CALL FOR PAPERS: IDPS SPECIAL ISSUE 2012

The Interdisciplinary Political Studies invites original contributions for its Special Issue on Transnational Crime to be published in February 2012. The deadline for submissions is 14 October 2011. Selection of papers for inclusion in the Special Issue will be through a blind review process that includes two independent referees, in addition to the assessment by CALL FOR PAPERS: IDPS SPECIAL ISSUE 2012

ITALIAN CYBER POLICE HACKED

Anonymous has started releasing previews of files leaked from the Italian Cyber Police (CNAIPIC). The total amount of data stolen has been estimated in 8Gb. A “revenge” for the role of CNAIPIC in the arrest of 15 members of the group in Italy and Switzerland at the beginning of July? (Here more in Italian: http://www.repubblica.it/cronaca/2011/07/25/news/attacco_cnaipic-19587826/?ref=HRER2-1).

RICHARD NIXON’S ‘WAR ON DRUGS’ BEGAN 40 YEARS AGO, AND THE BATTLE IS STILL RAGING

Piece to mark 40 years of failure. Paramilitary rhetoric is not the way forward. As always, the journalistic view, despite the more complex comments of his interviewees comes down to a black and white, either or conclusion. The issues of drug taking, misuse, addiction are far too important to let a journalist loose on them. RICHARD NIXON’S ‘WAR ON DRUGS’ BEGAN 40 YEARS AGO, AND THE BATTLE IS STILL RAGING

NARCO DEBILITA A GOBIERNOS DE CA

According to Thomas M. Hernández, DEA’s Chief Operations Officer, the incursion of Mexican cartels into Central America and the resulting territorial disputes against local gangs is the main reason behind the high levels of violence recently recorded in the region. Also, the presence of Mexican cartels in Central America has been critical in triggering higher NARCO DEBILITA A GOBIERNOS DE CA