Transnational organized crime is dissolving borders and disrupting the institutions essential to peace and prosperity. It is urgent that the Western Hemisphere’s heavyweights, Brazil and the United States, launch a regional alliance to confront global criminal networks and regimes that profit from disorder.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro can demonstrate his clout by convincing U.S. President Donald Trump that it’s good politics to defend values and institutions from transnational organized crime and bandit states. Just as an alliance was forged to counter the Soviet threat, today’s leaders must confront foes that are attacking democracy, the rule of law, honest commerce, and even social harmony.
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