Cartels

A cartel is a group of independent market participants who collude with each other in order to improve their profits and dominate the market. Cartels are usually associations in the same sphere of business, and thus an alliance of rivals. Most jurisdictions consider it anti-competitive behavior. Cartel behavior includes price fixing, bid rigging, and reductions in output. The doctrine in economics that analyzes cartels is cartel theory. Cartels are distinguished from other forms of collusion or anti-competitive organization such as corporate mergers.

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Small Arms Survey · 3 December 2024 English

It is not clear from the data whether the the types, transport modes, and seizure locations of increases are due to improved detection and illicit firearms shipments from the United …

United States to the Caribbean and Latin among drug cartels. In shipments to the rest of Latin America1 have Home Security and Investigations official, ‘and cartels and [other] Also notable is the steep rise in seizure


Cato Institute · 26 November 2024 English

do a better job stopping the flow of Chinese-made fentanyl precursors to the transnational drug cartels located in Mexico, where they synthesize fentanyl in underground labs. But fentanyl precursors also

fentanyl precursors to the transnational drug cartels located in Mexico, where they synthesize fentanyl


U4: U4 Anti-corruption Resources Centre · 26 November 2024 English

The performance of these countries throughout the EU indicates that there is still significant scope for improving the effectiveness of public procurement, including reducing the risk of potential fraud and …

procurement (2011) Published 15 October 2024 Keywords Cartels – collusion - private sector – procurement mai a group of companies that are referred to as ‘cartels’ (García Rodríguez 2022). This involves the horizontal Corruption often facilitates collusion as many cartels survive because the companies have an insider in Hjelmeng and Søreide 2017). Empirical evidence on cartels prosecuted in Europe and the United States (US) (US) between 1998 and 2009 suggest that cartels are typically organised by ‘small groups of employees’ that


U4: U4 Anti-corruption Resources Centre · 22 November 2024 English

independence of the judiciary and the power ▪ of the Public Prosecution; and bolstering the Anti-corruption provisions are less ‘checks and balances’ between the branches commonly integrated into pre-negotiation, of …

how to engage non-state criminal actors (such as cartels).21 Also, target 16.4 of UN Sustainable Development


Pacific Forum · 21 November 2024 English

Drawing on discussions in a workshop titled Techno- Optimism, Geopolitics, and the Future of AI hosted How Do Non-State Actors Deploy AI in Physical by the Center for Global Security …

autonomous, Criminal organizations, such as drug cartels, have also unmanned systems within the next two


PMLQ: Parti marxiste-léniniste du Québec · 19 November 2024 English

The Liberal Party continues to preside over a minority parliament, supported by the NDP through a Supply and Confidence agreement which it claims "holds the feet of the Liberals 'to …

all manner of drugs are commonly organized by cartels of private insurance companies, major pharmacy medium-sized businesses and handed over to the global cartels and their billionaire owners. The measures that practice massive subsidies in handouts to global cartels and for war preparations in concert with U.S. imperialism


Brookings Institution · 18 November 2024 English

The Trump administration should be congratulated for making government efficiency a high priority. Absolutely no one, liberal or conservative, wants to see their tax dollars wasted. But cutting government is …

Administrationwould track down and prosecute the drug cartels that bring fentanyl and other drugs that are destroying


EU: European Union · 18 November 2024 English

the Commission took into account the fact that cartels are, by their very nature, among the most harmful


Brookings Institution · 14 November 2024 English

Moscow was eagerly expecting discord and disarray after the U.S. elections, and Russian President Vladimir Putin's sly hints that he would prefer a Harris administration provided only thin camouflage for …

ineffective and counterproductive in weakening the drug cartels. Other ominous developments lie ahead, even though


Cato Institute · 13 November 2024 English

shares some insights on the renewed proposal to deploy U.S. Special Forces against Mexican drug cartels. While this approach has been discussed before, there are significant concerns about its feasibility unintended consequences. Here's a brief overview of the key issues: Increased Capabilities of Cartels: Cartels like Los Zetas, Sinaloa, and CJNG now operate with sophisticated military equipment, including: Combat Parity: Deploying Special Forces could draw them into a prolonged and costly conflict, with cartels enjoying:

U.S. Special Forces Deployment against Mexican Cartels NOVEMBER 13, 2024 • NEWS RELEASES Brandan Buck deploy U.S. Special Forces against Mexican drug cartels. While this approach has been discussed before the key issues: Increased Capabilities of Cartels: Cartels like Los Zetas, Sinaloa, and CJNG now operate them into a prolonged and costly conflict, with cartels enjoying: Near-peer combat capabilities Local terrain ISIS faced local government opposition, Mexicoʼs cartels operate in areas with limited central government


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