Tag: Organized crime
Ending Amazon deforestation: 4 essential reads about the future of the...
Jennifer Weeks, The Conversation
Brazil’s president-elect, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, was greeted with applause and cheers when he...
Insurance fraud costs $309 billion a year – nearly $1,000 for...
Michael Skiba, Colorado State University Global
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What would you do with an extra...
‘West Side Story’ may be timeless – but life in gangs...
David Pyrooz, University of Colorado Boulder; James Densley, Metropolitan State University , and Scott H. Decker, Arizona State University
How the mafia uses violence to control politics
Gianmarco Daniele, Bocconi University
Italy is not the only country with an organized crime problem. But movies and TV shows like “Scarface,” “The Godfather” and...
In Brazil, religious gang leaders say they’re waging a holy war
Robert Muggah, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio)
The expression “evangelical drug trafficker” may sound incongruous, but in Rio de Janeiro, it’s...
Sent to Haiti to keep the peace, departing UN troops leave...
Siobhán Wills, University of Ulster; Cahal McLaughlin, Queen's University Belfast, and Ilionor Louis, Université d'Etat d'Haiti
On Oct. 15, 2017, the United Nations will withdraw...
The world is facing a global sand crisis
Aurora Torres, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research; Jianguo "Jack" Liu, Michigan State University; Jodi Brandt, Boise State University, and Kristen Lear, University of...
Dodgy watches and rotgut vodka could ruin your Yuletide
Mehzeb Chowdhury, Durham University
At this time of year, people are rushing out to buy gifts and stock up on both luxuries and essentials. This...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
