Steven Dudley
Steven Dudley is a co-founder of InSight Crime, a Washington-based NGO dedicated to researching and analyzing threats to national security in Latin America, particularly focusing on organized crime and violence. He has been a vocal critic of the security strategies proposed by candidates in Ecuador, including those of current president Daniel Noboa, highlighting concerns regarding the effectiveness of hardline measures against rising crime rates in the country.
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Steven Dudley is the co-director of InSight Crime, discussing the evolution of Mexican drug trafficking in Europe.
Eurocámara, por mecanismo contra los cárteles mexicanos
Mexico· 2025-10-10
Steven Dudley noted that while there are similarities in drug sales, American gangs do not control governments or police like their Latin American counterparts.
"Carteles gringos": las pandillas que venden en EE.UU. la droga producida en América Latina (y por qué no tienen capos como "El Chapo")
Venezuela· 2025-10-09
He emphasized that linking the Tren de Aragua to sophisticated transnational operations is absurd.
¿lucha contra el narcotráfico o ejecución extrajudicial?Venezuela· 2025-09-05
Steven Dudley, an expert on El Salvador, commented on the lack of due process for detainees.
Como é por dentro da megaprisão em El Salvador onde deportados americanos estão detidos
Liechtenstein· 2025-04-19
Steven Dudley is a journalist and author who has spent years studying the MS-13 gang.
What is alleged and what we know
United Kingdom· 2025-04-17
Steven Dudley warned that the legal scope of the decree is infinite and could be dangerous in irresponsible hands.
Estados Unidos designa a cárteles mexicanos como terroristas: ¿cuáles son las implicaciones?
Costa Rica· 2025-02-20
Steven Dudley, co-founder of InSight Crime, believes that violence is likely to increase in 2025 due to the rise of fragmented gangs.
Resultados de las elecciones presidenciales en Ecuador 2025, en vivo | Noboa adelanta a Luisa González en cuatro puntos con poco más del 20% escrutado
Spain· 2025-02-10
Steven Dudley is a co-founder of InSight Crime, providing analysis on the security situation in Ecuador.
Ecuador busca presidente entre dos herederosSpain· 2025-02-09
