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Thursday, April 5, 2012
| Location: | Central America Regional |
| Category: | Narcotrafficking, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | US Should Minimize Military Aid to Central America: Report |
| Author/Source: | Elyssa Pachico InSight |
| Brief: | The US should focus its anti-crime strategy in Central America on strengthening the court system and the police force, rather than military aid and drug interdiction, according to recommendations by US think-tank the Council on Foreign Relations. |
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
| Location: | Central America Regional |
| Category: | Public Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Countering Criminal Violence in Central America |
| Author/Source: | Michael Shifter Center For Preventive Action Council On Foreign Relations |
| Brief: | In this Council Special Report Michael Shifter assesses the causes and consequences of the violence faced by several Central American countries and examines the national, regional, and international efforts intended to curb its worst effects. |
Monday, April 2, 2012
| Location: | Central America Regional |
| Category: | Diplomatic Relations, Narcotrafficking |
| Title: | 3 CentAm leaders reject legalization of drugs |
| Author/Source: | Associated Press The Miami Herald |
| Brief: | The presidents of El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua say they oppose the legalization of drugs and will continue to support regional efforts to fight drug trafficking. Mauricio Funes of El Salvador, Porfirio Lobo of Honduras and Daniel Ortega of Nicar |
Thursday, March 29, 2012
| Location: | Central America Regional |
| Category: | Public Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | The Central American Citizen Security Partnership |
| Author/Source: | Bureau Of Western Hemisphere Affiars U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | The United States has far-reaching geographic, economic, and demographic links to Central America. Assisting these nations in addressing the complex, transnational challenges they face is in our national security interest. |
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
| Location: | Central America Regional, Guatemala |
| Category: | Narcotrafficking |
| Title: | Centroamerica tendra nueva cumbre en Guatemala para debatir sobre drogas |
| Author/Source: | Agence France Presse |
| Brief: | Los presidentes de Centroamerica volveran a reunirse el 11 y 12 de abril en Guatemala, para continuar con la discusion sobre nuevas estrategias para combatir al narcotrafico que azota la region. |
| Location: | Central America Regional, Guatemala |
| Category: | Narcotrafficking, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Estados Unidos da bienvenida al debate de despenalizar drogas |
| Author/Source: | EFE La Prensa (Honduras) |
| Brief: | El subsecretario de Estado de EUA, William Brownfield, dice que Estados Unidos "da la bienvenida al debate". |
| Location: | Central America Regional, Honduras |
| Category: | Narcotrafficking, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | William Brownfield: "despenalizacion de drogas no sirve" |
| Author/Source: | Agence France Presse La Prensa (Honduras) |
| Brief: | El zar antidrogas dijo que la propuesta de Otto Perez no seria una opcion. |
| Location: | Central America Regional, Paraguay |
| Category: | Narcotrafficking |
| Title: | Gobierno paraguayo opuesto a legalizacion del consumo de drogas |
| Author/Source: | Prensa Latina |
| Brief: | El gobierno paraguayo senalo que es totalmente opuesto a cualquier legislacion que favorezca la legalizacion del consumo de drogas y subrayo el caracter danino que ello tendria. |
Monday, March 26, 2012
| Location: | Central America Regional |
| Category: | Narcotrafficking, Politics And Security |
| Title: | Bloque centroamericano se divide en su guerra al narcotrafico |
| Author/Source: | Departamento 19 (Honduras) |
| Brief: | El monolitico bloque de los gobiernos centroamericanos en el combate a las drogas quedo resquebrajado oficialmente el fin de semana. |
Friday, March 23, 2012
| Location: | Central America Regional, Guatemala |
| Category: | Diplomatic Relations, Narcotrafficking |
| Title: | Perez lowering expectations for Saturday's meeting |
| Author/Source: | Bloggings By Boz |
| Brief: | Several of the region's leaders, most recently Nicaraguan President Ortega, have rejected Perez's proposal outright. Others, like Salvadoran President Funes, were initially receptive but have backed away. |
Thursday, March 22, 2012
| Location: | Central America Regional |
| Category: | Civil-Military Relations, Public Security |
| Title: | Ejercito toma calles del Istmo |
| Author/Source: | Prensa Libre (Guatemala) |
| Brief: | Los tres paises acudieron al Ejercito, pese al rechazo de grupos civiles que no olvidan las ejecuciones extrajudiciales, desapariciones y caserios arrasados por militares. |
| Location: | Central America Regional, Mexico |
| Category: | Migration, Public Security |
| Title: | Proximo presidente debera pedir perdon a Centroamerica: Solalinde |
| Author/Source: | Gabriela Hernandez Proceso (Mexico) |
| Brief: | Solalinde dijo que, ademas, el nuevo gobierno estara obligado a hacer el recuento sobre del dano causado, asi como de los miles de mujeres y hombres que han desaparecido en territorio mexicano. |
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
| Location: | Central America Regional |
| Category: | Diplomatic Relations, Public Security |
| Title: | Presidentes CA revisaran cooperacion externa contra narcotrafico |
| Author/Source: | Arien Perez El Nuevo Diario (Nicaragua) |
| Brief: | Los ministros de Relaciones Exteriores de la region acordaron "elevar a los jefes de gobierno de los paises del SICA, una propuesta de posicion comun en materia de seguridad regional", en el marco de la VI Cumbre de las Americas. |
| Location: | Central America Regional, Nicaragua |
| Category: | Narcotrafficking, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Istmo debate en Costa Rica estrategia contra narcos |
| Author/Source: | Carlos Larios EFE El Nuevo Diario (Nicaragua) |
| Brief: | El Ejercito de Nicaragua confirmo que participa en Costa Rica en la reunion de guardacostas de Centroamerica, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador y Mexico, para analizar con las autoridades estadounidenses las estrategias contra el narcotrafico. |
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
| Location: | Central America Regional |
| Category: | International Community, Public Security |
| Title: | Cooperacion no fluye para seguridad |
| Author/Source: | Geovanni Contreras C. Prensa Libre (Guatemala) |
| Brief: | El hecho de que no fluya la cooperacion financiera prometida para la politica centroamericana de seguridad -establecida en Guatemala en una conferencia internacional en junio del 2011- fue un reclamo comun. |
| Location: | Central America Regional |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Fighting A Scourge In Central America |
| Author/Source: | Voice Of America |
| Brief: | U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs William Brownfield will travel to Central America this month to discuss joint efforts to fight the drug trafficking and violence. |
| Location: | Central America Regional, Honduras |
| Category: | Diplomatic Relations |
| Title: | XL Reunion del Consejo de Ministros de Relaciones Exteriores |
| Author/Source: | Gobierno De Unidad Nacional |
| Brief: | A la vez, conto con la participacion de las delegaciones de Honduras, en su calidad de Presidencia Pro Tempore, Belice, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Republica Dominicana y de la Secretaria General del SICA. |
Monday, March 19, 2012
| Location: | Central America Regional |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Southcom Sets Sights on Central America |
| Author/Source: | Patrick Corcoran InSight |
| Brief: | It appears that Southcom is casting about for a new mission, and Central America could fill that role. |