Desafíos de las Drogas y el Crimen Organizado: Estrategias Integrales y Responsabilidades Compartidas

Trump’s disruptive policies could inadvertently provide the impetus to bring Europe and Latin America closer together. With smart policies, the incoming German government can leverage shared interests for a renewed partnership.

Focusing on cocaine paste (pasta básica) seizures, this visualization examines the scale, distribution, and concentration of large interdictions. By analyzing seizure sizes and geographic hotspots, it highlights key trafficking routes and the role of enforcement in disrupting supply flows.

The GIGA and the EULAC Foundation co-organised, with the support of the City of Hamburg, the two-day workshop ‘Port Cities Fighting Transatlantic Drug Trafficking’ in early April 2025. This policy brief present the core themes and insights emerging from the workshop, highlighting key takeaways.

Nach dem US-Angriff und seiner Entführung sitzt Nicolás Maduros in New York in Haft; eine Anhörung in Manhattan steht bevor. Präsidentin Delcy Rodríguez laviert zwischen US-Druck und heimischen Eliten. Öl-Deals laufen, Sanktionen bleiben, Neuwahlen sind ungewiss.

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US-Präsident Trump hat nach der Militäraktion in Venezuela weiteren lateinamerikanischen Staaten offen gedroht. Wie gefährlich ist Trumps Lateinamerika-Hinterhof-Politik? Prof. Dr. Sabine Kurtenbach erläutert geopolitische Interessen und Risiken für Venezuela, Kolumbien und Kuba.

After the US intervention in Venezuela, the relation between Gustavo Petro and Donald Trump became tense again. A phone call decreased the crisis but the political risks remain in place.

Südamerika bleibt Zentrum der Kokainproduktion, viel davon gelangt in die USA. Venezuela gilt als mögliches Transitland und wird mit dem Cártel de los Soles verknüpft. Welche Rolle spielt das Land im Drogenhandel? Prof. Dr. Sabine Kurtenbach ordnet für das Tagesschau‑Format „Fünf Fragen Fünf Antworten“ ein.

Was bedeutet die US-Intervention für die Menschen in Venezuela? GIGA-Präsidentin Prof. Dr. Sabine Kurtenbach berichtet von der unverändert angespannten sozialen Situation, der Angst davor, auf die Straße zu gehen und schwindende Hoffnungen auf einen Regimewechsel.

Die USA greifen Venezuela an und bald auch Grönland? Russland überfällt die Ukraine, China schielt auf Taiwan. Europa, die Nato und Deutschland müssen sich neu sortieren. Versagt das Völkerrecht? Gilt jetzt die Macht des Stärkeren? Welche Welt wollen wir?

Friedensnobelpreis für Machado: GIGA-Expertin Prof. Dr. Sabine Kurtenbach spricht im Interview mit Veronika Lohmüller von Bayern2 über die Bedeutung der Auszeichnung für Venezuela, die Opposition und den Kampf für Demokratie im Land.

Die USA verschärfen den Druck auf Venezuela: Flugzeugträger vor der Küste, geschlossener Luftraum, Ausreiseangebot an Präsident Maduro. Droht nun eine militärische Intervention? hr-INFO spricht mit GIGA-Expertin Prof. Dr. Sabine Kurtenbach über die Strategie Washingtons und mögliche Folgen.

Was will Präsident Trump vor Venezuelas Küsten - Drogenhandel bekämpfen oder einen Regimewechsel?

The GIGA and the EULAC Foundation co-organised, with the support of the City of Hamburg, the two-day workshop ‘Port Cities Fighting Transatlantic Drug Trafficking’ in early April 2025. This policy brief present the core themes and insights emerging from the workshop, highlighting key takeaways.

Never before has so much cocaine been in circulation worldwide, while other drugs like fentanyl, methamphetamine, and Captagon are similarly prevalent in different parts of the globe, and European ports like Hamburg have become key hubs for drug trafficking. What can be done? GIGA researchers share insights into current findings and policy approaches. 

Experts Workshop Port Cities Fighting Transatlantic Drug Trafficking, Hamburg International Maritime Museum, Hamburg Organisers: German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), EU-LAC Foundation Prof. Dr. Sabine Kurtenbach (Organiser), Julia Kramer (Organiser), Dr. Jonas von Hoffmann (Organiser), Janaina Maldonado Guerra da Cunha (Organiser), PD Dr. Dr. Ariel Macaspac Hernandez (Organiser), Eduardo Valencia (Organiser)

Experts from diverse fields gather to explore the challenges of illicit drug trafficking from Latin America to Europe and beyond. Focusing on ports as key hubs, they examine underlying dynamics and emerging trends, available data and common misconceptions, community impacts and civil society’s role.

Der Konflikt zwischen den USA und Venezuela geht in die nächste Runde. Diesmal geht es um Venezulas vermeintliche Beteiligung am Drogenhandel. Aber was steckt dahinter?

Donald Trumps Migrationspolitik bringt Mexiko in eine schwierige Lage. Die Regierung des Landes könnte gezwungen sein, ihm bei der Umsetzung seiner Pläne zu helfen.

Janaina Maldonado was interviewed by ZDF about the transnational drug trafficking routes connecting Europe and Latin America.

This chapter considers the Dismantling Law through the journey of the Ford Ka stolen from Uber driver Diego in the East Zone. Prior to the Law, the dismantling market was highly susceptible to illegality, as might be expected from a market in stolen car parts. This has led to a conflict between actors competing for economic and political gains from illegal money.

Publics and politicians are divided on whether cannabis regulation will increase or decrease drug violence. Using a Policy Delphi, which the article introduces and discusses, can contribute to clarify what to expect of the legal regulation of cannabis regarding drug-related violence and crime.

Colombia has a long history of war and peacebuilding. The 2016 Peace Agreement and its implementation have initiated some profound transformation processes. This representative national survey on what peace is, shows high levels of consensus on respect, tranquillity, and justice as the main elements of peace

This line graph shows coca cultivation trends in Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia from 2000 to 2023. Using UNODC’s Illicit Crop Monitoring Programme (ICMP) data, it tracks total hectares of coca bush cultivated annually, highlighting long-term shifts across the three countries.

Peace and conflict are not the same across territories and scales. Conceptualizing peace as a process based on three core functions of society and related norms allows us to identify variations in peacebuilding needs and perceptions. The entanglement of different scales shapes the diversity of peace and highlights the opportunities and challenges of peacebuilding and related norms, along with their diffusion and contestation.

Trump’s disruptive policies could inadvertently provide the impetus to bring Europe and Latin America closer together. With smart policies, the incoming German government can leverage shared interests for a renewed partnership.

Focusing on cocaine paste (pasta básica) seizures, this visualization examines the scale, distribution, and concentration of large interdictions. By analyzing seizure sizes and geographic hotspots, it highlights key trafficking routes and the role of enforcement in disrupting supply flows.

The GIGA and the EULAC Foundation co-organised, with the support of the City of Hamburg, the two-day workshop ‘Port Cities Fighting Transatlantic Drug Trafficking’ in early April 2025. This policy brief present the core themes and insights emerging from the workshop, highlighting key takeaways.