GCIS INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: CRS Views Decline of Central American Security

 

ISSUED BY: GCIS Communications Command Center

SOURCE: Secrecy News

05April2011 4:00amEST

GCIS INTELLIGENCE UPDATE: Violent instability in Central America poses a growing threat to the countries of the region, with direct and indirect consequences for the United States, according to a new report (pdf) from the Congressional Research Service.

“The seven nations of Central America face significant security challenges. Well-financed and heavily armed criminal threats, fragile political and judicial systems, and persistent social hardships such as poverty and unemployment contribute to widespread insecurity in the region. The United States has allocated $260 million in security assistance to support Central America since FY2008 under what is now known as the Central America Regional Security Initiative; however, security conditions have continued to deteriorate,” the CRS report said. (read full report)

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