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European Studies Welcomes Title VIII Research Scholar Dr. Susan C. Pearce
May 22, 2012
European Studies is pleased to welcome research scholar Susan Pearce, who will be in residence at the Center from May 7 until August 17, 2012 working on a project titled, “Gender-Based Violence, Eastern Europe, and U.S. Immigration." more
The Impact of Local Law Enforcement at the Canada-U.S. Border
June 14, 2012 // 9:00am — 11:00am
Stretching 5,525 miles, the Canada-United States border is the longest international boundary in the world. Every day, border officers from both nations inspect about a billion dollars in trade and hundreds of thousands of people in order to interdict harmful goods and persons at our shared crossing. However, the agencies in charge of the border and customs only have primary jurisdiction along the band that makes up the international boundary. Outside of that area, border security is left to other federal, state, and provincial police forces.
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Disrupting Money Laundering by Mexican Transnational Organized Crime
May 18, 2012 // 8:30am — 10:00am
Proceeds from the sale of illegal drugs and other trafficking activities are the life-blood of transnational organized crime. The process of “laundering” this money is a critical element in the criminal enterprise, but governmental efforts to disrupt the flow of dirty money have had mixed results. more
European Studies Welcomes Title VIII Research Scholar Dr. Susan C. Pearce
May 22, 2012European Studies is pleased to welcome research scholar Susan Pearce, who will be in residence at the Center from May 7 until August 17, 2012 working on a project titled, “Gender-Based Violence, Eastern Europe, and U.S. Immigration."
Latin American Program in the News: Ex-minister target of Colombian bomb
May 16, 2012A former top Colombian official survived an assassination attempt on May 15 after a daylight bombing in the country's capital.
Latin American Program in the News: OAS delivers conclusions about the Summit of the Americas
Apr 25, 2012“Even though the priorities and concerns are the same, the Americas are not as synchronized as we would like and there is still a lot of work to do”, was the first conclusion from the secretary general of the Organization of Americas State (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, in regards to the hemispheric encounter in Cartagena. During the conference organized at the Woodrow Wilson Center, in Washington DC, Insulza emphasized that “we have to find ways of cooperation in pending themes and that is what is going to determine if this is going to be a decade of success for the Americas”. (in Spanish)
Latin American Program in the News: Business: A welcomed new partner in citizen security
Apr 20, 2012A good effort in this direction is the "Central American Regional Security Policy Center", an initiative by INCAE and the Woodrow Wilson Center, with World Bank and donor support. It proposes a platform for permanent dialogue between stakeholders and governments in order to generate ideas that can feed into policy-making dialogues or processes in a more systematic way.
The Impact of Local Law Enforcement at the Canada-U.S. Border
June 14, 2012 // 9:00am — 11:00am
Stretching 5,525 miles, the Canada-United States border is the longest international boundary in the world. Every day, border officers from both nations inspect about a billion dollars in trade and hundreds of thousands of people in order to interdict harmful goods and persons at our shared crossing. However, the agencies in charge of the border and customs only have primary jurisdiction along the band that makes up the international boundary. Outside of that area, border security is left to other federal, state, and provincial police forces.
Disrupting Money Laundering by Mexican Transnational Organized Crime
May 18, 2012 // 8:30am — 10:00am
Proceeds from the sale of illegal drugs and other trafficking activities are the life-blood of transnational organized crime. The process of “laundering” this money is a critical element in the criminal enterprise, but governmental efforts to disrupt the flow of dirty money have had mixed results.
Citizen Security in Venezuela
May 30, 2012 // 8:45am — 12:45pm
On May 30, 2012, the Latin American Program is having an event on citizen security in Venezuela.
Considering New Strategies for Confronting Organized Crime in Mexico
The Mexico Institute presents a new publication on U.S.-Mexico security cooperation by Senior Associate Eric L. Olson that challenges the conventional wisdom about crime and violence in Mexico and suggests new strategies for effectively addressing the security threats posed by organized crime.
Organized Crime in Central America: The Northern Triangle, Report on the Americas #29
This publication attempts to create a better understanding of the nature, origins, and evolution of organized crime in Central America by examining the dynamics of organized crime in the three countries of the so-called Northern Triangle—El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras—as well as the broader regional context that links these case studies.
Environment and Security in the Amazon Basin - #4
In collaboration with the Environmental Change and Security Project , the Latin American Program hosted a series of three conferences during the Spring of 2000 that brought together select groups of experts and policymakers to discuss issues such as: environmental and sustainable initiatives in the Amazon Basin; the roles of local, national, and international actors; Brazil's national security agenda in relation to the Amazon Basin; and the rising threat of international drug trafficking. This volume is a compilation of papers presented at these conferences. Its aim is to provide insights into the complex and politically delicate security and environmental questions at stake in the Amazon Basin.To download a .pdf of this publication, see the Brazil @ the Wilson Center publications page.
Cynthia J. Arnson
Dr. Cynthia J. Arnson is director of the Latin American Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Her most recent work has focused on questions of democratic governance, conflict resolution, international relations, and U.S. policy in the Western hemisphere. She is editor of I...
