Latin America's Drone Problem
Dear Colleagues:
With this email, Iām proud to share my latest work on the emerging strategic challenges posed by unmanned vehicles (drones) in the hands of criminal groups and terrorists in Latin America and the Caribbean. The growing capabilities and innovative use of drones in the war against the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to receive international attention. Beyond Ukraine, and fueled in part by the innovations it has shown and the global industry it has evolved, drones are increasingly being used in Latin America by criminal and terrorists groups, for a range of purposes from surveillance, to smuggling, to precision attacks, in ways that long underiresourced security forces in the region are struggling to adapt to.
The work is available for download here in ENGLISH:
It is available here for download in SPANISH:
It is also available from the publication Opidata, of Legado de las Americas, which published it in ENGLISH:
https://legadoalasamericas.org/drones-america-latina-opidata/2/
And also from Opidata, of Legado de las Americas, in SPANISH:
https://legadoalasamericas.org/drones-america-latina-opidata/
Podcasts, Media Appearances, and Radio Shows:
I would like to share with you my latest podcasts, media appearance and radio shows.
These include my latest weekly segments on the John Batchelor Show, in his special ongoing series on Latin America, The New World Report.
The latest episodes (June 12, 2025) are:
Colombia: https://audioboom.com/posts/8734711-newworldreport-colombia-political-violence-latin-american-research-professor-evan-ellis-u-s
Panama: https://audioboom.com/posts/8734712-newworldreport-panama-latin-american-research-professor-evan-ellis-u-s-army-war-college-stra
Argentina: https://audioboom.com/posts/8734714-newworldreport-argentina-disenfranchises-kirchner-latin-american-research-professor-evan-ellis
Mexico: https://audioboom.com/posts/8734713-newworldreport-mexico-and-the-cartels-latin-american-research-professor-evan-ellis-u-s-ar
Website for all Publications:
As always, at my professional website you can access these, and past publications, webinars and podcasts:
REvanEllis.com
Latest Book on China-Latin America:
My latest book, China Engages Latin America: Distorting Development and Democracy, is available through my publisher Palgrave-Macmillan, at:
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-96049-0
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Thank you, as always, for your interest in my work.
Respectfully,
R. Evan Ellis, PhD
Latin America Research Professor
U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute
@REvanEllis
Website: https://revanellis.com