Michael Deibert
Tuesday, July 14, 2015 - 07:20
Haiti’s leaders have long made use of armed groups to impose their will in the streets of vibrant but derelict Port-Au-Prince, offering precious little in return. Now some of those communities may have had enough.
Thursday, May 12, 2011 - 00:00
Today, it finds itself in the midst of a terrifying war of attrition between the city's indigenous Gulf Cartel, their former partners known as Los Zetas and the elements of government power that have not been bought or bullied.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 00:00
In Guatemala, the cartels have found a country with a state designed to be weak and ineffective by a rapacious oligarchy.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010 - 00:00
It is time, in the name of sanity and practicality, that the United States revisit both its drug control and firearms policies to guarantee that the violence ravaging Ciudad Juarez will not be repeated
Tuesday, June 8, 2010 - 00:00
Bandas armadas emergentes de las paramilitares derechistas Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia (AUC) libran una guerra sin cuartel por el dominio del trafico de narcoticos, de armas y de personas a lo largo del Cauca.
Friday, June 4, 2010 - 00:00
On one hand a lush, green city vibrating with life and stunning modern architecture, and on the other hand a place of frightened people who speak in whispers of criminals they refuse to even name.
Monday, July 20, 2009 - 00:00
While the country remains desperately poor, it is more peaceful than it has been in years - no small feat in a place with a volatile political history. Some of the credit goes to the United Nations and President Rene Preval