The Islamist threat in Latin America and the Caribbean: What do we really know?

terrorism

Foreign Policy & U.S./Latin America Relations

The Islamist threat in Latin America and the Caribbean: What do we really know?

By Christopher Sabatini / chrissabatini / January 26, 2017

Some of the people slated to enter the administration have made a career peddling theories of Islamist threats in our hemisphere. There are genuine reasons for concern, but not for the disproven assertions many have been pitching for years.

Crime

Collaboration and learning in Latin America’s fight against transnational organized crime and terrorism

By Evan Ellis / REvanEllis / September 28, 2016

As I saw in four days at a region-wide discussion, Latin American militaries are already collaborating on the triple threats of narcotics trafficking, terrorism and organized crime. Here are nine areas for further cooperation.

In the Media

US formally drops Cuba from terrorism ‘blacklist’

June 8, 2015

Taking Cuba off the list has two main consequences, diplomatic and economic, said Christopher Sabatini, a Columbia University professor who specializes in Cuba studies. “This is something that for a long time sort of stuck in the craw of the Cubans, who really resented being lumped together with countries like Iran and Syria,” he said.

In the Media

U.S. takes Cuba off list of state sponsors of terrorism

June 8, 2015

“The embargo has grown by accretion over the decades, one brick at a time,” said Christopher Sabatini, a scholar of U.S.-Cuba relations who teaches at Columbia University. “Dismantling it is going to happen similarly.”