Border Violence Spillover: A Growing, but Undefined Problem
Transnational criminal organization violence is spilling over the southern border of the US, but without a definition the extent of the epidemic is unknown.
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Why Arresting “El Chapo” Might Be a Bad Thing
It sounds crazy, but catching the most notorious and wanted drug trafficker in the world might be a bad thing.
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War on Terror: Radicalization and Expansion of the Threats
A warning and call to action from the French criminologist.
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Guadalajara: The Next Epicenter of Violence in Mexico?
Guadalajara could lose its protected status among drug lords and become the next epicenter for drug-related violence.
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¿Por qué es más difícil desarticular las actuales redes criminales mexicanas que los carteles colombianos de los años noventa?
Peter J. Munson
Thu, 04/12/2012 - 1:25pm
Mexican criminal networks are far more decentralized and thus more resiliant than the Colombian cartels of the 1980s.
Understanding Informational Features of Transnational Criminal Networks: Cases from Mexico and Guatemala
Peter J. Munson
Mon, 04/09/2012 - 9:02pm
A look at the gray agents - the public servants, political actors, or security agents - that promote criminal interests.
Five Ps for a Violence Reduction Strategy in Mexico (Part III)
Guillermo Almada offers part three of his series on how to reduce violence in Mexico.