CIGI Researcher Michael Lawrence has published a paper at the University of Waterloo’s Institute for Complexity and Innovation entitled “A Complex Systems Approach to the Drug War in Mexico: Resources, Violence and Order.” While other accounts stress the chaotic turmoil of the conflict, this approach begins by examining the relationship between the violence and the 
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A Complex Systems Approach to the Drug War in Mexico: Resources, Violence and Order
By: Geoff Burt | Friday, January 20th, 2012EU to end SSR mission in Guinea-Bissau
By: Laura Holland | Tuesday, August 10th, 2010On August 2, the EU announced it would not extend its SSR mission in Guinea-Bissau beyond September 30. According to the statement released by the Council of the European Union, “[P]olitical instability and the lack of respect for the rule of law in the country make it impossible for the EU to deploy a follow-up
Violence and impunity persist in Guatemala, nearly 15 years after end of civil war
By: Jesse Hembruff | Thursday, July 15th, 2010Although its civil war ended in 1996, Guatemala has remained one of Latin America’s most dangerous countries, with levels of violent crime even higher than during the war itself. Drug Traffickers, gangs, and corrupt security forces have benefitted from a pervasive culture of impunity that has resulted from governance failures and widespread fear among the
Mexican government’s alleged complicity with Sinaloa cartel shows that money fuels drug war corruption
By: Kristin Bricker | Tuesday, June 15th, 2010Last month, National Public Radio (NPR) published new evidence that supports the prevailing theory in Mexico: that the Felipe Calderón administration favors the Sinaloa drug trafficking organization (DTO) in the war on drugs. According to NPR, the powerful Sinaloa DTO is weathering Mexico’s war on drugs far better than its competitors. The NPR report highlights
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