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020 $a1584875232
020 $a9781584875239
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn793018055
040 $aAWC$cAWC$dAFQ$dGPO$dDLC
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050 00 $aHV8079.N3$bW54 2012
100 1 $aWilliams, Phil,$d1948-
245 10 $aDrug trafficking, violence, and instability /$cPhil Williams, Vanda Felbab-Brown.
260 $aCarlisle, PA :$bStrategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College,$c[2012]
300 $axii, 72 p. ;$c23 cm.
490 1 $aSSI monograph
500 $a"April 2012."
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 $aFighting the nexus of organized crime and violent conflict while enhancing human security / Vanda Felbab-Brown -- Insurgencies and organized crime / Phil Williams.
520 $aAlthough challenges posed by various kinds of violent armed groups initially appear highly diverse and unrelated to one another, in fact they all reflect the increasing connections between security and governance and, in particular, the relationship between poor governance and violent armed groups. In many cases, these groups are overtly challenging the state; in others they are cooperating and colluding with state structures while subtly undermining them; in yet others, the state is a passive bystander while violent armed groups are fighting one another. The mix is different, the combinations vary, and the perpetrators of violence have different motives, methods, and targets. In spite of their divergent forms, violent nonstate actors (VNSAs) share certain qualities and characteristics. These violent armed groups represent a common challenge to national and international security, a challenge that is far greater than the sum of the individual groups, and that is likely to grow rather than diminish over the next several decades. This monograph focuses on the complex relationship between human security, crime, illicit economies, and law enforcement. It also seeks to disentangle the linkages between insurgency on the one hand and drug trafficking and organized crime on the other, suggesting that criminal activities help sustain an insurgency, but also carry certain risks for the insurgency.
530 $aAlso available online in PDF format from Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) web site. Adobe Acrobat Reader required.
650 0 $aDrug traffic.
650 0 $aViolence.
650 0 $aPolitical stability.
650 0 $aOrganized crime.
650 0 $aInsurgency.
700 1 $aFelbab-Brown, Vanda.
710 2 $aArmy War College (U.S.).$bStrategic Studies Institute.
776 08 $iOnline version:$aWilliams, Phil, 1948-$tDrug trafficking, violence, and instability.$w(OCoLC)786308535
830 0 $aSSI monograph.
856 41 $uhttp://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/download.cfm?q=1101