The InSight Take: Who Killed Fernando Villavicencio? Ecuador’s Reckoning.
Three years after presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was assassinated in Quito, Ecuador is closing in on an…
The InSight Take: The Shield of the Americas Grows, But Does it Have a Strategy?
Colombia just became the 19th member of the Americas Counter Cartel…
Why Organized Crime in Venezuela Won’t Die Without Maduro
Nicolás Maduro has been removed. So why hasn’t Venezuela’s organized crime problem disappeared with him? Because the…
The InSight Take: Juan Orlando Hernández, from Indictment to Pardon
From the halls of presidential power to a 45-year prison sentence—and then a shocking return to…
The InSight Take: CJNG’s New Boss? Not So Fast
Following the death of CJNG leader “El Mencho” in a February 2026 military operation, US authorities have…
The InSight Take: El Salvador’s Mass Trials Put Bukele’s Gang Crackdown on Display
El Salvador’s mass trials of alleged gang members are the latest phase in…
School shootings in the Philippines put gun access under scrutiny 
Statement on missing ICIJ journalist Micah Reddy 
TRANSCRIPT: ‘China Retains Levers for Long-Term Territorial Ambitions’