When former President Felipe Calderón first announced in 2007 what would be an endless war against cartels in Mexico, Tijuana was one of the first ground-zeroes. No doubt, leading up know more
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In a rapidly changing and dynamic world information is everywhere, but it’s hard to find a reliable, concrete analysis of political, social, and economic developments. At Interpoint Global Security Solutions, we’ve organized a group of professional researchers to provide our clients with an uncommon strategic perspective. By creating a methodology based on structural and conjunctural analysis, our analysts forge information into intelligence. We look at Latin America from a different perspective so that clients can get a more complete picture of reality as it happens.
Strike Waves in Brazil Signal a Still Kicking Labor Movement, Though Politically Ambiguous
In a stunning show of force, Brazil has been wracked by a historic strike wave carried out first by truck drivers and then by Petrobras oil workers. Since May 20th, know more
A New President, the Same Inheritance
Enrique Peña Nieto’s term is spiraling the drain, his image quickly becoming yet another memory to hang in Mexico’s pantheon of lackluster, underachieving presidents. Like many of those that came know more
Left Populism in Latin America – A Danger to Economic Development?
This year is election year in Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela and Colombia. And at least three of these countries have candidates with good chances, that are clearly on the left side know more
Ciao, Lula! Como Vai, Crisis.
Brazil is dangerously exposed. On Wednesday 24, January, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s conviction for corruption and money laundering was upheld following an appeal launched in July. In a highly know more
Venezuela in 2018: A Look Forward
Óscar Pérez and his band of dissident security officers – known for having launched dud grenades at Venezuela’s Supreme Court last June, an attack that captured the country’s attention – know more
Brazil in 2018: A Look Forward
The year 2018 is election year in Brazil and news keeps on pointing to severe structural problems the country and its government, including basically all its administrative structures, continues to know more
Peña Nieto Brings his Failed Security Concept to a Next Level
Ten years, eleven months, three weeks and five days – this is how long Mexico is at war, as of today. On December 11th, 2006 the Calderón (PAN) government decided know more
No Matter the Party, the Mexican Government is Inept Against Narcos
With Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto’s (EPN) penultimate year in office drawing to a close, there’s little evidence that the Mexican people are faring any better under EPN’s and his know more
A Death Foretold: Lawyers Release Their Findings on the Murder of Berta Cáceres
On Tuesday of this week a group of international lawyers (Grupo Asesor Internacional de Personas Expertas – GAIPE) released a report with the quite telling title: “Dam Violence: the Plan know more