Organized crime

Cuba after Castro

September 14, 2011

From the Hudson Institute: The death of a charismatic leader such as Fidel Castro, along with the pursuit of economic liberalization, could, however, lead to the disappearance of Castroism, and with it, the dictatorial regime — but not without a price to pay. Raul Castro lacks charisma, historical legitimacy and the needed consensus among the [...]

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From the Zetas to the cartel of Havana

June 23, 2011

Joaquín Villalobos, a former Salvadoran guerrilla leader, who is now a security consultant, has penned a piece for the April-June 2011 issue of Foreign Affairs Latinoaméricano entitled “De los Zetas al cártel de la Habana” (From the Zetas to the cartel of Havana). Villalobos traces throughout the article the violence associated with organized crime in Mexico [...]

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Putin generation of military elites

September 30, 2010

Columnist Miguel Cossio discusses in El Nuevo Herald Raúl Castro’s firm steps in consolidating the military elite in power. The recent naming of a colonel to head CIMEX, Cuba’s largest commercial corporation, confirms the ascension of what Cossio calls the Putin generation in Cuba that is not just merely surviving but perpetuating the lineage: This [...]

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Dynamic criminalization of Cuba

September 20, 2010

Mark Galeotti, academic chairman of NYU’s Center for Global Affairs and an expert in transnational organized crime, wrote an article on organized crime in Cuba entitled “Forward to the Past: Organized Crime and Cuba’s History, Present and Future,” for the journal Trends in Organized Crime (Volume 9, Number 3, 45-60). Take notice of Galeotti’s point [...]

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Careful thought about giving into concessions

August 23, 2010

Jerry Brewer of Criminal Justice International Associates pens an op-ed (via Mexidata.info) on whether U.S. concessions are justified in light of the Castro regime’s destabilizing campaign in Latin America and continuous iron grip at home: As Cuba and Latin America’s leftist regimes continue their efforts to prevent the U.S. from assisting its democratic neighbors with drug interdiction, [...]

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Criminal activity funding operations

June 25, 2010

Stratfor analytical article on insurgent/terrorist groups using criminal activity to fund its operations.  A reference is made within the piece to the Cuban Intelligence Service (CuIS): For the militant group, the addition of a state sponsor can provide an array of modern weaponry and a great deal of useful training. For example, the FIM-92 Stinger missiles [...]

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