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Cabbages And Kings: Bridging The Gap For More Effective Capacity-Building Special Issue: Rule Of Law Reform In Iraq And Afghanistan, Charles E. Tucker Jr.

University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Social Change

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Cabbages And Kings: Bridging The Gap For More Effective Capacity-Building, Charles E. Tucker Jr.

University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Law

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Questions Surround U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’S Undercover Money-Laundering Operations In Mexico, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

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Livelihood And Living For The Youth In Latin America = 拉丁美洲青年人的人生與生活, Alicia Ojeda Santana

South South Forum 南南論壇

I am part of the despairing middle class in Mexico, a generation of young people who went to private schools, who went to college, who speak English, live on their own and have a job. I am part of a minority, and even that seems exaggerating, only around of 17% of the total population actually gets in to a college in Mexico. And I say despairing because the crisis is fast finishing with this middle class social stratus

There has been awareness about the crisis for some years now, but poverty has always been a part of Mexico’s reality. I …

Designing A Centralized Training Academy For Maritime Security, Angelica Sogor

Open Access Theses

The maritime industry is an economic activity that enables global trade and travel. However, the transportation network is threatened by security risks that seek to exploit vulnerabilities and cause damage to ships, interrupt the global supply chain network, and endanger the lives of crewmembers and passengers. While policies exist to aid in the prevention of attacks, these policies, alone, are insufficient to sustain global maritime domain security and awareness. Policies must be effectively enforced and complemented with highly trained crewmembers who have the knowledge and skills to efficiently prevent, detect, and respond to threats. This study analyzed maritime security policies …

Motions 2011 Volume 48 Number 3, University Of San Diego School Of Law Student Bar Association

Newspaper, Motions (1987-2019)

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Lawyer: Winter 2011-2012, Seattle University School Of Law

Lawyer

• Lawmakers Leave Politics Out of the Classroom
• Freedom Restored: Professor and Students Help Transformed Man Win Clemency
• Law School’s Full-Tuition Scholars Work to Effect Societal Change
• Graduate Fights for the Rights of Accused War Criminal

Partido Revolucionario Institucional (Pri) Narrowly Wins Michoacã¡N Gubernatorial Election Amid Allegations That Drug Cartels Influenced Final Results, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

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As Country Drifts From Peaceful Image, Costa Ricans Turn To Buying Guns, But Ownership Tests Are Flawed, George Rodrã­Guez

NotiCen

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V. 79, Issue 7, November 4, 2011

Archway (1946-2020)

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El Salvador's Peacetime Killings Set To Surpass Civil War Casualty Numbers, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiCen

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Citizen Coalition To Bring President Felipe Calderã³N’S Failed War Against Drug Traffickers To International Criminal Court, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

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Elusive Empowerment: Compensating The Sex Trafficked Person Under The Trafficking Victims Protection Act, Theodore R. Sangalis

Fordham Law Review

Globally, hundreds of thousands-perhaps millions-are being forced or coerced into commercial sex acts. In the United States, this sex trafficking problem has become a lucrative illegal industry, and it is quickly growing. In response, Congress passed the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA) to eradicate the industry by prosecuting the perpetrators, protecting the victims, and preventing the practice. Through several reauthorizations, one federal strategy that has emerged is compensating the victims through mandatory criminal restitution and civil remedies. Collection of restitution damages has been lacking, however, and no civil suit filed for sex trafficking survivors has reached the merits. …

The Impact Of Insecurity On Democracy And Trust In Institutions In Mexico, Luisa Blanco

School of Public Policy Working Papers

Using survey data from the Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP) and Encuesta Nacional Sobre la Inseguridad (ENSI) for Mexico during the period 2004-2010, this paper analyses the impact of insecurity and crime victimization on support and satisfaction with democracy and trust in institutions. With the LAPOP data, perceptions about higher insecurity decrease support and satisfaction with democracy. Perceptions of insecurity and crime victimization have a negative significant effect on trust in institutions, and this finding is robust to using LAPOP and ENSI data. Perceptions of insecurity and crime victimization have a larger negative effect on trust in institutions that …

New Revelations Raise Questions About Role Of President Barack Obama’S Administration In Operation Fast And Furiousâ, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

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Drug Violence, Extortions Affect Some School Districts In Mexico, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

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Costa Ricans Feel Cornered By Crime And Try To Defend Themselves, George Rodrã­Guez

NotiCen

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Mexico’S Most Violent Drug Gang Sows Terror In Petã©N, Louisa Reynolds

NotiCen

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More Than Half Of Border Governors Skip Annual Conference, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

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Why They Say "No" (Casi—"No"): Countries That Reject Legalized Casino Gambling, William N. Thompson

UNLV Gaming Law Journal

Most world venues have legalized casino gambling. Indeed, the numbers of venues has been growing rapidly. In 1986, seventy-seven nations permitted legal casino gambling; in 1996, 109; while recent reports indicate 132 countries have casinos. Nonetheless, there are several cases of jurisdictions rejecting the legalization of casinos.

This article seeks to find common reasons for the rejections, and examines the following ten venues: Bhutan, Brazil, Japan, Liechtenstein, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Mexico, and Norway. The study utilizes a framework from the book The Last Resort: Success and Failure in Campaigns for Casinos, by John Dombrink and William N. Thompson. …

Mexico's "Narco-Refugees": The Looming Challenge For U.S. National Security, Paul Rexton Kan Dr.

Monographs, Collaborative Studies, & IRPs

Since 2006, when Mexican President Felipe Calderon declared war on the drug cartels, there has been a rise in the number of Mexican nationals seeking political asylum in the United States to escape the ongoing drug cartel violence in their home country. Political asylum cases in general are claimed by those who are targeted for their political beliefs or ethnicity in countries that are repressive or are failing. Mexico is neither. Nonetheless, if the health of the Mexican state declines because criminal violence continues, increases, or spreads, U.S. communities will feel an even greater burden on their systems of public …

2011-2012 Us Army War College Key Strategic Issues List, Antulio J. Echevarria Ii

Articles & Editorials

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Continued Turbulence In Bolivia's Relations With U.S., Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

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Latin America: Nuclear Capabilities, Intentions And Threat Perceptions, Harold A. Trinkunas

Western Hemisphere Security Analysis Center

Three key states are relevant in considering future nuclear proliferation in Latin America: Argentina, Brazil, and Venezuela. Argentina and Brazil are critical because of their relatively advanced nuclear capabilities. For historical and geopolitical reasons, neither Argentina nor Brazil is likely to reactive nuclear weapons programs. Venezuela’s President, Hugo Chávez, has repeatedly demonstrated interest in developing a nuclear program, yet Venezuela lacks any serious nuclear expertise. Even if it had the managerial and technological capacity, the lead-time to develop an indigenous nuclear program would be measured in decades. Acquisition of nuclear technology from international sources would be difficult because members of …

Building Regional Security: Cooperation In The 21st Century: The Case Of The Caribbean Regional Security System [Rss], Anthony T. Bryan, Ph.D.

Western Hemisphere Security Analysis Center

• Small states that lack capacity and act on their own may fall victim to international and domestic terrorism, transnational organized crime or criminal gangs.
• The critical issue is not whether small Caribbean states should cooperate in meeting security challenges, but it is rather in what manner, and by which mechanisms can they overcome obstacles in the way of cooperation.
• The remit of the Regional Security System (RSS) has expanded dramatically, but its capabilities have improved very slowly.
• The member governments of the RSS are reluctant to develop military capacity beyond current levels since they see economic and social development and …

Human Security And Crime In Latin America: The Political Capital And Political Impact Of Criminal Groups And Belligerents Involved In Illicit Economies, Vanda Felbab-Brown

Western Hemisphere Security Analysis Center

Organized crime and illegal economies generate multiple threats to states and societies. But although the negative effects of high levels of pervasive street and organized crime on human security are clear, the relationships between human security, crime, illicit economies, and law enforcement are highly complex. By sponsoring illicit economies in areas of state weakness where legal economic opportunities and public goods are seriously lacking, both belligerent and criminal groups frequently enhance some elements of human security of the marginalized populations who depend on illicit economies for basic livelihoods.

Even criminal groups without a political ideology often have an important political …

Rio And The Reds: The Comando Vermelho, Organized Crime And Brazil’S Economic Ascent [Student’S Paper Series], Regina Joseph, M.Sc. Candidate

Western Hemisphere Security Analysis Center

Brazil’s growing status as a potential world power cannot obscure the characteristics of its other reality: that of a country with vast inequalities and high crime rates. The Comando Vermelho, the most prominent organized crime syndicate in Rio de Janeiro, besieges the beauty and charm that attracts tourists to this city. The CV arose not only as a product of the political dictatorship of the seventies, but also of the disenfranchised urban poor crammed into Rio’s favela slums. Today, the CV presents a powerful challenge to the State’s control of parts of Rio territory.

As Brazil’s soft power projection …

The Transitioning Economic Dynamics Of The Military In Communist Regimes: A Comparison Of Cuba, China And Vietnam [Student's Paper Series], Michael Aranda, Graduate Student

Western Hemisphere Security Analysis Center

Several factors can increase or decrease military-economic involvement in communist regimes. This anomalous form of military behavior, labeled as the Military Business Complex (MBC), emerged in various communist regimes in the 1980s. However, in early 2000s, the communist governments of China and Vietnam began to decrease the number of military-managed industries, while similar industries increased in Cuba. This paper explains why military industries in Cuba have increased over the last two decades, while they decreased in the Chinese and Vietnamese examples. This question is answered by comparatively testing two hypotheses: the Communist Party and the Bureaucratic-Authoritarian (BA) Hypotheses.

The Communist …

Silence By Stealth: Freedom Of The Press And Polarization In Latin America, Jairo Lugo-Ocando

Western Hemisphere Security Analysis Center

The weak democratic systems that followed decades of military dictatorships in Latin America coupled with the emergence of new authoritarian regimes of the left have had a significant impact on the relationships between the governments and the media. The new populist leaders have challenged the media that have generally reflected the perspectives of the traditional elites. This ideological clash has renewed direct and indirect censorship, curtailing freedom of expression and thus, freedom of the press.

In this context, this paper discusses the mechanisms used by Latin American governments, particularly the new authoritarianism of the left, to silence dissident voices. Many …

Beyond The Pay: Current Illicit Activities Of The Armed Forces In Central America, Kristina Mani, Ph.D.

Western Hemisphere Security Analysis Center

The growth of criminal gangs and organized crime groups has created unprecedented challenges in Central America. Homicide rates are among the highest in the world, countries spend on average close to 10 percent of GDP to respond to the challenges of public insecurity, and the security forces are frequently overwhelmed and at times coopted by the criminal groups they are increasingly tasked to counter.

With some 90 percent of the 700 metric tons of cocaine trafficked from South America to the United States passing through Central America, the lure of aiding illegal traffickers through provision of arms, intelligence, or simply …