Vanda Felbab-Brown
Thursday, December 17, 2015 - 06:17
After nearly 80 years of war, Colombia is on the cusp of closing a historic peace deal with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, FARC), the country’s largest guerrilla group. The parties have set a March 23, 2016 deadline to conclude talks. Drug cultivation and trafficking are crucial aspects of the deal, as drug profits have long enabled the country’s violent conflict.
Thursday, June 4, 2015 - 06:10
As the United States tries to wind down its military participation in Afghanistan’s counterinsurgency after more than a decade of struggles against Al Qaeda and the Taliban, Afghanistan’s future remains precarious at best.
Wednesday, April 9, 2014 - 00:00
Perhaps an important goal of law enforcement should be to make "good criminals".
Tuesday, October 1, 2013 - 00:00
The analysis below first details why eradication of drug crops is ineffective in fighting the nexus of militancy and the illegal drug trade, using the presumed success story of Colombia as illustration
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - 00:00
While its accomplishments, including in police reform and strengthening of the judicial system, need to be recognized and indeed may serve as an example, the limitations of progress equally need to be stressed.
Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 00:00
Organized crime and illegal economies generate multiple threats to states and societies. They often threaten public safety, at times even national security. Extensive illicit economies can compromise the political systems by increasing corruption and pene
Monday, September 26, 2011 - 00:00
This monograph explores the effectiveness of the security and law enforcement and socio-economic approaches adopted in Mexico over the past several years to combat the drug trafficking organizations.
Thursday, March 31, 2011 - 00:00
Overall, the rates of violent crime are six times higher in Latin America than in the rest of the world.
Friday, March 18, 2011 - 00:00
Rio's government wants to show off the progress of its so-called Pacification Plan (UPP) designed to address the criminality, underdevelopment, and lack of state presence of these poor neighborhoods.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010 - 00:00
In much of the territory nominally cleared of illegal armed actors, government presence remains sporadic and spotty.