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McCormick Quoted in InSight Crime Article on Trump’s Impact on Anti-Crime Efforts in Latin America

January 24, 2025

InSight Crime

Gladys McCormick

Gladys McCormick


As the new Trump administration takes office, Latin America braces for shifts in U.S. policy, with organized crime high on the agenda. Military strikes on Mexican criminals and a possible retaking of the Panama Canal have already featured in the incoming president’s rhetoric.

Militarization alone cannot solve the problem. Modern criminal organizations are complex and adaptable, and fighting them requires multifaceted, multinational efforts. Focusing almost exclusively on immigration and drugs could take attention away from other important aspects of organized crime, like money laundering. 

“There’s so much more on the table in terms of the overall portfolios of some of these organizations,” says Gladys McCormick, Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations.

Read more in the InSight Crime article, “How Trump’s Team Could Impact Anti-Crime Efforts in LatAm.”


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