How Organized Crime Is Evolving in Mexico and Central America

With governments distracted by COVID-19, transnational gangs like MS-13 and the Jalisco Cartel are expanding their reach and influence. What does this mean for regional security? What will the consequences be for northward migration to the United States? How should the new Biden administration react? Join experts Luis Guillermo Solís, Andrew Selee and Sonja Wolf for this panel to launch the new edition of Americas Quarterly.

Speakers:

• Luis Guillermo Solís, Interim Director at the Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center at Florida International University and former President of Costa Rica @luisguillermosr
• Andrew Selee, President of the Migration Policy Institute @SeleeAndrew
• Sonja Wolf, Cátedra CONACYT Assistant Professor with the Drug Policy Program at the Center for Economic Research and Teaching (CIDE) in Mexico @scwolf5
• Cecilia Tornaghi, Managing Editor, Americas Quarterly @ctornaghi (moderator)

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