Center for the U.S. and Mexico | Research Paper

This paper builds on social network analysis (SNA) and the use of node similarity-based algorithms to make link predictions about Mexico’s network of criminal organizations.

Oscar Contreras Velasco, Nathan P. Jones, Daniel Weisz Argomedo, John P. Sullivan, Chris Callaghan August 30, 2023

Center for the U.S. and Mexico | Research Paper

Mexico’s 2021 Dark Network Alliance Structure: An Exploratory Social Network Analysis of Lantia Consultores’ Illicit Network Alliance and Subgroup Data

This paper maps out the network of alliances and subgroups within the two most powerful cartels in Mexico — the Sinaloa Cartel and the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación — and reveals key structural differences that could have important implications for policymakers.

Nathan P. Jones, Irina Chindea, Daniel Weisz Argomedo, John P. Sullivan April 11, 2022

Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East | Islamist Movements | Research Paper

Royal Religious Authority: Morocco’s “Commander of the Faithful"

King Mohammed VI of Morocco has cultivated the country’s image as a bastion of moderate Islam and of himself as a strategic partner, but to what extent does his international reputation correspond to public opinion in Morocco? In this paper, the author evaluates the king’s domestic standing as part of a larger Baker Institute study on religious authority in the Middle East.

Annelle Sheline March 31, 2019