{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Drug Wars: Decoding Cartels & Transnational Crime","description":"On June 17, 1971, President Nixon officially declared the \u201cwar on drugs\u201d. Now, 55 years removed, 10 presidents later, and with over $1T spent, that war is still ongoing, and demand continues to surge in line with trafficking, crime, and violence. What do we need to understand about the nature of the \u201cwar on drugs\u201d and the organizations involved in narco- and human trafficking? Why is it important to view \u201ccartels\u201d as complex adaptive systems instead of cartels? What is the blindspot in the U.S. \u201ckingpin\u201d strategy? How is the trafficking landscape changing, and how is technology re-shaping the approach on both sides? What are we missing in the overall analysis, and how can we separate fact from fiction? Our guest is Dr. Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera, Professor at the Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, a leading expert on cartels and transnational crime, and the author of Los Zetas Inc.: Criminal Corporations, Energy, and Civil War in Mexico and (forthcoming) Cartels Inc: A \u201cNew Generation\u201d of Criminal Networks. ","author_name":"The Global List Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/bassiounigroup.com\/podcast","html":"