Jeremy Bender

Thursday, June 18, 2015 - 06:29
After more than eight years of widespread violence spanning two Mexican presidential administrations, the country's drug war has led to the consolidation of just two remaining major cartels and the splintering and degradation of the country's other drug trafficking organizations.
Friday, February 20, 2015 - 07:39
As violence in Mexico raged with intense competition between rival drug cartels and the Mexican government, the cartels came up with a radical solution for improving their capabilities in the street.
Monday, January 26, 2015 - 08:08
France has played a pivotal — and at times unilateral — role in tackling extremism and civil unrest throughout sub-Saharan Africa. The country actually has one of the most forward-deployed militaries in the world.
Friday, January 23, 2015 - 05:41
As Russian military supplies continue to enter Ukraine, it becomes harder by the day for Putin to deny that Moscow is providing arms to the separatists.