October 8, 2025 - Interview published by National Public Radio (NPR)
My interview with Planet Money on NPR on the changing dynamics of transnational organized crime and expanding illicit markets. Topics include América Latina, Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación, Crimen Transnacional, drug trafficking, Fourth Wave of Transnational Organized Crime, and illicit finance.
September 19, 2025 - Article published by Latinoamérica21
An overview of the advance of transnational organized crime as an existential threat to democratic institutions in Latin America Topics include América Latina, authoritarianism, corruption, criminalized states, and transnational organized crime.
July 3, 2025 - Journal Article published by InterAmerican Institute for Democracy
Study with Fidelem Security Advisers on how the iron grip of authoritarian governors in Northern Argentina suffocate democracy and protect illicit economies Topics include Argentina, authoritarianism, Fourth Wave of Transnational Organized Crime, and transnational organized crime.
July 3, 2025 - Journal Article published by InterAmerican Institute for Democracy
Un estudio sobre el autoritarismo subnacional y el impacto de caudillos en Argentina Feudal Topics include Argentina, authoritarianism, Fourth Wave of Transnational Organized Crime, and transnational organized crime.
June 26, 2025 - Journal Article published by FIU Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy
Douglas Farah, Dr. Eduardo Gamarra, Pablo Zeballos examinan el creciente rol de crimen transnacional en República Dominicana y la convergencia de economías ilícitas. Topics include América Latina and Tren de Aragua.
June 26, 2025 - Journal Article published by FIU Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy
Douglas Farah, Dr. Eduardo Gamarra, Pablo Zeballos look at the Domincan Republic's growing role as a convergence center for multiple illicit economies. Topics include América Latina, corruption, drug trafficking, and gangs.
May 5, 2025 - Article published by Americas Quarterly
An analysis of how the authoritarian government of Bukele in El Salvador is working with the Trump administration to cover up secret negotiations with the MS-13 gangs and unwind investigations that show Bukele's complicity. Topics include Bukele, El Salvador, gangs, and Trump.
April 24, 2025 - Article published by Centro de Estudios Estratégicos del Ejército del Perú
El estudio examina la emergencia de la Exo-Criminalidad de Riesgo (ECR) como una variante delictiva que difiere de la criminalidad organizada tradicional al originarse en factores externos, tales como dinámicas migratorias, crisis sociales y otras presiones exógenas. Topics include América Latina, Chile, and Crimen Transnacional.
