Paraguay, and Spain are among the countries reporting major hauls, with consignments typically hidden in banana shipments. The volume of seizures demonstrates the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB288717
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Mulino assumed the candidacy late in the race, after former President Ricardo Martinelli (2009-14) was disqualified over a corruption conviction. The new president will face…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286964
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Although billed as part of an ostensible anti-corruption drive, the bill would allow the government to confiscate wealth for which individuals or businesses cannot produce…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB288034
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The move follows Biden’s 2020 campaign pledge to reform cannabis policy and a policy review by the federal Health and Human Services Department commissioned in 2022. Biden…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB288090
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The trial illustrated criminal infiltration across the political spectrum, with new claims emerging of bribes allegedly taken by Mauricio Villeda, the 2013 presidential candidate…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286119
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Jordan faces new security challenges including arms and drug smuggling from Syria, while threats from Iranian-aligned militia groups put the kingdom in the crossfire of larger…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB289337
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His Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) did similarly well, securing its largest-ever Senate majority and taking a majority in the Chamber of Deputies. Success was built on a strong…