Learning from a Troubled Gang Truce
El Salvador’s failed pact provides security lessons to other Central American countries, writes AS/COA's Carin Zissis for U.S. News & World Report.
Security & Defense
El Salvador Update: Security Top Challenge as Sánchez Cerén Takes Office
As the new presidency begins and a gang truce crumbles, the Salvadoran public identifies security as the country's main concern.
Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson on Facilitating Legal Flows of Goods and People
The secretary of homeland security talked trade, cybersecurity, and immigration at...
Taking a Bite Out of Latin American Crime
Combating crime is a difficult task and requires a multidimensional strategy, write COA’s Eric Farnsworth and Christine Vidmar Gomes for U.S. News & World Report.
Get the Facts: Five Ways Immigrants Contribute to Safer Communities
Immigrants are not only less likely to commit violent crimes, but their arrival in U.S. communities has led to lower crime rates and safer streets.
Explainer: What Is Brazil's Internet Constitution?
Learn about this landmark legislation passed by the Chamber of Deputies on March 25.
Summary: Cybersecurity in the Western Hemisphere
Experts discussed cyber risks affecting the public and private sectors, as well as the new technologies used to fight cybercrime.
