Im Jahr 2010 jährt sich zum zehnten Mal die Verabschiedung der "United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime"; zugleich findet im April 2010 in Salvador/Brasilien der zwölfte UN-Kongress zur Verbrechensverhütung und zu Strafjustiz statt. Beide Ereignisse sind Anlass, die...

South America's security agenda demands the simultaneous management of domestic crises, interstate conflicts and transnational threats. Though located at different systemic levels (national, international, transnational), the three conflict clusters are often interrelated and tend to overlap in...