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Tuesday Aug 05, 2014
Tuesday Aug 05, 2014
Control Risks' lead analyst for Central America, Gavin Strong, highlights the deteriorating security environment in Central America's Northern Triangle region - Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador - where the breakdown in the long-standing truce between drugs gangs has resulted in a significant uptick in shootouts, gangland killings, ambushes of police patrols and extortion-related attacks. He considers the short- and medium-term outlook for the security environment and the likely implications for business.
About the presenter
Gavin Strong is Control Risks' lead analyst covering the Central America region. He provides regular political and security risk analysis for Control Risks’ subscription services Country Risk Forecast and PRIME. Before joining Control Risks, Gavin worked for IHS Jane’s and Oxford Analytica and was a researcher for the International Institute for Strategic Studies. Gavin is a regular commentator in the media for outlets including the Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, Forbes and the Mexican news site Animal Político.