www.thenation.com/article/soci... Super excited to see this review of our book by Astra Taylor, who has been at the forefront of the revival of debtors activism in the US over the last decade.
The deep roots of debt relief activism in the United States.
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Ynet with a real scoop: exposes leaked Israeli negotiations document from July 27, showing how Israel (read: Bibi) dramatically reneged on agreements from past negotiation rounds. In Hebrew.
"ืืืจ ืืื ืืื ืื ืืืื - ืขืกืงื", ืืืจ ืืืจื ืืืืืื ื ืืืืจ ืขื ืืกืื ื"ืืืืจืืช" ืฉืืืขืืจ ืืืชืืืืืช ื-27 ืืืืื, ืืืจืืฉืช ื ืชื ืืื, ืืืจื ืฉืืฉืจืื ืืฆืืขื ืืช ืืชืืื 27 ืืืื ืืงืืืื ืืช ืืกืืืช ืืืืก ืืจืืื. ืืืคืชืขืช ืคืืืืืคื, ืืจื ื ืฆืจื...
Finally, this idea wouldnโt have become a paper without Michael Weintraub, who first shared my enthusiasm when I shared what was emerging from my interviews. Since then, Iโve been the luckiest to receive invaluable feedback from many workshops, conferences, and friends. Thank you!
This article draws on 112 interviews I conducted w dozens of former kidnappers in Colombia & hostage recovery personnel from Colombia & the United States, providing an insiderโs view to the organizational requirements to kidnap at scale. Paper here: shorturl.at/NHtFW
Just like firms, armed groups have differing strategies, costs, and capabilities that explain why โ and the conditions under which โ cooperation occurs. 9/
Sometimes itโs cheaper to โoutsource,โ which leads to the phenomenon I call โblack market white labelingโ โ cooperation that emerges when one actor buys an illicit good or service from another and re-brands it as their own. 8/
Challenging the notion that groups must be similar or not cooperate, I argue differences in capabilities & costs of producing violence result in comparative advantage. Facing whatโs known in business as a โmake-or-buyโ decision, armed groups decide what to develop in-house. 7/
First, such groups donโt share ideology or goals, often considered crucial to overcoming transaction costs in working together. Second, the groups are already โexpertโ at kidnapping on their own. So why risk partnering? 6/
Scholars mostly agree that cooperation between illicit actors is really costly. Cooperation between criminal & rebel kidnappers is extra surprising, for two reasons: 5/