Security & Defense
Challenges at the Border: Examining and Addressing the Root Causes Behind the Rise in Apprehensions at the Southern Border
In testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs, COA's Eric Farnsworth explained why Central American security and development play a role in the child migrant crisis.
Learning from a Troubled Gang Truce
El Salvador’s failed pact provides security lessons to other Central American countries, writes AS/COA's Carin Zissis for U.S. News & World Report.
El Salvador Update: Security Top Challenge as Sánchez Cerén Takes Office
As the new presidency begins and a gang truce crumbles, the Salvadoran public identifies security as the country's main concern.
Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson on Facilitating Legal Flows of Goods and People
The secretary of homeland security talked trade, cybersecurity, and immigration at...
Taking a Bite Out of Latin American Crime
Combating crime is a difficult task and requires a multidimensional strategy, write COA’s Eric Farnsworth and Christine Vidmar Gomes for U.S. News & World Report.
