Heroes or Villains: Placing Narcocorridos in the Mexican Corrido Tradition [PDF]
, 2012 In this paper I sought to understand whether narcocorridos represent an aberration or a continuation of the corrido tradition. Drawing upon the subaltern theories advanced by Antonio Gramsci, we find that corridos represent a form of cultural ...
Berry, Sarah
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Reports by explorers and travelers and the first scientific studies on ayahuasca (dating from 1850 to 1950) within the current debate on the "psychedelic renaissance". [PDF]
Hist Cienc Saude Manguinhos, 2023 Lima VM, Marinho MGSMDC.
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Illicit networks targeting the nexus between terrorists, proliferators, and narcotraffickers
, 2010 Globalization and the liberal international marketplace have provided fertile ground for the rise of transnational and non-state actors. Unfortunately, while states and businesses have profited from the increased fluidity of borders and the rise of global commerce, so have the criminal organizations that threaten national and international security ...
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Governance in Southeast Asia: Issues and Options [PDF]
This paper attempts to analyze governance systems in Southeast Asia and proposes some policy suggestions that can improve governance practices in the region. It also discusses the links between governance and official development assistance (ODA) and the
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Colombia and the United States--The Partnership: But What Is the Endgame? [PDF]
, 2007 American Ambassador to Colombia, 1994-97, Myles R. R. Frechette provides authoritative, eloquent, and impassioned perspectives on both the achievements and failures of American and Colombian efforts.
Frechette, Myles R. R., Ambassador
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Anti-corruption strategies in some South-Eastern European states.An empirical study on the impact of the government performance [PDF]
The preoccupations about conceiving and promoting efficient anti-corruption strategies exist in most states, especially in the developing countries.
Matei, Ani, Matei, Lucica
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A history of the air bridge denial program in Peru: the evolution, errors, and fallout of a covert United States-Peruvian counternarcotics air interdiction program, culminating with the 2001 mistaken shootdown of a missionary plane over the Amazon jungle [PDF]
, 2019 During the 1990s, the Governments of Peru and the United States established a counternarcotics air interdiction program called Air Bridge Denial over the Peruvian Amazon.
Boswell, John Bentley
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Honduras: A Pariah State, or Innovative Solutions to Organized Crime Deserving U.S. Support? [PDF]
, 2016 Since his election in 2013, Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez has made significant changes in the strategy and institutions of the country in combating the interrelated scourges of organized crime and violent gangs, which have prejudiced Honduras
Ellis, R. Evan, Dr.
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Elusive Peace: A Comparative Analysis of Civil Wars and Conflict Resolution in El Salvador and Colombia [PDF]
, 2007 This study compares the historical contexts of the rise of civil wars and their modem trajectories in Colombia and El Salvador. Through an analysis of the successful negotiation of peace in the Salvadoran case via a United Nations peacekeeping mission ...
Bryant, Jessica
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Hydrodiplomacy and adaptive governance at the U.S.-Mexico border: 75 years of tradition and innovation in transboundary water management. [PDF]
Environ Sci Policy, 2020 Wilder MO +8 more
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