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072 7 _aPOL014000
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084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aKenney, Michael
_eautore
245 1 0 _aFrom Pablo to Osama :
_bTrafficking and Terrorist Networks, Government Bureaucracies, and Competitive Adaptation /
_cMichael Kenney.
264 1 _aUniversity Park, PA :
_bPenn State University Press,
_c[2021]
264 4 _c©2006
300 _a1 online resource (312 p.)
336 _atext
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505 0 0 _tFrontmatter --
_tContents --
_tPreface --
_tAcknowledgments --
_tIntroduction: Clandestine Actors and Competitive Adaptation --
_t1 The Architecture of Drug Trafficking --
_t2 How Narcos Learn --
_t3 How ''Narcs'' Learn --
_t4 Competitive Adaptation: Trafficking Networks Versus Law Enforcement Agencies --
_t5 How Terrorists Learn --
_t6 Competitive Adaptation Counterterrorist Style --
_tConclusion: Beyond the Wars on Drugs and Terrorism --
_tNotes --
_tSelected Bibliography --
_tIndex
506 0 _arestricted access
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520 _aFrom Pablo to Osama is a comparative study of Colombian drug-smuggling enterprises, terrorist networks (including al Qaeda), and the law enforcement agencies that seek to dismantle them. Drawing on a wealth of research materials, including interviews with former drug traffickers and other hard-to-reach informants, Michael Kenney explores how drug traffickers, terrorists, and government officials gather, analyze, and apply knowledge and experience. The analysis reveals that the resilience of the Colombian drug trade and Islamist extremism in wars on drugs and terrorism stems partly from the ability of illicit enterprises to change their activities in response to practical experience and technical information, store this knowledge in practices and procedures, and select and retain routines that produce satisfactory results. Traffickers and terrorists "learn," building skills, improving practices, and becoming increasingly difficult for state authorities to eliminate. The book concludes by exploring theoretical and policy implications, suggesting that success in wars on drugs and terrorism depends less on fighting illicit networks with government intelligence and more on conquering competency traps-traps that compel policy makers to exploit militarized enforcement strategies repeatedly without questioning whether these programs are capable of producing the intended results.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Aug 2021)
650 7 _aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Law Enforcement.
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