An organized crime expert discusses the impact of local self-defense groups against cartel violence and Mexico’s recent move toward legitimizing them.
Tag: transnational organized crime
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James Cockayne writes that breaking the crime trap requires coming to grips with how some political and military actors draw power from the illicit economy, and figuring out how to arrest those criminal agendas.
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Poaching has become more lucrative and more brutal, and the issue was brought center stage with its links to terrorism.
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There is a rare consensus emerging about the future direction of drug policy reform.
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As trajectories of organized crime and peace operations converge, so, too, should operational responses, particularly in fragile states.
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Yesterday, the UN Security Council asked the mission to help fight drug trafficking, but the SRSG said he has difficulties accepting the West African nation is a narco-state.
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Transnational organized crime cannot be countered by law enforcement alone. Development, institution building, capacity support and information dissemination should receive more attention.
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To figure out who the criminals are, their impact, and what to do about them, peace operations need detailed knowledge about peace spoilers.
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Recent Security Council debates on the Sahel and the Gulf of Guinea highlight a worrying trend that crime in West Africa is spreading.
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If opium cultivation has been limited to areas of the country under the control of the Taliban, what will happen when the International Security Assistance Force withdraws?
