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Honduras faces a contentious general election on November 30, with elevated public distrust in key electoral institutions, a three-way presidential race, and allegations of coup plotting. The political rhetoric surroundi...

In February, the U.S. government designated eight Latin American transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) as foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs) and specially designated global terrorists (SDGT). This report aims t...

Honduras will hold elections on Sunday, November 28, that are likely to spark protests with the potential to simmer for several days. Many businesses plan to remain closed on Monday and Tuesday following the elections. W...

An understanding of irregular migration and its driving forces in Latin America reveals regional dynamics that reflect security challenges for OSAC members. Organized crime, incidental violence, social unrest, and corrup...

Coming on the tail end of what has been an unusually prolific storm season, two major hurricanes have hammered Central America over a two-week period. Hurricane Eta, which made landfall two weeks ago, caused severe damag...

COVID-19 continues to reshape how organized criminal networks operate in the Caribbean. The evolving economic and health crisis in the region underlies a shift in where and how these criminal networks may challenge priva...

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...

This report examines Honduras, one of the most frequently queried countries by OSAC constituents in the academia, faith-based, international development, and manufacturing sectors. With assistance from the United States,...

The Government of Honduras has issued a national health alert for Dengue Fever – a potentially deadly mosquito-borne infection marked by a sudden onset of high fever, severe headache, pain behind the eyes, pain in muscle...

Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama lie along the Pacific Rim of Fire and all have significant zones of very high seismic and volcanic risk. Infrastructure in many locations in thes...

During recent travel to Central America, OSAC staff discovered that Honduras presents some roadblocks worth noting, even for seasoned travelers for whom conditions might seem normal. Based on those experiences, and on me...

Protests and associated violence have been occurring across Honduras in the month since the highly contested November 26 presidential election. Over the past few days, opposition-fueled protests have again intensified wi...

Due to the perceived wealth and influence of U.S. private-sector employees, kidnapping continues to pose a significant threat to OSAC constituents operating overseas. In addition to kidnap for ransom by criminal organiza...

The security situation in Central America, already struggling with some of the highest homicide rates in the world, experienced continued deterioration last year, and that trend appears likely to continue as we look forw...

The deteriorating security situation in Mexico remains at the forefront of U.S. private sector concerns in the Western Hemisphere, but narcotics trafficking and the expansion of Mexican transnational criminal organizatio...

On October 14, six men were killed and four people were injured in two coordinated ambushes in San Pedro Sula’s Ramon Villeda Morales International Airport parking lot exit. Eight masked, armed men, who were laying in wa...

Please find the latest edition of the OSAC Regional Analysis Bulletin (RAB). This week’s bulletin contains articles highlighting the presence of Mexican Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCOs) in Guatemala and the ot...

On June 28, the president of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya, was arrested in the capital city of Tegucigalpa and flown to Costa Rica by Honduran Military.

Over the past three years, kidnappings for ransom in Honduras have steadily increased. U.S. citizens, although not specifically targeted for kidnapping, have been kidnapped in Honduras. There have been three kidnappings...

Study abroad students can tend to be extremely vulnerable to crime in Central America because. The attached report outlines major crimes, areas of concern, specific regional issues, and best practices for Central America...