Guatemala

Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom
Guatemala: A Spying Case and Potential Cartel Involvement
September 9, 2008 2157 GMT
The Guatemalan president's effort to implicate drug traffickers in a spying scandal represents an attempt to deflect attention from his own security problems. (With Stratfor map) [more]
Drug Traffickers
Guatemala: Arrest Confirms Mexican Cartels' Expansion Into Central America
April 16, 2008 0049 GMT
Guatemalan and Mexican government officials confirmed April 15 that one of the Mexican nationals detained in Guatemala on April 9 is a high ranking Mexican drug cartel member. [more]
Guatemala - President Colom
Guatemala: New President, Old Challenges
January 15, 2008 1654 GMT
Guatemala's deep-rooted problems of crime and poverty will make it hard for its new president to deliver short-term results. [more]
Guatemala: A Civil War's Continuing Legacy
August 14, 2007 2252 GMT
Politically motivated assassinations leading up to Guatemala's September elections are adding to... [more]
U.S., Latin America: The President Tours a Divided Region
March 7, 2007 2359 GMT
Editor’s Note: When originally posted, the piece said Guatemalan troops... [more]
Guatelmala: Drug Cartel Responsible For Murder?
May 1, 2006 2217 GMT
Alvaro Colom, head of Guatemala's main opposition party National Unity of Hope (UNE), said May 1... [more]
Mara Salvatrucha Gangs and U.S. Security
August 22, 2005 2340 GMT
In a sweep known as Operation Community Shield, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and... [more]
Latin America: Regional Security Summit
March 31, 2005 2044 GMT
The presidents of El Salvador, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduras are scheduled to... [more]
Guatemala: CAFTA Protest
March 10, 2005 0340 GMT
Police used tear gas and water cannons to break up a protest March 9 in Guatemala City against... [more]
Global Market Brief: CAFTA Signed
June 1, 2004 0705 GMT
The U.S. trade representative and five Central American trade ministers have signed the... [more]
Central American Youth Gangs: This Decade's Crime Lords
January 30, 2004 1543 GMT
Central American youth gangs are directly challenging the authority of governments in the region... [more]
Guatemala Elections May Spark Violence
November 7, 2003 1557 GMT
Guatemala will hold presidential elections Nov. 9. Since no candidate will win more than 50... [more]
Guatemala: Legal Fireworks, Political Violence Ahead of Elections?
August 6, 2003 1925 GMT
Guatemala holds national elections on Nov. 9, and in the next three months, legal fireworks and... [more]
Guatemalan Elections Unlikely To End Corruption, Violence
February 28, 2003 1855 GMT
Voters in Guatemala will elect a new president in November 2003. Septuagenarian former Gen.... [more]
Latin America: What Went Wrong, and What Needs Doing?
November 12, 2002 0000 GMT
As international and regional leaders grapple with ways to achieve sustained growth and social... [more]
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