The World’s Most Dangerous Gangs

Foreign Policy: The List: The World’s Most Dangerous Gangs

Wars all over the place, typhoons, earthquakes… Just in case your dystopia isn’t dystopic enough have a look at the list from Foreign Policy at the link above of the world’s most dangerous gangs. ‘Dangerous’ is a subjective term, however. What seems to have made the list are the gangs which are biggest–which is alarming enough. But size is not all; moreover the distinction between criminal gang and insurgent is rather gray and mutable. For a fuller treatment of a fasciniating subject see the  SSI monographs of Dr Max Manwaring (available at the link).