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Criminals, Militias, and Insurgents: Organized Crime in Iraq

Criminals, Militias, and Insurgents: Organized Crime in Iraq
Brief Synopsis Dr. Williams looks in detail at major criminal activities, including the theft, diversion, and smuggling of oil, the kidnapping of both Iraqis and foreigners, extortion, car theft, and the theft and smuggling of antiquities. He also considers the critical role played by corruption in facilitating...
September 18th, 2009 | Defense & Security News | Read More

Mexico’s Narco-Insurgency and US Counterdrug Policy

Mexico’s Narco-Insurgency and US Counterdrug Policy
In late 2007, the U.S. and Mexican governments unveiled the Merida Initiative. A 3-year, $1.4 billion counternarcotics assistance program, the Merida Initiative is designed to combat the drug-fueled violence that has ravaged Mexico of late. The initiative aims to strengthen the Mexican police and military,...
May 12th, 2009 | Defense & Security News | Read More

Limited Armed Stabilization and the Future of US Landpower

Limited Armed Stabilization and the Future of US Landpower
The author takes a critical look at the mission assignment and orientation of U.S. landpower. He calls for an unconventional revolution in U.S. land forces that optimizes them for intervention in complex and violent crises of governance and security in states crippled by internal disorder. In the end,...
April 14th, 2009 | Analysis & Opinion, Army News | Read More
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