War News Radio: Settling In

Settling In
War News Radio (Swarthmore College)

We’ll learn about the Sabian Mandaeans, a persecuted minority religious group in Iraq.

Then, we’ll hear about the issues facing newly arrived refugees in America.

Finally, we’ll hear concerns that about gang members joining the military.

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Nils Gilman: The Global Illicit Economy

A new class of global actors is playing an increasingly important role in globalization: smugglers, warlords, guerrillas, terrorists, gangs, and bandits of all stripes. Since the end of the Cold War, the global illicit economy has consistently grown at twice the rate of the licit global economy. Increasingly, illicit actors will represent not just an economic but a political force. As globalization hollows out traditional nation-states, what will fill the power vacuum in slums and hinterlands will be informal non-state governance structures. These zones will be globally connected, effectively run by local gangs, religious leaders, or quasi-tribal organizations – organizations that will govern without aspiring to statehood.