Security, Defense, and Institutional Challenges in Latin America
Andean Security Group is an independent platform analyzing how security institutions adapt to modern threats and operational constraints across Latin America.
Our work focuses on institutional decision-making, interagency coordination, and the practical limits of security responses in complex environments.
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Featured Analysis
“Managing the Emerging Drone Threat in Colombia”
The Structural Limits of Counter-Drone Response
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ASG publishes structured, experience-informed analysis intended to support professionals operating in complex security environments.
Work is grounded in practical realities and focuses on how organizations adapt to evolving threats, constraints, and regional dynamics.
Content is produced with an emphasis on clarity, restraint, and relevance—not volume.
Current focus areas include:
Institutional adaptation to emerging threats
Counter-drone posture and low-altitude domain dynamics
Security cooperation and partner force effectiveness
Operational friction in complex environments
Publications
This section contains original analysis and structured assessments focused on security and defense challenges in Latin America.
Each publication is designed to be practical, readable, and directly relevant to professionals working in or engaging with the region.
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“Managing the Emerging Drone Threat in Colombia”
The Structural Limits of Counter-Drone Response
“The Low-Altitude Domain in the Western Hemisphere”
Structural Fragmentation and the Limits of National Response
“The Future of Conflict in the Low-Altitude Domain”
How Drone Proliferation Is Reshaping Tactical Competition
“Why Counter-Drone Strategies Fail at Scale”
Institutional Constraints in the Low-Altitude Domain
“The Limits of Security Cooperation in Latin America”
Why Partner Force Models Struggle in Complex Environments
“The Limits of Intelligence in Latin American Security Environments”
Why Awareness Does Not Consistently Translate Into Action
“Security Without Control”
The Institutional Challenge of Territorial Governance in Fragmented Environments
“What the Putumayo Crash Reveals — And What the Investigation Won't
On institutional accountability, U.S. security assistance, and the limits of transparency in Colombian defense
About
Andean Security Group (ASG) is an independent platform focused on security, defense, and institutional challenges in Latin America.
The platform exists to examine how organizations operate in complex environments where operational realities, political context, and institutional structures intersect.
ASG emphasizes:
practical analysis over theory
clarity over volume
discretion over visibility
Work is intended for professionals and organizations seeking grounded perspectives on regional security dynamics.
The platform focuses on areas where institutional processes lag behind operational reality, but does not provide services, consulting, or advisory engagements at this time.
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ASG analysis is produced by a practitioner with over a decade of U.S. military service, including six years in special operations with a sustained focus on Latin America. Drawing on multiple deployments to the region and direct experience in security cooperation, institutional engagement, and operational environments across the Andean and broader Latin American context, ASG work is grounded in what actually happens — not theoretical constructs.
Prior experience includes service as an infantry officer and military public affairs, providing a foundation in both operational execution and strategic communication. ASG exists because that combination of experience — operational, institutional, and analytical — is rarely applied with the discipline the region's complexity demands.
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Contact
For general inquiries or professional correspondence:
info@andeansecuritygroup.com