Learning from the French Experience of Irregular Warfare in the Sahel
French operations in Africa provide a valuable case study in light-footprint intervention as compared to the US-led large-footprint intervention in Afghanistan.
The Perils of “Wrongthink”
ACTA president Michael Poliakoff interviews Ilya Shapiro, senior fellow, and director of Constitutional Studies at the Manhattan Institute.
In this penetrating conversation, Mr. Shapiro unpacks the widely publicized controversy over his hiring, suspension, and reinstatement as a senior lecturer and executive director at Georgetown University’s Center for the Constitution.
Assassination of Politicians: Low Cost, High Gain
When most politicians are elected to office, public criticism is the worst they will face.
But for some politicians, they become targets for assassination.
‘Ndrangheta – Canada: “The Chamber of Control”
About the growth of the ‘ndrangheta in North America and presence of the ‘Siderno Group’.
Bride Trafficking from Cambodia to China
Some Chinese men look to neighbouring countries, like Cambodia, in an effort to find a wife,
fuelling an illicit market in what is known as ‘bride trafficking’.
Organized crime and corruption in Ukraine
How the ongoing conflict is shaping the landscape of organized crime in the country,
and the impact the war might have on illicit markets in the future.