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  • SM-2026-TA-119Assessment release

    Mexico's Cartel Explosives Escalation

    A spate of car bombs, explosive-rigged drones, and improvised landmines across Mexico signals a durable shift in cartel tactics that raises risk for police, communities, road transport, and companies operating in contested states.

  • SM-2026-TA-120Assessment release

    Tren de Aragua Under Coordinated Regional Pressure

    Arrests across five Brazilian states and the capture of a suspected leader in Colombia show a regionally coordinated campaign against Tren de Aragua, whose expansion model now depends on partnerships with entrenched local groups.

  • SM-2026-TA-118Assessment release

    QTFY's IoT Obfuscation Network and Persistent PRC Cyber Access

    U.S. authorities disrupted QScan and QTRouter, platforms attributed to the PRC-linked QTFY group that weaponized thousands of IoT devices and proxy systems to obscure cyber operations against government, defense, financial, academic, and critical-infrastructure targets.

  • SM-2026-TA-117Assessment release

    Forced Returns and Gang Expansion Compound Haiti's Security Emergency

    Haiti absorbed nearly 200,000 forced returns during the first eight months of 2026 as gangs expanded violence beyond established strongholds, including an attack in Kenscoff that killed 47 people.

  • SM-2026-TA-116Assessment release

    Venezuela's Oil Control Accord Reshapes Hemispheric Energy Risk

    Washington's announced majority-control arrangement over Venezuelan reserves could reorder hemispheric energy relationships, but unclear legal authority, underinvestment, grid weakness, and limited export capacity make rapid production gains unlikely.

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