The Rise of the Narcostate

This Book Is Our Sixth Small Wars Journal--El Centro Anthology Covering Writings Published Between 2016 And 2017. The Theme Of This Anthology Pertains To The Rise Of The Narcostate (Mafia States) As A Result Of The Collusion Between Criminal Organizations And Political Elites--Essentially Authoritarian Regime Members Corrupted Plutocrats And Other Powerful Societal Elements. The Cover Image Of The Mass Demonstration Concerning The Disappearance Of The Forty-Three Ayotzinapa Teachers' College Students Held At Mexico City'S Zócalo Plaza In November 2014 Provides An Archetype Of This Anthology'S Theme. This Anthology Includes The Following Special Essays--Preface: New Wars And State Transformation By Robert Muggah Igarapé Institute; Foreword: Crime And State-Making By Vanda Felbab-Brown The Brookings Institution; Postscript: Crime Drugs Terror And Money: Time For Hybrids By Alain Bauer Cnam Paris; And Afterword: The Rise Of The Oligarchs By Col. Robert Killebrew Us Army (Ret.). Dave Dilegge (Swj Editor-In-Chief)