Description |
1 online resource (iii, 60 pages) : color map, color portraits, color photographs |
Contents |
Executive Summary. -- I. US Policy Tools for Combating Transnational Organized Crime. -- II. Colombia: Securing Genuine Peace. -- III. Venezuela: A State Destroyed by Crime and Corruption . -- IV. Confronting the Iran-Hezbollah Threat in the Western Hemisphere. -- V. The Criminalized State in Latin America. -- VI. Instability and Gangs in the Northern Triangle. -- VII. Modernizing Security Cooperation with Mexico. -- AEI Working Group on Transnational Organized Crime in the Americas. Acknowledgments. -- Notes |
Summary |
Transnational organized crime resides at the heart of nearly every major threat confronting the Americas today, whether it is the deadly opioid crisis hurting US communities, the catastrophic collapse of oil-rich Venezuela, or debilitating gang violence throughout Central America, which spills over into the streets of American cities. These crises can be traced to criminal networks that garner billions from the production of illicit drugs, human traffcking, and extortion. This report focuses on the threat posed by trans-national organized crime in the Americas, elucidating a series of effective policy prescriptions for Congress and the Trump administration. The report's seven sections present an overview of tools available to the government and spotlight transnational organized crime threats that demand more attention and action from US authorities |
Notes |
"June 2017"--Title pge |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 51-60) |
Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (AEI, viewed July 10, 2017) |
Subject |
Transnational crime -- Western Hemisphere -- Prevention -- International cooperation
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Organized crime -- Western Hemisphere -- Prevention -- International cooperation
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Organized crime -- Prevention -- International cooperation.
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Western Hemisphere.
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Electronic book
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