Drug War
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In our January 25 Facebook Live session, InSight Crime Co-Director Jeremy McDermott and Senior Editor Mike LaSusa discussed our annual GameChangers series, covering the most important recent trends in organized crime in Latin America… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime. Watch the full video below:
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President Donald Trump’s approach to US security policy in Latin America has flailed during his first year in office, with his administration alienating key international allies, backing flawed anti-crime strategies throughout the region, and pursuing counterproductive domestic policies… This piece was co-authored with Tristan Clavel. Read it in its entirety at InSight Crime.
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A recent US congressional hearing on the effectiveness of financially sanctioning criminal organizations illustrated some of the flaws in the practice and also provided suggestions for how to improve it… This piece was co-authored with Parker Asmann. Read it in its entirety at InSight Crime.
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Authorities in Nicaragua are trumpeting their counternarcotics efforts, which they say have kept “cartels” out of the country. But a series of prosecutions of alleged crime bosses shows that sophisticated, large-scale drug trafficking groups do indeed operate in the Central American nation… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
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The planned resignation of the US State Department’s top anti-drug official raises further questions about the future of US counternarcotics efforts in Latin America, against a backdrop of uncertainty surrounding the policy preferences of the administration of President Donald Trump… This piece was co-authored with Tristan Clavel. Read it in its entirety at InSight Crime.
Mike LaSusa 