BG (ret.) Augusto Alvarez presents via VTC

On May 19, our alumnus, retired Brigadier General Augusto Alvarez from Peru guest lectured to our 2015 Combating Transnational Organized Crime specialized course via videoconference on Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path) as a case of the convergence of terrorism and crime in Peru. Having studied convergence theory as one of our previous CTOC students, General Alvarez discussed the security threats posed by Sendero Luminoso though its criminal activities in drug, arms, human trafficking and illegal mining and explained the Peruvian government’s current strategies and policies to combat the terror group. Thanks to modern technology, we continue to build our network of security and defense professionals through these educational engagements in person and in the virtual world like this one.