1st Edition
Global Criminal and Sovereign Free Economies and the Demise of the Western Democracies Dark Renaissance
Preface: The Twin Insurgency—Facing Plutocrats and Criminals
Nils Gilman
4. Introduction: Kleptocracies, Warlords and Mafias in Uniform
Mark Galeotti
5. Overview: Dark Renaissance— Crime, Corruption, and Global Class Warfare
Robert J. Bunker and Pamela Ligouri Bunker
PART ONE: ENERGY, ECONOMICS AND WAR
6. The Contemporary Clash in Civilization
T. Lindsay Moore
7. The Illicit and Sovereign Free International Political Economies
Yelena A. Tuzova
8. Criminal Enterprises, Private Military Companies, Smart Robots and their Implications for National Sovereignty
T.X. Hammes
PART TWO: CRIMINAL AND SOVEREIGN FREE CHANGE AND CONFLICT
9. The Reconfiguring of Institutions by Illicit Networks in Colombia, Guatemala, and Mexico
Luis Jorge Garay Salamanca and Eduardo Salcedo-Albaran
10. Public Looting for Private Gain: Predatory Capitalism, MNCs & Global Elites, and Plutocratic Insurgency
Robert J. Bunker
PART THREE: DEMISE OF THE WESTERN DEMOCRACIES
11. The Demise of the American Middle Class and Rise of the Police State
Tanya Buhler Corbin and Nicole Hendrix
12. Crisis in Europe: The Deconstruction of the Westphalian State
Pamela Ligouri Bunker
Biography
Robert J. Bunker is a Distinguished Visiting Professor and Minerva Chair at the Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College, USA.
Pamela Ligouri Bunker is a past senior officer of the Counter-OPFOR Corporation and has professional experience in research and program coordination in University, Non-Government Organization (NGO), and City Government settings.
