This is not another podcast about a kingpin.
The InSight Crime Podcast is back.
Because the real story is almost never about the person with the nickname. It’s about the people left to live with the consequences.
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The InSight Take: The Shield of the Americas Grows, But Does It Have a Strategy?
Colombia just joined the Shield of the Americas, days after US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth flew to Panama to declare its new motto: “We do bad things to bad people.” This week, Managing Editor Deborah Bonello and Co-director Jeremy McDermott unpack what the coalition commits its members to, five months after its founding and still without an approved operational plan. With lethal strikes on Caribbean and Pacific boats that have killed over 200 people, and no evidence the US drug flow has slowed, can the Shield of the Americas actually disrupt organized crime?
Annual Special
*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 dynamics that are changing the face of organized crime in Latin America.
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Covering Organized Crime From the Field
InSight Crime goes into the field to understand first-hand the criminal dynamics at play across Latin America and the Caribbean. We speak to local sources, government officials, and even the criminals themselves to deliver in-depth investigations.
