Non-International Armed Conflict

Authors

  • John P. Sullivan Dr. John P. Sullivan served as a lieutenant with the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, specializing in emergency operations, transit policing, counterterrorism, and intelligence. He also served as a legislative analyst and is currently an Instructor in theSafe Communities Institute (SCI) at the Sol Price School of Public Policy -University of Southern California, Senior El Centro Fellow at Small Wars Journal, and Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Global Observatory of Transnational Criminal Networks. In addition, he is a member of The InterAgency Board for Emergency Preparedness and Response. He holds a B.A. in Government from the College of William & Mary, and an M.A. in Urban Affairs and Policy Analysis from The New School for Social Research. His doctoral dissertation at the Open University of Catalonia examined the impact of transnational crime on sovereignty. His current research focus is terrorism, transnational gangs and organized crime, conflict disaster, intelligence studies, post-conflict policing, sovereignty and urban operation

Keywords:

Crime, War, Gang, Drug, Insecurity, Violence, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Central America

Abstract

Crime wars and criminal Insurgencies challenge states as they emerge at the intersection of crime and war. In many nations these conflicts involve protracted gang and drug wars. These situations of insecurity range in the level of intensity and complexity. At times the lower levels of violence result in local consequences: violence and insecurity. In others the criminal organizations challenge the state and establish alternative of parallel power structures. This short paper will discuss these issues by briefly summarizing the situation in Mexico and Colombia. This summary will then identify the need for further research and development of legal and policy approaches in these states, as well as others facing similar challenges such as Brazil and Central America.

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Published

2023-10-24

How to Cite

Sullivan, J. P. (2023). Non-International Armed Conflict. Revista Do Ministério Público Militar, 48(35), 467–478. Retrieved from https://revista.mpm.mp.br/rmpm/article/view/69

Issue

Vol. 48 No. 35 (2021): Revista do Ministério Público Militar

Section

Língua estrangeira

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