Every Friday, I’ll compile this Rehash post with a list of some of the more interesting articles from the previous week. Like the rest of Drugs and Thugs Blog, the topics addressed will focus on narcotics trafficking, international criminal organizations, insurgencies, and terrorism. There was certainly no lack of news this week, so there’s plenty to catch up on.
1. The US released an indictment of the Peru-based Shining Path organization this week. InSightCrime’s article explores the history of Shining Path and investigates how deeply the insurgent organization is involved in the narcotics trade.
2. The conflicts in Iraq, Gaza, and Ukraine that have dominated the news this week demonstrate the change in insurgency tactics and capabilities. David Barno’s article on War on the Rocks explaining how these shadow wars have altered in recent years is simultaneously fascinating and concerning.
3. The Economist’s Eastern Approaches blog had an article late last week on the MH17 flight downing. Written from the crash zone in Ukraine, it is simply haunting.
4. Slate’s Joshua Keating notes that the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza will eventually end. And when they do, Iraq and Syria will remain mired in violence.
5. From OCCRP, news that Serbian drug trafficker Dragoslav Kosmajac has been arrested in Montenegro. It is alleged that he had contacts in high levels of the Serbian police.
Enjoy the weekend, and thanks for reading.
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