Drug Cartels, Street Gangs, and Warlords: John P. Sullivan and Robert J. Bunker

The societal changes associated with the accessibility of information technology that stimulate networked organizational forms are changing the nature of conflict and crime. New, often non-state, entities and organizational structures are adapting to these circumstances and altering the global political landscape. In this frontier, non-state actors are asserting their ability to influence global civil society, while at times challenging states and state institutions to gain social, political, or economic influence.