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Significance
One major step to that end was the agreement in August to increase cooperation to tackle gang activity with the creation of a trinational force.
Impacts
Stemming funding will be key to meaningful progress in combating organised criminal activity.
November's US presidential election is an uncertainty in terms of how the Central American security issue will be addressed.
Broader security cooperation would require a fully regional approach, probably through the Central American Integration System (SICA).
Keywords:
Central America,
LA/C,
Costa Rica,
El Salvador,
Guatemala,
Honduras,
United States,
international relations,
politics,
aid,
government,
military,
police,
policy,
security,
corruption,
human rights,
narcotics
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