Sheinbaum’s Dilemma: Mexico’s Security Choices After FTO Designation

Author Biography

Ghaleb Krame

Ghaleb Krame is a law enforcement and consultancy professional with over 20 years of experience. He has held various leadership positions in the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico. These positions included Acting Under-Secretary of the Penal System, Chief of Staff, and Director of Police Strategy. During his tenure, he successfully led institutional reengineering, optimized resources, and significantly reduced crime rates. Dr Krame was also appointed Undersecretary of Crime Prevention, Secretary of Public Security of Colima. There, he implemented prevention and citizen participation programs to rebuild social ties and repatriate the population who had fled due to drug cartel violence. Additionally, as Chief of Staff in Tamaulipas, he deactivated severe armed conflicts between rival drug cartels and played a key role in joint special operations with Federal Forces. Dr Krame’s contributions have earned him recognition as a highly skilled law enforcement expert and consultant. He has been an Assistant Professor at Rabdan Academy, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Dr. John P. Sullivan

Dr. John P. Sullivan was a career police officer, now retired. Throughout his career he has specialized in emergency operations, terrorism, and intelligence. He is an Instructor in the Safe Communities Institute (SCI) at the University of Southern California, Senior El Centro Fellow at Small Wars Journal, and Contributing Editor at Homeland Security Today. He served as a lieutenant with the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, where he has served as a watch commander, operations lieutenant, headquarters operations lieutenant, service area lieutenant, tactical planning lieutenant, and in command and staff roles for several major national special security events and disasters. Sullivan received a lifetime achievement award from the National Fusion Center Association in November 2018 for his contributions to the national network of intelligence fusion centers. He has a PhD from the Open University of Catalonia, an MA in urban affairs and policy analysis from the New School for Social Research. Dr. Sullivan holds a BA in Government from the College of William & Mary.

Maria Magdalena Garcia Rodriguez

Maria Magdalena Garcia Rodriguez ([email protected], https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9172-1759) is a Ph.D. candidate in Public Policy at the Escuela de Gobierno y Transformacion Publica of Tecnologico de Monterrey. She holds a Master’s degree in Political Science and Public Administration and currently serves as Head of Research and Graduate Studies at the University of Security and Justice of Tamaulipas, where she oversees graduate programs and research projects, and previously held the position of General Academic Coordinator at El Colegio de Tamaulipas, the state’s school of government. She is a graduate of the William J. Perry Center at the U.S. National Defense University, where she completed programs on the strategic implications of human rights and the rule of law, women, peace and security, and governance and strategy for security and defense. Her research focuses on public security, gender, and violence.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5038/1944-0472.19.1.2464

Subject Area Keywords

Gangs and criminal organizations, Mexico, Security policy, Terrorism / counterterrorism