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This pool photo shows military police looking at computers, smartphones, and other equipment seized during a raid on a scam center in Kandal province, Cambodia, July 17, 2025.

Crime, Justice & Safety How technology is transforming crime and terrorism

Vanda Felbab-Brown, Diana Paz García

April 13, 2026

Crewmembers of one of the nine Chinese vessels caught by Peruvian navy wait onboard at their ship in the Peruvian port of Callao, November 24, 2004.

Crime, Justice & Safety Tackling Chinese criminal networks in Latin America

Vanda Felbab-Brown

March 20, 2026

Iranians protest against attacks on Iran by Israel and the United States on February 28, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

Iran After the strike: The danger of war in Iran

Suzanne Maloney, Itamar Rabinovich, Mara Karlin, Vanda Felbab-Brown, Stephanie T. Williams, Sharan Grewal, Steven Heydemann, Dafna H. Rand, Aslı Aydıntaşbaş, Kemal Kirişci, Hady Amr, Constanze Stelzenmüller, Pavel K. Baev, Steven Pifer, Ryan Hass, Tanvi Madan, Lynn Kuok, Michael E. O’Hanlon, Caitlin Talmadge, Joshua Rovner, Samantha Gross, William A. Galston, Scott R. Anderson +18 more

March 3, 2026

Members of the Mexican Army's special anti-drone battalion, tasked with protecting venues and ensuring security for the 2026 World Cup, take part in a demonstration for the press at Military Camp Number 1 in the municipality of Naucalpan, State of Mexico, on February 17, 2026.

Mexico How Mexican cartels are using drones, now and in the future

Vanda Felbab-Brown

February 18, 2026

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