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South America

Title Investigators Project Period
Assessing the Effectiveness of Current De-Radicalization Initiatives and Identifying Implications for the Development of U.S.-Based Initiatives in Multiple Settings -
Biosecurity in the Americas: Research, Practitioner Education/Training and Transition Markus Binder, Steve S. Sin, Ph.D., Alexandra Williams
Developing Integrated Radiological and Nuclear Detection Architecture for the Interior and International Mission Space Steve S. Sin, Ph.D., Marcus A. Boyd -
Shadows of Violence: Empirical Assessments of Threats, Coercion and Gray Zones Amy Pate, Barnett S. Koven -
Terrorism and Violence in Colombia Enrique Arias -
The Social Determinants of Terrorist Organizations' Resilience in Latin America Johanna Birnir -
Two to Tango: Government and Terrorist Group Actions in Colombia Barnett S. Koven -
Weapons Availability and Civil War Onset Barnett S. Koven -
Project Title Publication Date Publication Type
“Give Peace a Chance”? Explaining Colombia’s (Failed) Peace Process with the FARC 2016-11-01T12:00:00 Discussion Point
A Public Health Systems View of Risk Communication About Zika 2020-04-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
Biosecurity in the Americas: Regional Threat Assessment 2023-07-17T12:00:00 Report
Biosecurity in the Americas: Regional threat assessment in Chile 2023-12-18T12:00:00 Report
Biosecurity in the Americas: Regional threat assessment in Colombia 2023-12-18T12:00:00 Report
Comparing Different Sources of Data to Examine Trends of Hate Crime in Absence of Official Registers 2020-09-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
Cooperation and Drug Policies: Trends in Peru in the Twenty-First Century 2014-12-01T12:00:00 Book Chapter
Demystifying Gray Zone Conflict: A Typology of Conflict Dyads and Instruments of Power in Colombia, 2002-present 2016-12-01T12:00:00 Research Brief
Emerging Biotechnology Capacity and Emerging Biosecurity Threats in Colombia and Chile 2024-04-19T12:00:00 Book Chapter
Emulating U.S. Counterinsurgency Doctrine: Barriers for Developing Country Forces, Evidence from Peru 2016-04-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
Enemies with Benefits? Violent Rivalry and Terrorist Group Longevity 2015-01-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski and the Future of Peruvian Security 2016-06-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
Peru Conflict Profile 2015-04-01T12:00:00 Book Chapter
Re-Evaluating Special Operations Forces-Led Counterterrorism Efforts 2020-03-01T12:00:00 Report
The Evolution of Peru’s Shining Path and the New Security Priorities in the Hemisphere 2015-02-01T12:00:00 Book Chapter
The Obama Administration and Peru 2016-02-01T12:00:00 Book Chapter
The Perils of Simultaneous COIN and Counternarcotics in Peru and Colombia 2014-04-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the Development of Narco-Submarines 2016-03-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
To Bribe or to Bomb: Do Corruption and Terrorism Go Together? 2009-10-01T12:00:00 Book Chapter
Tracking Cartels: Exploiting Open Sources to Identify Trends 2019-11-01T12:00:00 Research Brief
Understanding Criminal Networks, Political Order, and Politics in Latin America 2009-11-01T12:00:00 Book Chapter
Violence in Peru 2018-04-01T12:00:00 Book Chapter
Violent Democracies in Latin America 2010-03-01T12:00:00 Book
Voting in the Shadow of Violence: Electoral Politics and Conflict in Peru 2018-04-01T12:00:00 Journal Article
Weaponizing Peace: Colombia’s Demobilized FARC as a Lever of Russian Influence 2019-05-01T12:00:00 White Paper
Title Job Title Institution
Koven Barnett S. Koven Data Science Manager, Deloitte Government & Public Services
Brandon Behlendorf Brandon Behlendorf Assistant Professor, College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity, SUNY Albany University at Albany, State University of New York
Crenshaw Martha Martha Crenshaw Researcher, Political Science/International Relations Stanford University
Jacome_Michlle Michelle Jacome Operations Officer on International Finance Cooperation at the World Bank