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This report, written in conjunction with SPEHA and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), examines the continued significant risk of wrongful detention and kidnapping in Venezuela, and how this risk...

This OSAC report provides a brief update on recent events in the contested Essequibo territory between Guyana and Venezuela.

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...

This report examines territorial disputes over Guyana’s EEZ and contested Essequibo region, and the impact these tensions may have on private-sector operations in the region.

On July 28, Venezuela will hold its presidential election. Political violence and civil unrest is expected in the lead up to the election as oppostion of President Nicolas Maduro’s regime grows. Civil unrest is driven by...

This OSAC report provides a brief update on recent events in Latin America and the Caribbean.

On December 3, Venezuelan voters reaffirmed via referendum the country's commitment to claiming the contested Essequibo territory in Guyana. Venezuela's leaders have since continued escalatory rhetoric, and met with lead...

On August 18, Colombia’s Commerce Minister announced that the government was looking at reopening border crossings with Venezuela. With nearly 1,400 miles of shared border, the two countries face security challenges like...

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 January 21, Venezuela seized two Guyanese fishing boats in contested waters. The move signaled an escalation in the longstanding dispute between Venezuela and Guyana. Venezuela has taken steps in recent months to proj...

On December 6, Venezuela held elections for its National Assembly, the country’s last democratically-elected governing body. This report looks at how these election results will change little about the underlying securit...

Environmental security is a serious concern throughout South America, particularly in the Amazon basin. Deforestation heavily influences security, especially for natural resource outfits, research and academic institutio...

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 OSAC Security Snapshot looks at the current state of security in Venezuela, considering recent pressure the United States has put on Nicolas Maduro and the emergence of colectivo groups as an identified threat to U....

Residents of most industrialized western countries are used to freedom of speech at some level, usually restricted only when it has the potential to harm others. But some locations – including some of the more popular co...

In March 2019, OSAC’s Research and Information Support Center (RISC) conducted a benchmarking survey to better understand how the crisis in Venezuela was affecting the U.S. private-sector. Security professionals represen...

In 2018, the U.S. Department of State introduced the Travel Advisory system. Fifteen months after the system went into effect, the Department has unveiled its first significant modification: the addition of a new, separa...

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...

On March 11, the U.S. Department of State announced the temporary suspension of operations of the U.S. Embassy in Caracas and the withdrawal of diplomatic personnel from Venezuela. The U.S. Embassy in Caracas is not prov...