Opportunism’s Not Dead: The Effect of Drug Trafficking on Civilian Deaths by Insurgent Organizations

• In Event: Crime, Drug Trafficking, Mafia and Terrorism: Deviant Behavior and Political Violence

Brief Overview

This work analyzes how drug financing influences insurgent violence against civilians, contrasting opportunist theories of predation with rebel governance arguments that resource access can fund social services and rate through civilian victimization

Author

• Benjamin Torres, Purdue University, Main Campus