Sean Campbell and Topher McDougal talk about their investigation into the flow of guns from the U.S. to Mexico on The Conversation Weekly podcast.
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A yearlong investigation shows the depth of the gun trafficking problem and how ATF oversight of gun dealers can reduce trafficking to Mexico – when the agency has resources.
Some of the same people caught illegally trafficking firearms across the border to Mexico are also selling illicit drugs, including fentanyl, meth and heroin.
Independent gun dealers supplied 83% of crime guns seized in Mexico and traced back to purchases in the US. Chain stores supplied the other 17%.
A combination of population explosion, failure of governance and endemic poverty creates a perfect breeding ground for a jihadist state in west Africa.
It might seem surprising, but a liberal gun ownership culture can produce sensible legal safeguards. With firearms regulation in the spotlight, New Zealand can learn from US experience.
The United Arab Emirates is emerging as the foreign player most invested in Sudan’s conflict.
Slums in Bamako, Mali are transforming into landscapes of protracted unrest, civil conflict, violent extremism and urban insurgency.
Recent news reports highlight rising rates of gun crime in two-thirds of England and Wales’s police jurisdictions.
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Investigative Journalist, The Conversation
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Professor of Economic Development & Peacebuilding, University of San Diego
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Research Fellow, Obafemi Awolowo University, Regional Coordinator, Institute for Security Studies
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Professor of Criminology & Public Policy, University of Brighton
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Professor of Law, University of Waikato
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Associate Professor of International Relations of the Middle East, University of Birmingham
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Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation