Stephen F. Pires

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Members of the Colombian navy stand guard as locals pass by in Buenaventura, Colombia. Joaquin Sarmiento/AFP via Getty Images

Why targeting guerrilla groups and cartels doesn’t stop violence in Latin America – but focusing on geography might

Stephen F. Pires, Florida International University; Dylan Spencer, Georgia Southern University; Juan Del Rio, Florida International University, and Rob T. Guerette, Florida International University

Study suggests long-practiced strategy of taking out the heads of drug cartels may be missing underlying predictors of crime.
Les chercheurs ont analysé 133 pays côtiers afin de comprendre comment se répartissent les investissements portuaires chinois. Martin Bernetti/AFP

Le réseau portuaire de la Chine se concentre autour des routes les plus risquées de la planète… et ce n’est pas un hasard

Dylan Spencer, Georgia Southern University; Gohar Petrossian, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and Stephen F. Pires, Florida International University

Du canal de Panama au détroit de Malacca, les ports liés à des entreprises chinoises se multiplient le long des passages clés du commerce mondial. Et des routes les plus dangereuses…
The silhouettes of the container cranes in the Port of Balboa in Panama City on Feb. 24, 2026. Martin Bernetti/ AFP via Getty Images

Far from random, China’s global port network is clustering near the world’s riskiest trade routes

Dylan Spencer, Georgia Southern University; Gohar Petrossian, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and Stephen F. Pires, Florida International University

A review of 133 countries’ ports found a correlation between investment from China and proximity to chokepoints.

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