Drug trafficking
Dr Laura Pajon
Institution: Liverpool John Moores University
Area of Expertise: Crime prevention and criminal justice, Criminal networks, Disruption, Drug trafficking, Modern slavery and human trafficking, Policing
Iisa Kosonen
Institution: London School of Economics and Political Science
Area of Expertise: Crime prevention and criminal justice, Criminal networks, Drug trafficking, Fraud, Gangs, Intelligence, IUU fishing, Mafia, Maritime crime and piracy, Modern slavery and human trafficking, Money laundering, Policing, Terrorism, Threat assessment, War and conflict, Wildlife and forest crime
My Enemy’s Enemy is my Friend: Polarisation, Stigmatisation, and Political Violence in Colombia
As we approach Colombia’s election season, the prospect of an increase in political violence is at the front of many analysts’ minds. Colombia’s elections have often been bloody; five presidential candidates were assassinated in the 20th Century alone. Just a few years ago seven candidates were killed during the municipal…
To Militarise or not to Militarise: That is the Question
Argentina, a country in which the armed forces are struggling to grasp their role amongst other government institutions, presents fertile ground for the re-emergence of a timeless debate. To what extent should governments support the adoption of repressive counter narcotics policies and signal a move towards militarisation. Democracy and internal…
Exploring the Nexus Between Crime and Politics: Why Latin American Criminal Groups Engage in Political Discourse
In Latin America, several armed groups, after having created and functioned as criminal organisations, have publicly engaged in political discourse. For these organised crime groups (OCGs), participating in plausible political dialogue is not easy. It requires certain members of the organisation to be constantly assigned to this purpose (which reduces…
A New Era in the War on Drugs? Between the Lines of the US-Colombia Bicentennial Partnership
Since establishing diplomatic relations in 1822, Colombia has become one of the United States’ (US’s) most important partners in Latin America. Collaboration notwithstanding, Colombia’s prominent role as a cultivator of coca, the base product for cocaine, has pushed counternarcotics policies centred on supply reduction to the forefront of this relationship.…
Alan Ferguson
Institution: Police Scotland
Area of Expertise: Drug trafficking
Reynell Badillo Sarmiento
Area of Expertise: Contraband / counterfeit products, Criminal networks, Discourse, Drug trafficking, Extortion, Gangs, Mafia, Terrorism, War and conflict
Damian Gariglio
Area of Expertise: Criminal networks, Drug trafficking, Firearms