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In January, Nicaragua’s National Assembly approved constitutional changes that formalize President Daniel Ortega’s control over all branches of government, further consolidating power with his wife and now Co-President R...

Nicaragua made its largest closure of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in August, shuttering over 1,800 organizations. Many were small, religously affiliated groups, but later closures involved trade organizations,...

OSAC is issuing a new product format, a regular update about topline private-sector security concerns in Latin America. For additional questions or more details, please contact OSAC’s Americas Team.

In January, the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister claimed that Russia would not rule out deploying military assets to Latin America amid rising tensions with the U.S. The military threat from Russia in the region remains e...

On Sunday, November 7, Nicaragua will hold national elections. Public opinion polls show a widespread perception that the elections will likely not be free or fair, an observation which could spark protests. This securit...

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...

As the COVID-19 pandemic spread through Latin America, the Nicaraguan government has refused to implement a lockdown. Nicaragua’s official count of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths remains suspiciously low, and doctor...

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...

The National Dialogue, which began in late February, has not come to an agreement to end the sociopolitical crisis in Nicaragua. President Ortega’s refusal to advance plans for the 2021 presidential elections and hints h...

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...

OSAC’s Research and Information Support Center (RISC) conducted a benchmarking survey to better understand how the April 2018 crisis in Nicaragua and the ongoing sociopolitical and security environment was affecting the...

On September 12, the U.S. Department of State lifted the ordered departure of non-emergency U.S. government personnel and family members from U.S. Embassy Managua. The Travel Advisory for Nicaragua remains at a Level 3,...

The Government of Nicaragua announced controversial cuts to pension and social security programs that ignited protests from students, pensioners, and other activists in Managua and several other cities on April 18. These...

On April 23, U.S. Embassy Managua ordered the departure of U.S. government family members and authorized the departure of U.S. government personnel in Nicaragua. The change in posture follows a week of violent protests o...

Nicaragua will hold Presidential and National Assembly elections on November 6. Despite frequent and sometimes violent demonstrations during national elections in 2011, and widespread political demonstrations in 2015, pr...

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...

Please find the latest edition of the Regional Analysis Bulletin (RAB). This week’s bulletin contains articles highlighting ongoing radiation concerns throughout East Asia due to the nuclear crisis at Japan’s Fukushima D...

The following presentation highlights ongoing security concerns in El Salvador and Nicaragua. It addresses the effectiveness of local law enforcement, the potential impact of local security threats on U.S. private sector...