Jonathan D. Rosen

The Losing War

Plan Colombia and Beyond

Plan Colombia was an ambitious, multibillion dollar program of American aid to the country of Colombia to fight that nation's recreational drug indust...

Crime, Violence and the State in Latin America

In this succinct text, Jonathan D. Rosen and Hanna Samir Kassab explore the linkage between weak institutions and government policies designed to comb...

Drugs, Gangs, and Violence

This book examines the nature of transnational organized crime and gangs, and how these diverse organizations contribute to violence, especially in so...

Illicit Markets, Organized Crime, and Global Security

This book explains the existence of illicit markets throughout human history and provides recommendations to governments. Organized criminal networks ...

Corruption, Institutions, and Fragile States

This book examines the relationship between state fragility and corruption. It analyzes a variety of regions throughout the world, including Latin Ame...

The Illegal Drug Trade and Global Security

This book explores global drug trafficking networks’ impact on international security and provides an in-depth analysis of drug trafficking networks...

Organized Crime, Drug Trafficking, and Violence in Mexico

The Transition from Felipe Calderón to Enrique Peña Nieto

Organized Crime, Drug Trafficking, and Violence in Mexico: The Transition from Felipe Calderón to Enrique Peña Nieto examines the major trends in or...

The U.S. War on Drugs at Home and Abroad

This book examines the U.S. war on drugs at home and abroad. It provides a brief history of the war on drugs. In addition, it analyzes drug traffickin...

The Cartel Lawyer

Dr. Jason White and Ricky Gold, a former professor and defense attorney in New York City, find themselves blacklisted from their professions after Jas...

The New US Security Agenda

Trends and Emerging Threats

War, nuclear weapons, and terrorism are all major threats to US security, but a new set of emerging threats are challenging the current threat respons...

Henry James’s Portrait of the Writer as Hero

One of the subjects of deepest and most enduring interest to Henry James was the creative experience of writers and critics. This study examines James...

U.S.–Cuba Relations

Charting a New Path

This book examines the history of United States foreign policy toward Cuba, focusing on critical junctures and recent strategic shifts. Restoring dipl...

Cashing In

The Corruption Kings

After cardiologist John Brown is incarcerated in a private prison in Miami, he and his cellmates learn firsthand how the private prison system works i...

The Criminalization of States: the Relationship Between States and Organized Crime

This volume examines the relationship between states and organized crime. It seeks to add to the theoretical literature for analyzing the criminalizat...