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Volume 15, Issue 1 (2019)

Sabina Lautensach
University of Northern British Columbia, Terrace, BC, V8G 4A2, Canada

Dear Reader, As I write this, most of North America is enduring another polar vortex, with temperatures plummeting far below past averages, compromising the security of individuals in numerous ways. At the same time, the latest meet.

Rafael Duarte Villa
Department of Political Science, University of Sao Paulo, S˜ ao Paulo, Brazil Mar´ılia Carolina Souza Pimenta
Center for International Politics Research, University of Sao Paulo, S˜ ao Paulo, Brazil

This article explores the causes underlying a strong presence of violent non-state actors (VNSAs) in South America. Based on a case study of the border area between Colombia and Venezuela, the research relies on a broad empirical da.

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Dr. Sabina Lautensach
Human Security Institute, Canada