EPISODE · Jun 5, 2026 · 7 MIN
An Overview of Security and Violence in the Americas and the Caribbean: Structural Factors and New Trends
from ParlAmericas Podcast · host ParlAmericas
In this episode, we will examine the changing dynamics of insecurity and violence in the Americas and the Caribbean, with a focus on the professionalization, adaptability, and diversification of transnational organized crime. You will hear the intervention of Dr. Vinicius de Carvalho, Reader in Brazilian and Latin American Studies in the Department of War Studies at King’s College London. His remarks explore how criminal networks operate across borders, exploit regulatory and institutional gaps, and expand into multiple illicit markets, underscoring the importance of defining security with greater precision in legislative and policy responses. This episode was recorded on November 27, 2025, during the high-level dialogue “An Overview of Security and Violence in the Americas and the Caribbean: Structural Factors and New Trends,” held as part of the First Gathering of the ParlAmericas Parliamentary Network on Security, “Human Security and Regional Stability: Parliamentary Responses to Challenges in the Americas and the Caribbean,” organized by ParlAmericas in Panama City, Panama. You can access the meeting content here.
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Welcome to the ParlAmericas Podcast. In this episode, we will explore the evolving landscape of security and violence in the Americas and the Caribbean. We will hear from Dr. Vinicius de Carvalho, Reader in Brazilian and Latin American Studies in the Department of War Studies at King’s College London, who reflects on the complexity of transnational organized crime and the ways in which criminal networks adapt to state institutions, regulatory gaps, and emerging markets. His intervention invites us to think more precisely about how we define security, how criminal economies operate, and why there is no single solution to a challenge that is constantly changing. This episode was recorded during the high-level dialogue “An Overview of Security and Violence in the Americas and the Caribbean: Structural Factors and New Trends,” held as part of the First Gathering of the ParlAmericas Parliamentary Network on Security, titled “Human Security and Regional Stability: Parliamentary Responses to Challenges in the Americas and the Caribbean,” which took place on November 27 and 28, 2025, in Panama City, Panama.
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