On October 7, the US Coast Guard and US Southern Command will co-sponsor a “Conversation on Emerging Challenges in the Western Hemisphere” with US Coast Guard Commandant ADM Paul F. Zukunft and Commander, Southern Command, GEN John F. Kelly, followed by a panel discussion with Michael A. Braun, Managing Partner, SGI Global, LLC, Former Chief of Operations, US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Douglas Farah, Senior Fellow at the International Assessment and Strategy Center & Adjunct Fellow at the Center for Strategic & International Studies; and Celina B. Realuyo, Professor of Practice, Perry Center, National Defense University. The participants will examine the threats posed by illicit networks in the Hemisphere and outline US and partner country efforts to combat illicit networks, secure our borders, and safeguard our peace and prosperity.