..., which he continues to lead since leaving office. He also gave the military an expanded role in domestic tasks such as internal security and infrastructure management, creating a new civil-military model of governance. Meanwhile, organized crime groups were left largely unchecked, effectively co...

... is a zero-sum game . The gangs have become one of the Gordian knots asphyxiating Haiti . Haiti crime gangs poverty corruption foreign intervention ...

... urbanization inequality violence crime terrorism Karachi’s history has been wrought from Partition, massive in-migration, unchecked growth, and multiple population displacements. In this megacity, Samira Shackle’s background as a British-born journalist of Pakistani heritage mirrors the dilemma...

... Brazil election military dictatorship Jair Bolsonaro Lula da Silva Dilma Rousseff impeachment corruption Worker's Party Rio de Janeiro crime race relations misogyny collective memory history transitional justice 68 A central feature of Bolsonaro s pro-dictatorship campaign...

...Nancy Ries A definitive history of organized crime in Russia shows how political leaders have long used gangsters to serve the state's purposes. © 2018 Current History. All rights reserved. 2018 The Regents of the University of California book review Nancy Ries Mark Galeotti...

...David S. Wall Big data and big crimes are powered by cloud technologies and the Internet of Things … David Wall economy big data cybercrime date theft dark web Internet spam hacking hackers cybersecurity crime criminal justic 29 Big data and big crimes are powered by cloud...

... of the University of California Shahram Khosravi Iran social conditions family life working class poverty crime discrimination Iranian Revolution neoliberalism Ayatollah Khomeini Hashemi Rafsanjani 355 The sociopolitical transition can be observed best in the shift of the symbolic...

... resilient in the face of suffering experienced by the whole population, including the movement s base among the poor in rural, interior states. But they have not delivered enough relief to quell unrest. Crime has reached frighteningly high levels, a consequence of a systemic breakdown in the rule of law...

... Rodrigo Duterte Benigno Aquino III Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Corazon Aquino Ferdinand Marcos Joseph Estrada People Power revolution democracy authoritarianism corruption crime vigilantes 220 Duterte appeals to those in Philippine society yearning for the reimposition of discipline...

... of California Jose José Miguel Cruz Root Causes Central American America institution peaceful society development El Salvador Guatemala Mexico northern triangle Honduras UN United Nations Office Drugs Crime UNODC ASIES ECLAC street ganges labor low-productivity migration...

... Argentina Kirchner peron peronism Fernandez Fernández Néstor peronist lame-duck left-wing retrenchment kirchnerism political brand economic default commodity inflation crime banks NML Griesa vulture UNHRC human rights capital market UCR Vasquez Bachelet devaluation Scioli...

...Stefanos Katsikas Unless Bulgaria and Romania manage to enact judicial reforms, fight corruption and organized crime, and protect human and minority rights, they will not be able to capitalize on the benefits of EU membership, and will continue to be regarded as second-class EU members. © 2014...

... development poverty trade crime security corruption Latin America 49 Just as Mexico has shown signs of an upswing, Brazil seems to be facing mount- ing difficulties. Shifting Fortunes: Brazil and Mexico in a Transformed Region michael shifteR and cameRon combs Just three years ago, Brazil...

...). Moreover, many lament that Sweden in certain respects is not the idyllic country it once supposedly was. In recent decades such woes as rising crime and narcotics addiction rates (albeit still relatively low compared to much of the world) have caused dis- illusionment. Much disputed is whether or to what...

... to limited but still significant changes in pension, fiscal, and energy policies, near-universal health care coverage, macroeco- nomic stability despite a volatile international economic climate, and real advances in the fight against organized crime. Still, it would be hard to argue that his presi- dency...

...Michael Shifter The end of political, armed conflict 15 years ago has not been accompanied by higher levels of social peace. On the contrary, fear and lawlessness today are rampant in the region. Central America Guatemala El Salvador Honduras Nicaragua Costa Rica crime insecurity drug...

... Latin America Barack Obama security defense poverty democracy crime Mexico Brazil Organization American States 65 The Obama administration will encounter in Latin America and the Caribbean Basin a new strategic environment, in which security issues will require innova- tive attention...

... Carcas Television crime Raul Isaias Baduel United Socialist Party Venezezuela National Assembly clodosbaldo Russian 77 Socialism for the twenty-first century is looking more and more like political suicide in the making. For Chávez, Still More Discontent Javier corraleS Venezuela s...