Reuters/Daniel Becerlil - A state police officer stands next to a patrol truck in Monterrey, Mexico
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Crime–War Battlefields
June 6, 2013, Vanda Felbab-Brown
Vanda Felbab-Brown analyzes the role of international military action and law enforcement at the nexus of violent conflict and crime. As the frequency and intensity of political violence, organized crime, and illicit economies increases, countering domestic crime that threatens national security, or resolving military conflicts that involve criminals and illicit economies, requires a complex, nuanced and carefully calibrated response.