What kind of war is Mexico's drug war? The prominent “criminal insurgency” approach
helpfully focuses attention on cartel–state conflict, but unnecessarily redefines insurgency as …

The inability of the Mexican state to effectively fight against organized crime and to counter
the territorial control of entire regions by criminal cartels has led many studies on organized …

This special issue of Trends in Organized Crime on the 'Mexican Cartels' brings together
contributors from academic, policy, military, security consulting, and investigative reporting …

What should we make of the outsized role organized crime plays in conflict and crisis, from
drug wars in Mexico to human smuggling in North Africa, from the struggle in Crimea to …

The proliferation of irregular armed actors which defy simplistic definition has caught public
and academic attention alike, not least in the pages of this journal. To move the debate on …

From the start of the new millennium, social networking sites have become very popular.
These sites have provided a space for many to vent their feelings, get new and connect with …

Mexico's drug 'war'produced 100,000 deaths between 2006 and 2012. The extreme
violence has raised the notion that M exico has become a failed state wracked by terrorism …

Transnational Crime and Black Spots Page 1 Transnational Crime and Black Spots Stuart S.
Brown · Margaret G. Hermann Rethinking Sovereignty and the Global Economy Page 2 …

Policy makers, scholars, strategic military thinkers, and intelligence analysts increasingly
recognize climate change as a profound multidimensional global crisis. The dimensions of …

Drug cartels and gangs are challenging state authority in Mexico and Central America. This
power-counterpower struggle erodes state legitimacy and solvency and confers both …