| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | International
Lateinamerika. Latin America’s Risky Bet on Hired Guns to Fight Crime
Lateinamerika. Latin America’s Risky Bet on Hired Guns to Fight Crime
Erik Prince, military entrepreneur and founder of Blackwater USA, is returning to the spotlight – this time in Latin America, where he’s pitching his companies as a solution to insecurity and organized crime.
Private military contractors (PMCs) have long been part of Latin America’s war on drugs, typically under the direction of the United States. But today, regional governments are increasingly turning to foreign contractors directly, especially Prince, for help with urgent security crises. (InSight Crime, USA, 31.07.2025)
https://insightcrime.org/news/erik-prince-privatizing-latin-america-war-crime/