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Juan Carlos Garzón Vergara, a researcher at the Woodrow Wilson Center and the Center for Latin American Studies at Georgetown University, has worked as a consultant for the United Nations Development Program and the Organization of American States. He is the author of Mafia & Co.: The Criminal Networks in Mexico, Brazil, and Columbia.

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Latin America’s Adaptive Gangsters
Dec 13, 2012

Barbara I tried to wrote you but the email of Damen does not work.
Latin America’s Adaptive Gangsters
Nov 20, 2012

Barbara, thank you for your comments. This is a good opportunity to highlight some of the points that I wrote in my column. I identify “…the failed war on drugs and criminalization of consumers” as one of the distortions that contributes to perpetuate the presence and influence of organized crime. Additionally, I made explicit my disagreement with the “iron fist” policies that cause many deaths and human rights violations in countries like Guatemala. It is clear that I am not part of the “US Foreign Policies”. I also would like to share with you that I worked in Guatemala for two years, during which time I had the opportunity to travel across different regions and see the difficult situation of this country. As a Colombian I am deeply committed to Guatemalans and the need to rethink the way security is built.
Latin America’s Adaptive Gangsters
Nov 16, 2012

Michael you can download the book through this link: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/mafia-co

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