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Mexico Drug Policy and Security Review 2012

Peter J. Munson — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 08:30:00 +0000

Mexico Drug Policy and Security Review 2012 Peter J. Munson Fri, 01/11/2013 - 3:30am

Mexico's new president Enrique Peña Nieto has trumpeted its proposed reforms, but there are more similarities than differences with the Calderon Administration.

Is Chicago on the Road to Becoming an American Ciudad Juárez?

Peter J. Munson — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 10:30:00 +0000

Is Chicago on the Road to Becoming an American Ciudad Juárez? Peter J. Munson Tue, 11/20/2012 - 5:30am

The presence of Mexican-origin drugs in Chicago is more prominent now than ever before

Why Arresting “El Chapo” Might Be a Bad Thing

Peter J. Munson — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 09:30:00 +0000

Why Arresting “El Chapo” Might Be a Bad Thing Peter J. Munson Wed, 10/31/2012 - 5:30am

It sounds crazy, but catching the most notorious and wanted drug trafficker in the world might be a bad thing.

¿Por qué es más difícil desarticular las actuales redes criminales mexicanas que los carteles colombianos de los años noventa?

Peter J. Munson — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:25:56 +0000

¿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.

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Understanding Informational Features of Transnational Criminal Networks: Cases from Mexico and Guatemala

Peter J. Munson — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 01:02:41 +0000

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.

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Five Ps for a Violence Reduction Strategy in Mexico (Part I)

Peter J. Munson — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 11:13:48 +0000

Five Ps for a Violence Reduction Strategy in Mexico (Part I) Peter J. Munson Mon, 03/05/2012 - 6:13am

In the first of a three part series, Guillermo Vázquez del Mercado Almada describes organized crime in Mexico and lays a basis for his "five Ps" proposal to reduce violence there.