BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//InSight Crime - ECPv6.17.4//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:InSight Crime X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://insightcrime.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for InSight Crime REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Halifax BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT DTSTART:20240310T060000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST DTSTART:20241103T050000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT DTSTART:20250309T060000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST DTSTART:20251102T050000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT DTSTART:20260308T060000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST DTSTART:20261101T050000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT DTSTART:20270314T060000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST DTSTART:20271107T050000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Bogota BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:-05 DTSTART:20230101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20240101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:EST END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:CET END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260626T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260626T120000 DTSTAMP:20260602T182717Z CREATED:20260602T115600Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T182717Z UID:343055-1782471600-1782475200@insightcrime.org SUMMARY:Beyond El Mencho and the Chapitos: Mexico’s Next Generation of Organized Crime DESCRIPTION:About the event\n\n\n\n\n\nEl Mencho is dead. The Sinaloa Cartel\, as we once knew it\, is gone. The Chapitos are cooperating with US authorities. \n\n\n\nMexico’s criminal landscape is entering a new phase — one defined by fragmented networks\, hyper-local armed cells\, and increasingly predatory criminal economies. \n\n\n\nFor more than 15 years\, InSight Crime has tracked these transformations from the ground up. In this donor-exclusive event\, our team will examine the rise of Mexico’s next generation of organized crime\, drawing on extensive fieldwork and lessons from elsewhere across Latin America to explore where the country’s underworld may be headed next. \n\n\n\nParticipants:\n\n\n\nSteven Dudley\, Deborah Bonello\, Parker Asmann\, Victoria Dittmar \n\n\n\n\n\nDonate to attend\n\n\n\n\nBecome a regular donor*\n\n\n\nMake a one-time donation**\n\n\n\n\n*As a regular donor\, you will have access to this event and all future events during your active subscription period. **A one-time donation gives you access to this event only. \n\n\n\nWhen: June 26th\, 202611:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) \n\n\n\nLanguage: English \n\n\n\nWhere: Zoom meeting \n\n\n\nA link to access the event will be sent one hour before\, to the email registered. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMake an annual contribution and access all our donor-exclusive events.\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bronze \n \n \n \n \n $50 per year \n \n \n \n Select \n \n – Exclusive events – One meeting directors and/or experts \n \n\n \n \n \n Silver \n \n \n \n \n $500 per year \n \n \n \n Select \n \n – Exclusive events – One meeting with the directors and/or experts (individual) \n \n\n \n \n \n Gold Corporate \n \n up to four users \n \n \n \n \n $800 per year \n \n \n \n Select \n \n – Exclusive events– One meeting with the directors and/or experts (group up to four) \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n\nMake a one-time donation\n\n\n\nBetween June 1\, 2026\, and June 25\, 2026\, your one-time donation of $15 or more will grant you access to this event. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n One-time \n \n \n Donation amount \n \n \n $ \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n Donate now URL:https://insightcrime.org/event/beyond-mencho-chapitos-mexicos-next-generation-organized-crime/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://insightcrime.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Thumbnail-Featured-Image-Evento-Mex.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260427T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260427T120000 DTSTAMP:20260414T154118Z CREATED:20260331T213904Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260414T154118Z UID:338004-1777287600-1777291200@insightcrime.org SUMMARY:Liquid Cocaine\, Narco Subs\, and Global Reach. What seizures tell us about today’s cocaine market. DESCRIPTION:About the event\n\n\n\n\n\nEvery year\, InSight Crime’s Cocaine Seizure Round-Up tracks seizures and major events linked to the global cocaine trade. In this year’s event\, we’re looking back at 2025  to understand shifts in the global reach of cocaine trafficking networks and preview what’s to come in 2026. Our donor-exclusive event will brief you on the most important shifts in transnational  cocaine trafficking and what to expect in the coming year in terms of new smuggling methods and routes. Participants will have the opportunity to interact with our directors and investigators. \n\n\n\nAnnual donors will receive early access to the Cocaine Round-Up Report in PDF format. \n\n\n\n\n\nDonate to attend\n\n\n\n\nBecome a regular donor*\n\n\n\nMake a one-time donation**\n\n\n\n\n*As a regular donor\, you will have access to this event and all future events during your active subscription period. **A one-time donation gives you access to this event only. \n\n\n\nWhen: April 27th\, 202611:00 a.m. (Eastern Time UTC-4) \n\n\n\nLanguage: English \n\n\n\nWhere: Zoom meeting \n\n\n\nA link to access the event will be sent one hour before\, to the email registered. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPanelists\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJeremy McDermott. Co-founder and co-director of InSight Crime. McDermott has more than three decades of experience reporting from around Latin America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChristopher Newton. Senior investigator specialized in the Southern Cone and Brazil. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMarina Cavalari. Investigator specialized in Brazil’s criminal dynamics. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJuliana Manjarrés. Senior investigator specialized in organized crime in the Caribbean. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlex Papadovassilakis. Senior investigator specialized in Central America\, Mexico\, and the Caribbean. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMake an annual contribution and access all our donor-exclusive events.\n\n\n\nAnnual donors receive early access to the Cocaine Round-Up Report in PDF format. If you prefer to donate to attend only this event\, make a one-time donation of $15 or more below. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bronze \n \n \n \n \n $50 per year \n \n \n \n Select \n \n – Exclusive events – One meeting directors and/or experts \n \n\n \n \n \n Silver \n \n \n \n \n $500 per year \n \n \n \n Select \n \n – Exclusive events – One meeting with the directors and/or experts (individual) \n \n\n \n \n \n Gold Corporate \n \n up to four users \n \n \n \n \n $800 per year \n \n \n \n Select \n \n – Exclusive events– One meeting with the directors and/or experts (group up to four) \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n\nMake a one-time donation\n\n\n\nBetween April 1\, 2026\, and April 26\, 2026\, your one-time donation of $15 or more will grant you access to this event. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n One-time \n \n \n Donation amount \n \n \n $ \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n Donate now URL:https://insightcrime.org/event/cocaine-seizures-2025-global-market-event/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://insightcrime.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CRU-Event-Thumbnail-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260326T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260326T120000 DTSTAMP:20260318T205000Z CREATED:20260305T164109Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T205000Z UID:335411-1774522800-1774526400@insightcrime.org SUMMARY:Donors Only | 2025 Homicide Round-Up: Good news\, but not that simple DESCRIPTION:About the event\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInSight Crime’s Monitoring and Data Analysis Unit is hosting an event in which our regional experts will examine the 2025 homicide data across 31 countries. We’ll explore how organized crime influenced homicide trends in each country and provide insights into the effects of “states of emergency” used throughout the region. \n\n\n\nThis is an exclusive event for donors. Regular donors you will get an invitation via email\, and you can also make a one-time donation from $15\, between March 5 and March 25\, to gain access. \n\n\n\nIn addition to getting a PDF of the representation after the event\, donors will also receive access to key data and graphics. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBecome a regular donor*\n\n\n\nMake a one-time donation**\n\n\n\n\n*As a regular donor you will have access to this event as well as all future events during your active subscription period. **A one-time donation gives you access to this event only. \n\n\n\nWhen: March 26th\, 202611:00 a.m. (Eastern Time UTC-4) \n\n\n\nLanguage: English \n\n\n\nWhere: Zoom meeting \n\n\n\nA link to access the event will be sent one hour before\, to the email registered. \n\n\n\n\n\nMake an annual contribution and access all our donor-exclusive events.\n\n\n\nIf you prefer to donate to attend only this event\, make a one-time donation of $15 or more below \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bronze \n \n \n \n \n $50 per year \n \n \n \n Select \n \n – Exclusive events – One meeting directors and/or experts \n \n\n \n \n \n Silver \n \n \n \n \n $500 per year \n \n \n \n Select \n \n – Exclusive events – One meeting with the directors and/or experts (individual) \n \n\n \n \n \n Gold Corporate \n \n up to four users \n \n \n \n \n $800 per year \n \n \n \n Select \n \n – Exclusive events – One meeting with the directors and/or experts (group up to four) \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n\nMake a one-time donation\n\n\n\nBetween March 5\, 2026\, and March 25\, 2026\, your one-time donation of $15 or more will grant you access to this event. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n One-time \n \n \n Donation amount \n \n \n $ \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n Donate now URL:https://insightcrime.org/event/homicide-round-up-2025/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://insightcrime.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Event-Thumbnail-ENG-HomicideRoundUp-2025.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Bogota:20260227T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Bogota:20260227T120000 DTSTAMP:20260225T203854Z CREATED:20260204T183354Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T203854Z UID:331993-1772190000-1772193600@insightcrime.org SUMMARY:Cocaine and Venezuela's Cartel of the Suns\, Without Maduro DESCRIPTION:About the event\n\n\n\nFor years\, Nicolás Maduro built a system in which illicit revenues\, from cocaine trafficking to illicit gold\, flowed into the pockets of corrupt officials loyal to the Bolivarian Revolution\, working in obscure\, loose networks known as the Cartel of the Suns (Cartel de los Soles). But now Maduro and his wife\, Cilia Flores\, are imprisoned in the United States\, and a new president has taken power in Caracas — under Washington’s close watch. \n\n\n\nMeanwhile\, the so-called Cartel of the Suns remains designated a terrorist organization by the United States; the names of officials still serving in the Venezuelan government appear in multiple court cases in the United States\, including Diosdado Cabello; and organized crime groups continue their operations\, especially the Colombian‑Venezuelan guerrilla group the National Liberation Army (Ejército de Liberación Nacional – ELN)\, a key player in the cocaine supply chain into Venezuela. \n\n\n\nWhat do the actions of the new Chavista administration tell us about the future of organized crime in Venezuela? In this donor-exclusive event\, InSight Crime experts with decades of experience analyzing the country will shed light on the possible future of the Cartel of the Suns and the influence of organized crime within the Venezuelan government. \n\n\n\nParticipants will have the opportunity to hear from our experts and ask questions. The event will be held in English. \n\n\n\nInformation to access will be sent to the email used for the donation. \n\n\n\n*As an annual donor you will have access to this event and all future events during your active subscription period. **A one-time donation of as little as $15 or more between February 5 to February 27\, 2026 provides you with access to this event only. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDonate to attend\n\n\n\n\nBecome an annual donor*\n\n\n\nMake a one-time donation**\n\n\n\n\nWhen: February 27\, 2026\, at 11:00 a.m. (Eastern time\, UTC-5) \n\n\n\nLanguage: English – with Zoom subtitles available in your preferred language \n\n\n\nWhere: Zoom \n\n\n\nAccess instructions will be sent to the email used for the donation. \n\n\n\nRead the investigation\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n *Summer InSights 2026 Welcome to Summer InSights\, our seasonal deep dive into the stories shaping Latin America’s underworld. This year\, we are exploring four… \n \n Keep reading \n \n 15 Jul 202620 Aug 2026 \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\nMake an annual contribution and access all our donor-exclusive events.\n\n\n\nIf you prefer to donate to attend only this event\, make a one-time donation of $15 or more below \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bronze \n \n \n \n \n $50 per year \n \n \n \n Select \n \n – Exclusive events – One meeting directors and/or experts \n \n\n \n \n \n Silver \n \n \n \n \n $500 per year \n \n \n \n Select \n \n – Exclusive events – One meeting with the directors and/or experts (individual) \n \n\n \n \n \n Gold Corporate \n \n up to four users \n \n \n \n \n $800 per year \n \n \n \n Select \n \n – Exclusive events – One meeting with the directors and/or experts (group up to four) \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n\nMake a one-time donation\n\n\n\nBetween February 5\, 2026\, and February 27\, 2026\, your one-time donation of $15 or more will grant you access to this event. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n One-time \n \n \n Donation amount \n \n \n $ \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n Donate now URL:https://insightcrime.org/event/cocaine-venezuela-cartel-of-the-suns-maduro/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://insightcrime.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Cartel-of-the-Suns-2-Promo-Evento-InSightCrime-Feb-2026.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Bogota:20260109T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Bogota:20260109T120000 DTSTAMP:20251218T162056Z CREATED:20251211T183043Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251218T162056Z UID:326632-1767956400-1767960000@insightcrime.org SUMMARY:A Decade of Tectonic Shifts in Criminal Markets —And What to Expect in 2026 DESCRIPTION:For the last decade\, InSight Crime’s GameChangers series has tracked the trends and events shaping organized crime in the Americas. \n\n\n\nIn this year’s event\, we’re looking back at the last year and the last decade to better understand what’s to come in 2026. \n\n\n\nOur donor-exclusive event will brief you on the most important criminal shifts in the region and what to expect in the coming year from organized crime and the governments tackling it in the Americas. \n\n\n\nParticipants will have the opportunity to interact with our directors and editors. \n\n\n\n*As an annual donor you will have access to this event and all future events during your active subscription period. **A one-time single donation of as little as $15 or more between November 27\, 2025\, and January 8\, 2026 provides you with access to this event only. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDonate to attend\n\n\n\n\nBecome an annual donor*\n\n\n\nMake a one-time donation**\n\n\n\n\nWhen: January 9\, 2026\, at 11:00 a.m. (Colombian time\, UTC-5) \n\n\n\nLanguage: English – with Zoom subtitles available in your preferred language \n\n\n\nWhere: Zoom \n\n\n\nAccess instructions will be sent to the email used for the donation. \n\n\n\n\n\nMake an annual contribution and access all our donor-exclusive events.\n\n\n\nIf you prefer to donate to attend only this event\, make a one-time donation of $15 or more below \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bronze \n \n \n \n \n $50 per year \n \n \n \n Select \n \n – Exclusive events – One meeting directors and/or experts \n \n\n \n \n \n Silver \n \n \n \n \n $500 per year \n \n \n \n Select \n \n – Exclusive events – One meeting with the directors and/or experts (individual) \n \n\n \n \n \n Gold Corporate \n \n up to four users \n \n \n \n \n $800 per year \n \n \n \n Select \n \n – Exclusive events – One meeting with the directors and/or experts (group up to four) \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n\nMake a one-time donation\n\n\n\nBetween November 27\, 2025\, and January 8\, 2026\, your one-time donation of $15 or more will grant you access to this event. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n One-time \n \n \n Donation amount \n \n \n $ \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n Donate now URL:https://insightcrime.org/event/donors-only-criminal-gamechangers-a-decade-of-tectonic-shifts-in-criminal-markets-and-what-to-expect-in-2026/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://insightcrime.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Criminal-Gamechangers-Event-2026_Thumbnail-evento-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Bogota:20251209T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Bogota:20251209T110000 DTSTAMP:20251205T191453Z CREATED:20251126T151520Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251205T191453Z UID:324543-1765272600-1765278000@insightcrime.org SUMMARY:The ELN. Was Peace Ever an Option? | Public Event in Medellín DESCRIPTION:Join InSight Crime and EAFIT University experts for a panel unveiling the findings of our new report: Peace Never Had a Chance: Colombia’s ELN in Venezuela \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the event\n\n\n\nThe ELN has become a Colombo-Venezuelan group and has expanded its territory and strength on both sides of the frontier. In Colombia it is an insurgent force\, in Venezuela\, a pro-regime paramilitary one. Even as the ELN sat down for talks with the Petro administration\, it was conducting operations to take control of the entire 2200 km border and use it to project itself deeper into Colombia. The ELN today is the most powerful it has ever been\, thanks to support from the Maduro regime. No group ever signs a peace agreement while it is growing in strength and sees better opportunities on the battlefield than at the negotiating table. \n\n\n\nExperts: \n\n\n\n\nJeremy McDermott\, InSight Crime\n\n\n\nGustavo Duncan\, Valor Público | EAFIT University\n\n\n\nIsabel Gutiérrez\, Valor Público | EAFIT University\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOpen In-person and Virtual Panel\n\n\n\n\nConfirm your participation\n\n\n\n\nWhen: December 9\, 2025 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. (UTC-5) \n\n\n\nLanguage: Spanish \n\n\n\nWhere: Universidad EAFIT Visitor’s Center \n\n\n\nLive Broadcast in Spanish: \n\n\n\nYouTube URL:https://insightcrime.org/event/the-eln-was-peace-ever-an-option-public-event-in-medellin/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://insightcrime.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Thumbnail-ESP-evento-ELN-eafit.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20251120T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20251120T120000 DTSTAMP:20251112T171353Z CREATED:20251001T194536Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251112T171353Z UID:320593-1763636400-1763640000@insightcrime.org SUMMARY:The Synthetic Drug Revolution: Lessons From 10 Years in The Field DESCRIPTION:About the event\n\n\n\n\n\nFor more than 10 years\, InSight Crime has conducted extensive fieldwork across Latin America to chronicle the accelerated expansion of synthetic drug trafficking.  \n\n\n\nFrom the fentanyl crisis in North America\, to the surge of methamphetamine in Mexico\, and the spread of tusi across South America\, synthetic drugs are reshaping organized crime and creating unprecedented challenges for policymakers. \n\n\n\nIn this donor-exclusive event\, we will explore how these markets are configurated\, why they are so difficult to disrupt\, and what we can expect to see in the future.  \n\n\n\nParticipants will have the opportunity to hear from two of our experts and ask questions. They will also receive a summary of the key takeaways and an ebook compiling some of our most relevant work on the subject. \n\n\n\nThe event will be held in English. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDonate to attend\n\n\n\n\nBecome a annual donor*\n\n\n\nMake a one-time donation**\n\n\n\n\n*As an annual donor you will have access to this event as well as all future events during your active subscription period. **A one-time donation of $15 or more gives you access to this event only. \n\n\n\nWhen: November 20\, 2025 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time UTC-4) \n\n\n\nLanguage: English \n\n\n\nWhere: Zoom meeting \n\n\n\nInformation to access will be sent to the email used for the donation. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nMake an annual contribution and access all our donor-exclusive events. \n\n\n\nIf you prefer to donate to attend just to this event\, make a one-time donation of $15 or more below \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bronze \n \n \n \n \n $50 per year \n \n \n \n Select \n \n – Exclusive events – One meeting directors and/or experts \n \n\n \n \n \n Silver \n \n \n \n \n $500 per year \n \n \n \n Select \n \n – Exclusive events – One meeting with the directors and/or experts (individual) \n \n\n \n \n \n Gold Corporate \n \n up to four users \n \n \n \n \n $800 per year \n \n \n \n Select \n \n – Exclusive events – One meeting with the directors and/or experts (group up to four) \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n\nMake a one-time donation \n\n\n\nBetween October 20 and November 19\, your one-time donation from $15 will grant you access to this event. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n One-time \n \n \n Donation amount \n \n \n $ \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Your contribution is appreciated. \n\n \n Donate Now URL:https://insightcrime.org/event/the-synthetic-drug-revolution-lessons-from-10-years-in-the-field/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://insightcrime.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/thumbnail-Event-The-SyntethicDrugRevolution-InSightCrime-2025-03-de-tamano-mediano.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Bogota:20251027T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Bogota:20251027T120000 DTSTAMP:20251021T202245Z CREATED:20250930T134417Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251021T202245Z UID:320413-1761562800-1761566400@insightcrime.org SUMMARY:Crime\, Climate\, and COP30: Environmental Crime Challenges in Latin America DESCRIPTION:About the event\n\n\n\n\n\nIn November\, political leaders from around the world will descend on Brazil to discuss solutions to one of the most pressing crises of our age – climate change. But will organized crime be on the agenda at COP30? Should it be? \n\n\n\nJoin InSight Crime experts and special invited guests for a virtual panel discussing how organized crime can fuel climate change\, how the failings of governments and the private sector enable environmental crime in Latin America\, and the importance of including organized crime in the climate change debate.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDonate to attend\n\n\n\n\nBecome an annual donor*\n\n\n\nMake a one-time donation**\n\n\n\n\n*As an annual donor you will have access to this event as well as all future events during your active subscription period. **A one-time donation of $15 or more gives you access to this event only. \n\n\n\nWhen: October 27\, 2025 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time UTC-4) \n\n\n\nLanguage: English \n\n\n\nWhere: Zoom meeting \n\n\n\nInformation to access will be sent to the email used for the donation. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nMake an annual contribution and access all our donor-exclusive events. \n\n\n\nIf you prefer to donate to attend just to this event\, make a one-time donation of $15 or more below \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bronze \n \n \n \n \n $50 per year \n \n \n \n Select \n \n – Exclusive events – One meeting directors and/or experts \n \n\n \n \n \n Silver \n \n \n \n \n $500 per year \n \n \n \n Select \n \n – Exclusive events – One meeting with the directors and/or experts (individual) \n \n\n \n \n \n Gold Corporate \n \n up to four users \n \n \n \n \n $800 per year \n \n \n \n Select \n \n – Exclusive events – One meeting with the directors and/or experts (group up to four) \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n\nMake a one-time donation \n\n\n\nBetween September 27 and October 27\, your one-time donation from $15 will grant you access to this event. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n One-time \n \n \n Donation amount \n \n \n $ \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Your contribution is appreciated. \n\n \n Donate Now URL:https://insightcrime.org/event/crime-climate-and-cop30-environmental-crime-challenges-in-latin-america/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://insightcrime.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Thumbnail-Crime-Climate-COP30-InSightCrime-Sept-2025-de-tamano-mediano.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Bogota:20250926T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Bogota:20250926T110000 DTSTAMP:20250930T134035Z CREATED:20250826T182023Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250930T134035Z UID:316444-1758880800-1758884400@insightcrime.org SUMMARY:How War-on-Terror Tactics Could Change the Fight Against Organized Crime DESCRIPTION:About the event\n\n\n\n\n\nWe’re excited to invite you to our exclusive discussion of the implications of the US targeting Latin American crime groups like it has done in the past with terrorist organizations. \n\n\n\nWe’ll delve into the history of War-on-Terror tactics and how they might shape the future of the fight against organized crime. In this donors-only event\, participants will have the chance to ask questions of our experts\, and we’ll provide a summary of the key takeaways after the conversation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDonate to attend\n\n\n\n\nBecome a regular donor*\n\n\n\nMake a one-time donation**\n\n\n\n\n*As an annual donor you will have access to this event as well as all future events during your active subscription period. **A one-time donation of $15 or more gives you access to this event only. \n\n\n\nWhen: September 26\, 2025 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time UTC-4) \n\n\n\nLanguage: English \n\n\n\nWhere: Zoom meeting \n\n\n\nInformation to access will be sent to the email used for the donation. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nMake an annual contribution and access all our donor-exclusive events.\n\n\n\nIf you prefer to donate to attend just to this event\, make a one-time donation of $15 or more below \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bronze \n \n \n \n \n $50 per year \n \n \n \n Select \n \n – Exclusive events – One meeting directors and/or experts \n \n\n \n \n \n Silver \n \n \n \n \n $500 per year \n \n \n \n Select \n \n – Exclusive events – One meeting with the directors and/or experts (individual) \n \n\n \n \n \n Gold Corporate \n \n up to four users \n \n \n \n \n $800 per year \n \n \n \n Select \n \n – Exclusive events – One meeting with the directors and/or experts (group up to four) \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n\nMake a one-time donation \n\n\n\nBetween August 18 and September 25\, your one-time donation from $15 will grant you access to this event. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n One-time \n \n \n Donation amount \n \n \n $ \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Your contribution is appreciated. \n\n \n Donate Now URL:https://insightcrime.org/event/how-war-on-terror-tactics-could-change-the-fight-against-organized-crime/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://insightcrime.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Thumbnail-ENG-Virtual-Panel-Designating-Criminal-Organizations.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Bogota:20250820T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Bogota:20250820T123000 DTSTAMP:20250814T195828Z CREATED:20250812T215357Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250814T195828Z UID:317045-1755687600-1755693000@insightcrime.org SUMMARY:Tren de Aragua: Fact vs. Fiction DESCRIPTION:Join InSight Crime’s experts for a virtual panel unveiling the findings from three years of on-the-ground investigation across Latin America and the Caribbean. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAbout the event\n\n\n\nThe name of Venezuela’s most feared gang has spread across the Americas. Active in Colombia\, Peru\, Chile\, and several other countries\, Tren de Aragua has also reached the United States\, where authorities have labeled them terrorists and accused them of carrying out an “invasion” at the behest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Meanwhile\, Maduro claims the gang has been eradicated — at least in Venezuela. \n\n\n\nWhat is the truth behind Tren de Aragua? \n\n\n\nJoin InSight Crime’s experts for a virtual panel unveiling the findings from three years of on-the-ground investigation across Latin America and the Caribbean. We will explain the reality of the gang’s expansion\, and what the future might hold as authorities ratchet up pressure on the group. \n\n\n\nExperts: \n\n\n\n\nJeremy McDermott\, co-director\n\n\n\nMike LaSusa\, deputy director of content\n\n\n\nVenezuela Investigative Unit\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOpen Virtual Panel\n\n\n\n\nNo registration required.\n\n\n\n\nWhen: August 20th\, 2025 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Eastern Time UTC-4) \n\n\n\nLanguage: English \n\n\n\nWhere: Live Broadcast in English in: \n\n\n\nYouTube\n\nX URL:https://insightcrime.org/event/tren-de-aragua-fact-vs-fiction/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://insightcrime.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Thumbnail-ENG-Virtual-Panel-TDA.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250529T120000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250529T130000 DTSTAMP:20250522T010045Z CREATED:20250501T133537Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250522T010045Z UID:308515-1748520000-1748523600@insightcrime.org SUMMARY:The Cocaine Bonanza: What Seizures Tell Us | Donors Only DESCRIPTION:Record levels of cocaine production are changing how and where the international cocaine trafficking industry operates. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the event\n\n\n\n\n\nInSight Crime invites you to an exclusive event just for donors that will unpack how an unprecedented surge in cocaine production is reshaping the global drug trade. Drawing from the latest field research\, data\, and our 2025 cocaine monitoring\, the session will reveal the profound transformations underway in trafficking routes\, criminal alliances\, and consumer markets. \n\n\n\nThis is an exclusive event for donors. If you are a regular donor you will get an invitation via email. You can also make a one-time donation from $15\, between April 30 and May 27\, to gain access. \n\n\n\nParticipants will receive: \n\n\n\n\nThe presentation\, featuring key data and graphics\n\n\n\nOur 2024 Cocaine Seizures Round-Up in PDF format.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDonate to attend\n\n\n\n\nBecome a regular donor*\n\n\n\nMake a one-time donation**\n\n\n\n\n*As a regular donor you will have access to this event as well as all future events during your active subscription period. **A one-time donation gives you access to this event only. \n\n\n\nWhen: May 29th\, 2025 12:00 p.m. (Eastern Time UTC-4) \n\n\n\nLanguage: English \n\n\n\nWhere: Zoom meeting \n\n\n\n Information to access will be sent to the email used for the donation. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nBecome a Regular Donor\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Monthly\n Annually\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $15 per month \n \n $50 per year \n \n \n \n Select \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $25 per month \n \n $250 per year \n \n \n \n Select \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Premium \n \n \n \n \n $50 per month \n \n $500 per year \n \n \n \n Select \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n\nMake a one-time donation \n\n\n\nBetween April 30 and May 27\, your one-time donation from $15 will grant you access this event. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n One-time \n \n \n Donation amount \n \n \n $ \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Your contribution is appreciated. \n\n \n Donate Now URL:https://insightcrime.org/event/the-cocaine-bonanza-what-seizures-tell-us-donors-only/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://insightcrime.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Thumbnail-Evento-cocaine-round-up-2024-InSight-Crime-May2025.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250428T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250428T130000 DTSTAMP:20250402T171736Z CREATED:20250328T192749Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250402T171736Z UID:306484-1745838000-1745845200@insightcrime.org SUMMARY:InSight Crime’s Homicide Round-Up: A Decade of Analysis | Donors Only DESCRIPTION:About the event\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInSight Crime’s Monitoring and Data Analysis Unit is hosting an event where our regional experts will examine ten years of homicide data across 24 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. The discussion will explore how organized crime has influenced homicide trends in each country and provide insights into our methodology for tracking homicide data. \n\n\n\nThis is an exclusive event for donors. If you are a regular donor you will get an invitation via email. You can also make a one-time donation from $15\, between March 28 and April 24\, to gain access. \n\n\n\nIn addition to the exclusive presentation\, featuring key data and graphics\, participants will also receive access to our 2024 Homicide Round-Up in PDF format. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBecome a regular donor*\n\n\n\nMake a one-time donation**\n\n\n\n\n*As a regular donor you will have access to this event as well as all future events during your active subscription period. **A one-time donation gives you access to this event only. \n\n\n\nWhen: April 28th\, 2025 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time UTC-4) \n\n\n\nLanguage: English \n\n\n\nWhere: Zoom meeting \n\n\n\nA link to access the event will be sent one hour before\, to the email registered. \n\n\n\n\n\nBecome a Regular Donor\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Monthly\n Annually\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $15 per month \n \n $50 per year \n \n \n \n Select \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $25 per month \n \n $250 per year \n \n \n \n Select \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Premium \n \n \n \n \n $50 per month \n \n $500 per year \n \n \n \n Select \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n\n\nMake a one-time donation \n\n\n\nBetween March 28 and April 27\, your one-time donation from $15 will grant you access this event. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n One-time \n \n \n Donation amount \n \n \n $ \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Your contribution is appreciated. \n\n \n Donate Now URL:https://insightcrime.org/event/insight-crimes-homicide-round-up-a-decade-of-analysis-donors/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://insightcrime.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/HRU-Squered-event-page-Flagship-Event-InSight-Crimes-Homicide-Round-Up-A-Decade-of-Analysis-InSight-Crime-Mar-2025-1-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Bogota:20250120T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Bogota:20250120T110000 DTSTAMP:20250120T152346Z CREATED:20250114T212657Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250120T152346Z UID:299641-1737370800-1737370800@insightcrime.org SUMMARY:Ecuador’s Criminal Crossroads: Debating Security Policy in the 2025 Presidential Elections DESCRIPTION:About the event\n\n\n\nEcuadorians will soon vote for a new president almost exactly one year after the military was deployed to the streets and the prisons in a desperate attempt to tackle the worst security crisis in the country’s history. The results of the military crackdown have been mixed at best. But do any of the current candidates have an alternative vision? \n\n\n\nJoin our panel of experts on January 20 as we discuss the previous evening’s presidential debate\, and go beyond the political rhetoric to scrutinize the security policies proposed by the leading candidates and what they could mean for Ecuador’s future. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us on Youtube\n\n\n\n\nWhen: January 20\, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. (Quito Time UTC-5) \n\n\n\nLanguage: The discussion will be held in Spanish \n\n\n\nWhere: InSight Crime’s YouTube channel. No registration required. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSteven DudleyCo-director of InSight Crime \n\n\n\n\n\nMelania CarriónExpert in parliamentary\, electoral and security issues \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKarol Noroña Ecuadorian journalist specializing in violence\, prisons\, and human rights. \n\n\n\n\n\nRenato RiveraDirector of the Ecuadorian Organized Crime Observatory URL:https://insightcrime.org/event/ecuadors-criminal-crossroads-debating-security-policy-2025-presidential-elections/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://insightcrime.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Ecuador-Elecciones-Presidenciales-Panel-Virtual-InSightCrime-Enero-2025-Miniatura-pag-eng.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Bogota:20250110T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Bogota:20250110T130000 DTSTAMP:20251211T161823Z CREATED:20241213T161038Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251211T161823Z UID:297244-1736514000-1736514000@insightcrime.org SUMMARY:Donors Only | Criminal GameChangers: Fieldwork InSights and What Lies Ahead DESCRIPTION:About the event\n\n\n\n\n\nInSight Crime co-directors Steven Dudley and Jeremy McDermott will join some of our most experienced field investigators for a discussion of the Criminal GameChangers annual series. The conversation will highlight what we learned from our on-the-ground research of organized crime. It will also analyze the regional criminal landscape and challenges for the year ahead. \n\n\n\nTo attend and participate live\, you can make a donation as small as $10. Your generosity also supports our work in the coming year. (Registration closed) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration closed\n\n\n\n\nWhen: January 10\, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. (Colombian Time UTC-5) \n\n\n\nLanguage: The discussion will be held in English \n\n\n\nWhere: Zoom meeting. Information to access will be sent to the email used for the donation. URL:https://insightcrime.org/event/criminal-gamechangers-fieldwork-insights-and-what-lies-ahead/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://insightcrime.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Gamechangers-Event-2025-Featured-image-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Bogota:20241204T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Bogota:20241204T123000 DTSTAMP:20241212T220342Z CREATED:20241122T153220Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241212T220342Z UID:296306-1733310000-1733315400@insightcrime.org SUMMARY:Behind Bars\, Beyond Control: The Fall of Ecuador’s Prisons and the Rise of Its Mafias -- Virtual Panel DESCRIPTION:About the event\n\n\n\nOver the last five years\, Ecuador has been engulfed in brutal violence and a criminal chaos unprecedented in its history as the country has unraveled at a dizzying speed. The roots of this security crisis can be traced directly to the country’s prison system\, where infamous criminal networks such as the Choneros and the Lobos have evolved in a vacuum left by an absent state. \n\n\n\nTo accompany the launch of our new investigation\, “Behind Bars\, Beyond Control: The Fall of Ecuador’s Prisons and the Rise of Its Mafias\,” InSight Crime is holding a virtual event on December 4. Join us and our panel of experts as we discuss the failed policies\, systemic corruption\, and criminal dynamics that have shaped one what has become one of the biggest security challenges facing the region today. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister here\n\n\n\n\nLive event in Spanish. \n\n\n\n\n\nShare \n\n\n\n\n\nShare on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)LinkedIn\n\nShare on Mail (Opens in new window)Mail\n\nShare on Twitter (Opens in new window)Twitter\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJames Bargent Investigator at InSight Crime \n\n\n\n\n\nJorge Núñez Professor of Anthropology at the University of Amsterdam \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKarol Noroña Ecuadorian journalist specializing in violence\, prisons\, and human rights. \n\n\n\n\n\nMaría F. RamírezInvestigator at InSight Crime URL:https://insightcrime.org/event/behind-bars-beyond-control-fall-ecuadors-prisons-rise-mafias-virtual-panel/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://insightcrime.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Ecuador-Prisiones-Panel-virtual-InSightCrime-Nov-2024-Redes.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Bogota:20241017T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Bogota:20241017T170000 DTSTAMP:20241009T221810Z CREATED:20241009T221314Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241009T221810Z UID:294118-1729180800-1729184400@insightcrime.org SUMMARY:From security operations to political crackdowns: Covering human rights in Venezuela DESCRIPTION:About the event\n\n\n\nInSight Crimes’ Camila Aristizábal will host a discussion with Defiende Venezuela’s Ezequiel Monsalve on one of the most pressing regional issues of the day – documenting and covering human rights abuses perpetrated by the increasingly authoritarian Venezuelan state. Defiende Venezuela and InSight Crime recently partnered on a unique collaboration turning abuses documented by Defiende Venezuela during the course of the security forces “mega-operation” Operation Trueno into a series of graphic stories. Since then\, the brutal post-election crackdown on political dissent by the regime of President Nicolas Maduro has brought international attention to the issues highlighted in the investigation\, and to the increasingly dangerous but critical work of Venezuelan human rights defenders. \n\n\n\nThe discussion will be conducted in Spanish and will be livestreamed on X. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us on X\n\n\n\n\nLive event in Spanish. Prior registration is not required. \n\n\n\n\n\nShare \n\n\n\n\n\nShare on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)LinkedIn\n\nShare on Mail (Opens in new window)Mail\n\nShare on Twitter (Opens in new window)Twitter\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpecial Series: When Terror Swept Through Guárico\, Venezuela\n\n\n\nExplore our recent series of graphic stories on Operation Trueno\, when security forces were deployed to take down Tren del Llano but instead abused\, tortured\, robbed\, extorted\, and falsely imprisoned ordinary families. \n\n\n\n\nExplore the series URL:https://insightcrime.org/event/security-operations-political-crackdowns-covering-human-rights-venezuela/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Bogota:20240926T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Bogota:20240926T123000 DTSTAMP:20241120T222259Z CREATED:20240913T031038Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241120T222259Z UID:291791-1727348400-1727353800@insightcrime.org SUMMARY:Durán: A Window into Ecuador’s Organized Crime Explosion -- Virtual Panel DESCRIPTION:About the event\n\n\n\nOnce a bustling commercial hub\, Durán has become ground zero for Ecuador’s alarming surge in criminal violence. With a record-breaking homicide rate of 147 per 100\,000 in 2023\, this coastal city exemplifies Ecuador’s rapid descent into criminal chaos. But what’s driving this transformation\, and are government efforts to reverse these trends working? \n\n\n\nTo accompany the release of our investigation “Durán: A Window into Ecuador’s Organized Crime Explosion\,” InSight Crime will host a virtual event on September 26th. Join us to explore how systemic corruption\, chronic neglect\, and the rise of criminal gangs  have reshaped Durán’s landscape. We’ll delve into the city’s critical role in cocaine trafficking\, the impact of land trafficking on its criminal ecosystem\, and the complex relationships between gangs and local communities. We’ll also explore two important case studies – one of a criminal broker and another of a long-time gang leader – that reveal how Durán’s (and Ecuador’s) criminal landscape has evolved in the last decade.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us on YouTube\n\n\n\nJoin us on X\n\n\n\n\nLive event in Spanish. Prior registration is not required. \n\n\n\n\n\nShare \n\n\n\n\n\nShare on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)LinkedIn\n\nShare on Mail (Opens in new window)Mail\n\nShare on Twitter (Opens in new window)Twitter URL:https://insightcrime.org/event/duran-a-window-into-ecuadors-organized-crime-explosion-virtual-panel/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://insightcrime.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Thumbnail-Ecuador-Virtual-Panel-Duran-A-window-into-ecuadors-organized-crime-explosion-banner-InSight-Crime-Sept-2024.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Bogota:20240730T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Bogota:20240730T110000 DTSTAMP:20240801T141727Z CREATED:20240726T151721Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240801T141727Z UID:285774-1722333600-1722337200@insightcrime.org SUMMARY:The Day After: The Presidential Election and Criminal Chessboard in Venezuela - Virtual Panel DESCRIPTION:About the event\n\n\n\nFor more than a decade\, Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro has used his alliances with criminal groups to increase his control and consolidate his power. Venezuela’s electoral authority declared Maduro the winner of the presidential elections this Sunday\, July 28\, beating out Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia\, who is backed by popular opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. The opposition has contested the results\, decrying fraud. This raises a number of questions for the day after the vote. \n\n\n\nIf Maduro is challenged\, how will organized crime in the country be affected? What security challenges await a new Venezuelan administration? How will regional security be impacted by Sunday’s results? \n\n\n\nWe invite you to join a virtual panel where InSight Crime co-director Jeremy McDermott\, accompanied by political scientist Paola Bautista de Alemán\, political consultant Oswaldo Ramírez\, and journalist Sebastiana Barráez\, will discuss these and other questions about the future of Venezuela’s criminal landscape. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nConnect to the YouTube broadcast\n\n\n\nConnect to the X broadcast\n\n\n\n\nLive event in Spanish. Prior registration is not required. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShare \n\n\n\n\n\nShare on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)LinkedIn\n\nShare on Mail (Opens in new window)Mail\n\nShare on Twitter (Opens in new window)Twitter\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPanelists: \n\n\n\n\n\n\nJeremy McDermott Co-director of InSight Crime \n\n\n\n\n\nPaola Bautista de Alemán PhD in Political Science\, member of the Institute of Political and Social Studies (FORMA) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOswaldo Ramírez Consultant in strategy\, political risk\, and electoral campaigns \n\n\n\n\n\nSebastiana Barráez Journalist specializing in border dynamics and military affairs URL:https://insightcrime.org/event/the-day-after-the-presidential-election-and-criminal-chessboard-in-venezuela-virtual-panel/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://insightcrime.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Venezuela-virtual-Panel-elections-invitatio-Post-InSight-Crime-Julio-2024.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Observatorio de Crimen Organizado de Venezuela":MAILTO:observatoriovenezuela@insightcrime.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Bogota:20240131T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Bogota:20240131T103000 DTSTAMP:20240404T165715Z CREATED:20240119T231020Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240404T165715Z UID:227707-1706691600-1706697000@insightcrime.org SUMMARY:Virtual Panel - Organized Crime in Venezuela: Challenges and Perspectives for 2024 (ES) DESCRIPTION:Watch the Event Recording (Spanish)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLivestreamed via YouTube and Facebook in Spanish – No registration required \n\n\n\n\n\nThe evolution of organized crime in Venezuela has reached extreme levels. The country is now a hybrid state\, where the line between governance and criminality is barely perceptible. \n\n\n\nPresident Nicolás Maduro has promised a presidential election in 2024. Ahead of the elections\, we can expect a dramatic increase in cooperation between criminal networks and the state elements they support\, working hand-in-hand to ensure the vote is anything but free and fair. \n\n\n\nInSight Crime invites you to participate in the launch of the Spanish-language version of the Venezuelan Organized Crime Observatory (already available in English). We will be hosting a virtual panel of experts who will discuss the criminal scenarios and challenges facing the country in the year ahead. \n\n\n\nPanelists: \n\n\n\n\nJeremy McDermott – Co-director of InSight Crime\n\n\n\nLigia Bolívar – General coordinator of Alerta Venezuela\n\n\n\nAngélica Durán-Martínez– Professor at the University of Massachusetts\n\n\n\nRoberto Briceño León – Sociologist and director of the Venezuelan Observatory of Violence (Observatorio Venezolano de la Violencia – OVV)\n\n\n\n\nModerator: \n\n\n\n\nJavier I. Mayorca – Journalist and editor at Crímenes Sin Castigo\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLive Streaming on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InSightCrimeLive Streaming on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InSightCrimeEspanol URL:https://insightcrime.org/event/organized-crime-venezuela-challenges-perspectives-2024-observatory/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://insightcrime.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Venezuela-Organized-Crime-Observatory-2023-e1706186419388.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221003T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221003T100000 DTSTAMP:20231003T075306Z CREATED:20230607T134129Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231003T075306Z UID:223151-1664791200-1664791200@insightcrime.org SUMMARY:Virtual Panel: The Colombo-Venezuelan Guerrillas: How Colombia’s War Migrated to Venezuela DESCRIPTION:On October 3 at 10:00 a.m. Colombia time (11:00 a.m. EST)\, InSight Crime will host a virtual event featuring Co-Director Jeremy McDermott and a panel of leading experts\, María Victoria Llorente\, Luis Trejos\, and Javier Mayorca\, to discuss the findings of our latest investigation: “The Colombo-Venezuelan Guerrillas: How Colombia’s War Migrated to Venezuela. \n\n\n\nThis latest investigation by InSight Crime analyzes how Colombia’s guerrillas migrated to Venezuela\, changing the criminal dynamics in both countries\, and becoming a major obstacle to achieving a long-awaited peace in Colombia. \n\n\n\nThe event will be held in Spanish and streamed live on YouTube and Facebook. Shortly after the event\, a full version will be posted on our YouTube channel with English subtitles. No registration is required. \n\n\n\nRegister \n\n\n\nSchedule\n\n\n\nA group of expert panelists will discuss InSight Crime’s latest investigation\, which explores how Colombia’s guerrillas have become Venezuela’s paramilitaries. This process of criminal migration has not only brought war to Venezuela\, but has become a major obstacle to peace in Colombia. \n\n\n\n\n10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Opening and presentation – By Laura Nathalia Ávila – Insight Crime\n\n\n\n10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Presentation of findings – By Jeremy McDermott\n\n\n\n10:30 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. Comments – By panelists\n\n\n\n11:00 a.m. – 11:30 Questions from the audience – Moderator: Javier Mayorca URL:https://insightcrime.org/event/virtual-panel-the-colombo-venezuelan-guerrillas-how-colombias-war-migrated-to-venezuela/ LOCATION:Streamed live on YouTube and Facebook – No registration is required. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://insightcrime.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Fondo-Panel-Virtual.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=EST:20220909T130000 DTEND;TZID=EST:20220909T130000 DTSTAMP:20231003T075312Z CREATED:20230607T134133Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231003T075312Z UID:223153-1662728400-1662728400@insightcrime.org SUMMARY:The Threat of IUU Fishing in Latin America and the Caribbean DESCRIPTION:InSight Crime and the Center for Latin American & Latino Studies at American University (CLALS) are holding a conference to discuss findings from our joint investigation on illegal\, unreported\, and unregulated (IUU) Fishing in Latin America and the Caribbean. Panelists will also discuss the latest trends in IUU fishing\, including perpetrators and adverse impacts across Costa Rica\, Panama\, Jamaica\, Guyana\, Suriname\, Uruguay\, Argentina\, Chile\, and Ecuador.\nThe event takes place Friday\, September 9\, at 1 p.m. EST in the Butler Pavilion Board Room at American University’s campus in Washington\, DC. Advance registration is required to attend in-person. The event will also be streamed on the CLALS Facebook page in English. \n\n\n\nRegister \n\n\n\nSchedule URL:https://insightcrime.org/event/the-threat-of-iuu-fishing-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean/ LOCATION:Washington D.C. | American University | Butler Pavilion Board Room 600 *Advance registration required ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://insightcrime.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Evento-Illegal-Fishing-September-2022.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220504T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220504T100000 DTSTAMP:20231003T075315Z CREATED:20230607T134135Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231003T075315Z UID:223154-1651658400-1651658400@insightcrime.org SUMMARY:Venezuela's Cocaine Revolution - Virtual Panel DESCRIPTION:On May 4\, InSight Crime will host a virtual event\, featuring our Co-director Jeremy McDermott\, and a panel of leading experts\, Angelica Durán-Martínez\, Sebastiana Barráez and Javier Mayorca\, to discuss the findings of our latest investigation\, “The Cocaine Revolution in Venezuela.” \n\n\n\nAfter more than three years of research\, hundreds of interviews\, and fieldwork in all of Venezuela’s key drug trafficking territories\, this new InSight Crime investigation offers an unprecedented perspective into one of the world’s most important cocaine trafficking hotspots and the regime that keeps the drugs flowing. \n\n\n\nThe event will be held in Spanish and livestreamed to YouTube and Facebook. Shortly after the event\, a full version will be published on our YouTube channel with subtitles in English. Registration not required. \n\n\n\nAccess the YouTube stream here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbJEwKxvQgc \n\n\n\nRegister URL:https://insightcrime.org/event/venezuelas-cocaine-revolution-virtual-panel/ LOCATION:Livestreamed in Spanish via Facebook and YouTube – REGISTRATION NOT REQUIRED ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://insightcrime.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Venezuela-Narco-Cover-evento-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210323T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210323T150000 DTSTAMP:20231003T075357Z CREATED:20230607T134736Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231003T075357Z UID:223169-1616511600-1616511600@insightcrime.org SUMMARY:A Deep Dive Into El Salvador´s Criminal Dynamics and Its Borders DESCRIPTION:In El Salvador\, sophisticated freight networks specialize in moving illicit drugs and contraband across Central American borders.\nJoin us next Tuesday\, March 23\, for a discussion in which InSight Crime project coordinator Ángela Olaya Castro — as well as investigators Alicia Flórez and Victoria Dittmar — delve into El Salvador’s cross-border criminal dynamics. Moderated by InSight Crime Co-director Steven Dudley\, the event is part of a series of country-by-country presentations titled  “Border  Crime:  The  Northern  Triangle  and  the  Tri-Border  Area\,” in which InSight Crime presents findings of investigative work carried out during the last two years in these border regions. \n\n\n\nRegister \n\n\n\nSchedule\n\n\n\nEl Salvador is home to sophisticated freight networks that specialize in moving illicit narcotics through Central America\, in addition to notorious street gangs the MS13 and Barrio 18. Though mostly tied up in extortion\, InSight Crime tracked how one faction of the MS13 branched out into the international cocaine trade. URL:https://insightcrime.org/event/a-deep-dive-into-el-salvadors-criminal-dynamics-and-its-borders/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://insightcrime.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/NTTBA-El-Salvador-InSight-Crime-Ene-2021-Engl-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210316T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210316T160000 DTSTAMP:20231003T075343Z CREATED:20230607T134537Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231003T075343Z UID:223164-1615910400-1615910400@insightcrime.org SUMMARY:A Deep Dive Into Argentina´s Criminal Dynamics and Its Borders DESCRIPTION:Although Argentina shares a bast border with the largest marijuana producer in the continent\, organized crime has evolved slowly and to other dimensions less visible like money laundering\nJoin us on Tuesday\, March 16\, for a discussion with our co-director\, Jeremy McDermott\, alongside InSight Crime researcher\, Alicia Flórez\, and project coordinator\, Ángela Olaya\, who will take an in-depth look at organized crime in Argentina and its borders. The event will be moderated Carolina Sampó from the center for studies on transnational organized crime (Centro de Estudios sobre Crimen Organizado Transnacional – CeCOT) of National University of La Plata. \n\n\n\nRegister \n\n\n\nSchedule\n\n\n\nArgentina’s affluent cities are major consumers of cocaine and marijuana\, smuggled from Paraguay and Bolivia and distributed by domestic drug rings. These networks sometimes include corrupt mayors\, dirty cops\, and paid-off judges\, who help to move tons of drugs across land and riverine highways. URL:https://insightcrime.org/event/a-deep-dive-into-argentinas-criminal-dynamics-and-its-borders/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://insightcrime.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/NTTBA-Argentina-InSight-Crime-Ene-2021-Engl-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210304T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210304T150000 DTSTAMP:20231003T075346Z CREATED:20230607T134539Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231003T075346Z UID:223165-1614870000-1614870000@insightcrime.org SUMMARY:A Deep Dive Into Brazil´s Criminal Dynamics and Its Borders DESCRIPTION:Home to some of Latin America’s most sophisticated gangs\, Brazil’s criminal actors are omnipresent smugglers along the Southern Cone’s borders. Neighboring Paraguay serves as a refuge for both the gangs and white-collar criminals\, including savvy operators whitewashing millions of dollars.\nOn March 4\, InSight Crime will host the latest in its series of events\, entitled  “Border  Crime:  The  Northern  Triangle  and  the Tri-Border  Area\,” delving into Brazil’s cross-border criminal dynamics. InSight Crime co-director Steven Dudley\, alongside InSight Crime researcher Vinicius Madureira\, will present the findings of two years of investigative work in these border regions\, in a discussion moderated by Camila Nunes\, researcher at the University of São Paulo’s Center for the Study of Violence. \n\n\n\n. \n\n\n\nSchedule\n\n\n\nHome to some of Latin America’s most sophisticated gangs\, Brazil’s criminal actors are omnipresent smugglers along the Southern Cone’s borders. Neighboring Paraguay serves as a refuge for both the gangs and white-collar criminals\, including savvy operators whitewashing millions of dollars. URL:https://insightcrime.org/event/a-deep-dive-into-brazils-criminal-dynamics-and-its-borders/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://insightcrime.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/NTTBA-Barsil-InSight-Crime-Ene-2021-Engl-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=CET:20210302T170000 DTEND;TZID=CET:20210302T170000 DTSTAMP:20231003T075321Z CREATED:20230607T134330Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231003T075321Z UID:223156-1614704400-1614704400@insightcrime.org SUMMARY:Key Findings of the Report "The Cocaine Pipeline to Europe" DESCRIPTION:The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime will be hosting a webinar to discuss the key findings of the report “The Cocaine Pipeline to Europe” with the lead author\, Jeremy McDermott\, co-director and co-founder of InSight Crime.\nThe webinar will be chaired by Virginia Comolli\, Research Manager at the GI-TOC \n\n\n\nRegistration required \n\n\n\nRegister \n\n\n\nSchedule\n\n\n\nToday\, Europe is arguably the most attractive cocaine market in the world\, and its size and importance only continues to grow. This series is the product of field work and investigations over two years in more than 10 countries in Latin America\, the Caribbean and Europe. URL:https://insightcrime.org/event/key-findings-of-the-report-the-cocaine-pipeline-to-europe/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://insightcrime.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Cover4-Cocapipeline-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210225T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210225T150000 DTSTAMP:20231003T075349Z CREATED:20230607T134732Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231003T075349Z UID:223166-1614265200-1614265200@insightcrime.org SUMMARY:A Deep Dive Into Paraguay’s Criminal Dynamics and Its Borders DESCRIPTION:Paraguay’s commercial connections\, its institutional weakness\, and its rampant cannabis production have attracted transnational criminal groups\, such as the PCC.\nJoin us on Thursday\, February 25\, 2021\, for a discussion with our co-director\, Steven Dudley\, alongside InSight Crime project coordinator and researcher\, Ángela Olaya\, and our collaborator and researcher\, Carlos Peris\, who will take an in-depth look at organized crime in Paraguay and its borders. The event will be moderated by Juan Alberto Martens Mola\, an expert on crime and security in Paraguay. \n\n\n\nSchedule\n\n\n\nEndemic corruption at different levels of government has helped Paraguay become a major exporter of marijuana and a hub for contraband. Here\, drug traffickers and dirty politicians often find common ground\, and political fights spill into the underworld. URL:https://insightcrime.org/event/a-deep-dive-into-paraguays-criminal-dynamics-and-its-borders/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://insightcrime.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/NTTBA-Paraguay-InSight-Crime-Ene-2021-Engl-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210216T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210216T150000 DTSTAMP:20231003T075351Z CREATED:20230607T134733Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231003T075351Z UID:223167-1613487600-1613487600@insightcrime.org SUMMARY:A Deep Dive Into Honduras’ Criminal Dynamics and Its Borders DESCRIPTION:Honduras is a key territory for cocaine trafficking and a hub for other criminal economies\, such as human smuggling and extortion.\nJoin us next Tuesday\, February 16\, for a discussion in which  InSight  Crime Co-director Steven Dudley — and investigators Héctor Silva and Victoria Dittmar – delve into Honduras´ cross-border criminal dynamics. Moderated by  Kurt Alan Ver Beek\, Co-Founder & President of Association for a More Just Society (ASJ)\, the event is part of  a series of country-by-country presentations titled “Border Crime: The Northern Triangle and the Tri-Border Area\,” in which  InSight  Crime presents the findings of its investigative work completed over the last two years in these border regions. \n\n\n\nSchedule\n\n\n\nIn Honduras\, drug trafficking reaches the highest levels of government\, compromising the country’s borders and spurring on all manner of transnational crime. The incumbent National Party has played a leading role in Honduras’ steady decline into the murky world of narcostates. URL:https://insightcrime.org/event/a-deep-dive-into-honduras-criminal-dynamics-and-its-borders/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://insightcrime.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/NTTBA-Honduras-InSight-Crime-Ene-2021-Engl-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210202T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210202T170000 DTSTAMP:20231003T075354Z CREATED:20230607T134735Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231003T075354Z UID:223168-1612285200-1612285200@insightcrime.org SUMMARY:A Deep Dive Into Guatemala’s Criminal Dynamics and Its Borders DESCRIPTION:A weak state presence and widespread corruption continue to enable drug trafficking and other criminal activity in Guatemala’s border regions.\nJoin us next Tuesday\, February 2\, for a discussion in which InSight Crime Co-director Steven Dudley — and investigators Héctor Silva and Alex Papadovassilakis — delve into Guatemala´s cross-border criminal dynamics. The event will be moderated by Marielos Monzón\, coordinator of the Ciclos de Actualización para Periodistas (CAP)\, a Guatemala-based program that provides journalists with workshops to hone their skills. It is part of a series of country-by-country presentations titled “Border Crime: The Northern Triangle and the Tri-Border Area\,” in which InSight Crime presents findings of investigative work carried out during the last two years in these border regions. \n\n\n\nLive Broadcast in  Spanish  on Youtube and English on Facebook \n\n\n\nTime: 5:00 pm (Central America) \n\n\n\nSchedule\n\n\n\nDrug trafficking and other transborder crime is rife along Guatemala’s borders\, helped out by widespread corruption and a limited state presence. In border towns across the country\, traffickers wage bloody turf wars to dispute even minor smuggling routes\, often forging alliances with mayors to facilitate their business. \n\n\n\n\nddd – dfadafa URL:https://insightcrime.org/event/a-deep-dive-into-guatemalas-criminal-dynamics-and-its-borders/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://insightcrime.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/NTTBA-Guatemala-InSight-Crime-Ene-2021-Engl-1.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR