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The measure, announced by President Xiomara Castro in November 2022, partially mirrored controversial security policies implemented in neighbouring El Salvador. While El Salvador…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284052
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The army now has a central role in combating crime groups, 22 of which have been categorised as terrorist organisations. The move has been widely welcomed, but militarisation…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284671
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He declared a state of emergency on January 9, giving the military a central role in tackling the crisis. The militarisation of security policy has reduced crime and increased…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285446
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Mexicana stopped operating in 2010 and was declared bankrupt in 2014. The revived firm -- based at the new and underused Felipe Angeles International Airport (AIFA) -- will be…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281698
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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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285078
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The crisis of insecurity in Ecuador, in particular, has raised concerns in neighbouring countries about the activities of drug trafficking mafias as well as other forms of illegal…