Category: Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

Gen. Laura Richardson on what an international response to Haiti might look like

Watch the event Public Event Tue, March 19, 2024 • 10:00 am ET General Laura Richardson on security in the Western Hemisphere AN #ACFRONTPAGE EVENT—Gen. Laura J. Richardson, Commander of US Southern Command, discusses her vision for US security partnership with Latin America and the Caribbean. Americas Caribbean Latin America Security & Defense The United

Ecuador has declared ‘internal armed conflict’ against criminal gangs. What’s next?

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa started the new year with a declaration of “internal armed conflict” against criminal groups, coupled with a sixty-day state of emergency. Earlier this week, two leaders of criminal groups—José Adolfo Macías Salazar, alias “Fito,” of the group Los Choneros, and Fabricio Colón Pico, alias “Capitan Pico,” from Los Lobos—escaped from prison.