Street gangs, a transnational security threat

Street gangs have become a top cause of insecurity in Central America, exacerbating pre-existing problems with clandestine death squads, organized crime, high rates of unemployment, and rampant corruption. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is actively seeking solutions to break this 20-year cycle, but the US authorities and their Central American colleagues face a difficult game of catch-up.

Read the two-part series on MS-13 street gangs: Street gangs, a transnational security threat and Recruitment, redemption in the MS-13 from the ISN website.