HIST 1500 Lecture Notes - Transnational Crime, Ms-13, Cannabis Indica
29 Apr 2013
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Fragmentation theory john rapley and robert kaplan. When the roman empire fell, europe and all the countries began to change. More crimes, military and political power became diffused. As nation states began to rise, so did capitalism. They are saying this system is starting to fray around the edges because of globalization. The inequality of the distribution of wealth became more pronounced in third world countries. The imf and the world bank was demanding countries to be like us. This has lead to an erosion of national power. Local powers (gangs, cartels, mercenary armies) begin to pop up. Transnational crime: possess similar firepower, international intelligence (and counterintelligence) capabilities, intercontinental transport and power projection. Guinea-bissau cocaine warehouse of the universe. The us had been cracking down on drugs, so by using this country, they aren"t hassled traveling across the ocean. This shows that legitimate businesses aren"t the only ones that globalize.
