Iliana Padilla Reyes

Iliana Padilla Reyes is a professor at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), specializing in security studies. Her research focuses on the structural issues within Mexico's security forces and the complexities of responding to public and international pressures regarding drug cartels. In recent discussions, she has emphasized the need for long-term structural reforms in Mexico's approach to crime and security, rather than reacting with temporary solutions to immediate threats.