Foreign Policy and National Security
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Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang is causing increasing concern in the United States, even though the group appears to have no substantial US presence and looks unlikely to establish one. Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
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As Haiti continues to make headlines amid struggles to control crime and insecurity, a new book traces the roots of the institutional weaknesses that have aided the growth and entrenchment of criminal organizations… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
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I made a YouTube short for InSight Crime talking about why the US is prosecuting former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández. You can watch here.
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As the United States gears up for the drug trafficking trial of Honduran ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández, prosecutors face the diplomatic paradox of presenting evidence showing their government stayed friendly with a leader that it knew was corrupt… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
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I made a YouTube short for InSight Crime talking about why gang violence is exploding in Ecuador as the government declares a state of internal armed conflict. You can watch here.
Mike LaSusa 