Issue: Latin America & the World

Cecilia Farfán-Méndez: “The evidence shows that this kind of kingpin strategy is not particularly useful or robust in weakening or eliminating the activity of a criminal group.”

Mexico Program Non-Resident Senior Fellow Cecilia Farfán-Méndez, talked with Organized Crime Dispatch (by GI-TOC) regarding the recent military operation in Mexico that resulted in the capture and death of the high-profile Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) leader, “El Mencho.”

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From Production to Consumption: Japan–Latin America Cooperation in Food and Agriculture

This event on Tuesday March 3, 2026 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET co-organized by the Inter-American Dialogue’s Asia & Latin America Program and the Japan Association of Latin America and the Caribbean will examine opportunities for deeper Japan–LAC cooperation across food production, agricultural technology, supply chains, and food markets in light of evolving global conditions. It will also explore how these areas of cooperation can contribute to food security, supply chain resilience, and sustainable development, while reinforcing long-standing economic and cultural ties.

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Alexandre Varella

Alexandre Costa Varella is the coordinator of the Labex North America Program for the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa).

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Millie Creighton

Millie Creighton is an anthropologist, Japan specialist and Asianist in the Department of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, Canada.

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Motoyuki Ishize

Ishizhe Motoyuki currently serves as assistant minister and director-general of the Latin American and Caribbean Affairs Bureau at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA). 

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