IntelCountry ProfileCosta Rica

Costa Rica

Americas/ Central AmericaSan José5.2M

Capital

San José

GDP (USD)

N/A

Government

N/A

Head of State

N/A

Key Drivers

No key drivers identified.

Recent Intelligence

9

ELEVATEDSEV 62·political

Costa Rica’s new “hardline” president and Hungary’s post-Orbán power shift—what’s next for security and markets?

Laura FernándezCosta Rica presidentwar on crimejudicial reform

ELEVATEDSEV 62·diplomacy

Nigeria clamps down on stolen crude as Israel’s Lebanon rhetoric and US-Costa Rica deportations raise regional risk

Nigerian Navystolen crudeN4 billionEli Cohen

ELEVATEDSEV 62·economy

Spain’s housing boom meets migration pressure—while remote villages and deported families scramble for shelter

Madrid housing bubble riskforeign investorsyoung AmericansArenillas free homes jobs

ELEVATEDSEV 62·diplomacy

UN’s Next Chief Race Turns Into a Test of Nuclear Credibility and Peacemaking Urgency

Rebeca GrynspanRafael GrossiUN secretary-generalpeacemaking

ELEVATEDSEV 62·economy

Spirit Airlines collapses over higher oil costs—while a US visa revocation sparks fresh media friction

Spirit Airlineshigher oil pricesjet fuelLatam routes

ELEVATEDSEV 62·diplomacy

Pentagon stalls wind power, accelerates autonomous drones—while visa policy reshapes U.S. power and staffing

Pentagononshore wind farmsautonomous-warfare budgetself-organizing drones

ELEVATEDSEV 62·diplomacy

US tightens immigration and information controls—while travel demand sags and COVID vaccine research faces a block

Temporary Protected Status (TPS)VenezuelansU.S. Supreme CourtState Department

ELEVATEDSEV 62·diplomacy

US immigration and AI court fights collide with cross-border enforcement—what’s next for deportations, ICE, and SEC cases?

ELEVATEDSEV 58·diplomacy

From ICC trials to “war on crime”: how new leadership and legal battles could reshape Latin America’s risk map

International Criminal CourtRodrigo Dutertelead counselJair Bolsonaro appeal