COVID-19 has not only crippled economies around the world, but has also impacted criminal groups and their illicit revenue streams. Criminal organizations across the region are adapting by turning to different crimes suc...
Argentines will go to the polls Sunday, October 27 to elect a president, vice-president, members of the National Congress and governors of most provinces. This report notes that in addition to protests associated with pr...
The following is a summary of key takeaways presented during the ISMA-OSAC Latin America Regional Security Conference held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from March 3-5, 2019. The intent of the conference was to inform organ...
One province in Argentina has reported human cases of the Andes-Sur strain of the virus – a severe, sometimes fatal type of hantavirus, including more than 10 reported deaths; dozens remain hospitalized. Authorities are...
Friday, November 30, marks the beginning of the 2018 G20 Leaders’ Summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Heads of state from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexic...
The 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games is an international sports, cultural, and educational event that will be hosted in Buenos Aires, Argentina from October 6-18. The event is billed as the world’s largest multi-sport gat...
OSAC constituents frequently inquire about benchmarking their organization’s executive protection/transportation security protocols with other U.S. companies operating in Latin America. OSAC released a survey to members...
A string of independent incidents involving multi-national corporations (MNCs) in Argentina has prompted fears of growing anti-corporate sentiment. However, the negative attention directed at specific MNCs in the agricul...
Provincial police have either threatened or executed strikes in demand of salary hikes in over half of Argentina’s 24 provinces. There has been sporadic looting in various regions and attendant violence. At the draftin...
Please find the latest edition of the OSAC Regional Analysis Bulletin (RAB). This week’s bulletin contains articles highlighting protests in Argentina, the terrorist attack in Algeria, and the threat of wild dogs in East...
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