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

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dc.contributor.authorJones, Nathan P.en_US
dc.contributor.authorChindea, Irinaen_US
dc.contributor.authorWeisz-Argomedo, Danielen_US
dc.contributor.authorSullivan, John P.en_US
dc.contributor.orgJames A. Baker III Institute for Public Policyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-05T16:06:41Zen_US
dc.date.available2023-04-05T16:06:41Zen_US
dc.date.issued2022en_US
dc.description.abstractThis paper assesses Mexico’s organized crime alliance and subgroup network structures. Through social network analysis (SNA) of data from Lantia Consultores, a consulting firm in Mexico that specializes in the analysis of public policies, it demonstrates differential alliance structures within Mexico’s bipolar illicit network system. The Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación’s (CJNG) alliance structure is top-down and hierarchical, while the Sinaloa Cartel is denser, particularly in the broader Tierra Caliente region. Additionally, our analysis found a sparse overall network with many isolates (organized criminal groups with no relations to other groups) and disconnected components. Further, we identified organized crime networks that might fill future power vacuums based on their network positions, following state or rival high-value targeting of major cartels. The implications of these findings are discussed, and policy recommendations are provided.en_US
dc.identifier.citationJones, Nathan P., Chindea, Irina, Weisz-Argomedo, Daniel, et al.. "Mexico’s 2021 Dark Network Alliance Structure: An Exploratory Social Network Analysis of Lantia Consultores' Illicit Network Alliance and Subgroup Data." (2022) James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy: https://doi.org/10.25613/KMGB-NC83.en_US
dc.identifier.digitalusmx-pub-dark-network-041122en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/114788en_US
dc.publisherJames A. Baker III Institute for Public Policyen_US
dc.rights© 2022 Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policyen_US
dc.titleMexico’s 2021 Dark Network Alliance Structure: An Exploratory Social Network Analysis of Lantia Consultores' Illicit Network Alliance and Subgroup Dataen_US
dc.typeResearch paperen_US
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