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THE CES BRIEF


Gangs Govern by Default as Port-au-Prince Defers Its Ballots
Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council suspended presidential and legislative ballots scheduled for December 2026. With only 769,000 voters registered and the UN-backed Gang Suppression Force at one-third deployment, armed groups now exercise de facto governance over key corridors. This shift carries material implications for Caribbean migration routes, freight insurance, and regional security architecture.
Oct 65 min read


El Salvador 2026: The Secured State — Bukele's Export Model Meets Its Debt Ceiling
El Salvador 2026 is not a safe country. It is a country where violence has been administratively suspended — and the bill arrives in 2027. Full risk assessment.
Sep 1828 min read


The Gulf of Guinea 2026: Piracy's Long Tail, Pipelines, and the Perimeter of West African Energy
Incident counts are at thirty-year lows, yet the kidnapping economy is intact, the security is rented, and the gulf's true integration runs below the waterline. A theatre-level assessment of West African energy's most consequential corridor.
Sep 1036 min read


Guatemala 2026: The Unguarded Isthmus
Between the sealed Darién Gap and Mexico's southern border, Guatemala has become the hemisphere's most consequential unguarded corridor. This assessment maps the cartel succession auction triggered by El Mencho's death, the deportation arithmetic, the 21%-of-GDP remittance economy, and the Beijing–Taipei recognition contest ahead of the 2028 transition.
Sep 430 min read


Haiti 2026: The Terminal State
Haiti represents the Western Hemisphere's most advanced case of state collapse. Armed coalitions control 70–90% of Port-au-Prince. An unelected prime minister governs without parliament. A private mercenary drone programme has killed over 1,200 people without accountability. The US has terminated TPS for 350,000 Haitians. The December 2026 election is not feasible. Three scenarios through Q3 2027.
Aug 2520 min read


Ecuador 2026: The Mano Dura Trap
The 2026 Ecuador geopolitical risk landscape combines a narco-insurgency, a dollarization trap, and strategic hedging between Washington and Beijing. This CES Intelligence assessment delivers calibrated probability scenarios and sector-specific implications for organisations with exposure to Latin American supply chains.
Aug 2120 min read
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