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Drug Cartel Violence Expands in Mexico
27 Aug 2010
Brookings Institute . The horrific massacre of 72 migrants from Central and South America in Mexico is just the latest tragedy to stem from the Mexican drug wars, as the cartels battle over money, markets, territory and trafficking routes. In this Brookings podcast, Vanda Felbab-Brown looks at the problems of internal governance, law enforcement and border politics that underlie the escalating violence.
Topics: Drug Trafficking
UN General Assembly Seeks Ways to Foil Threat of Organized Crime
24 Jun 2010
United Nations, New York, 17 June 2010. UN officials last week underscored the urgency of combating organized crime, which a new report has found is gaining in global reach and posing a greater threat to peace, development and even national sovereignty. "The Globalization of Crime" examines major trafficking flows of drugs, firearms, counterfeit products, stolen natural resources, people trafficked for sex or forced labour and smuggled migrants, and offers ways to tackle these threats. The report was issued as the General Assembly held a high-level debate on the threats posed by organized crime.
Topics: Drug Trafficking Money Laundering Organised Crime Terrorist Financing UN
