Question 1 – Crime nexus Question 2 –U.S. and international coordination

Assignment: Final Assignment This assignment is a take-home essay assignment of 2 questions, 3 pages each, to test knowledge and assimilation of the course objectives. In this assignment, you will show that you understand the coursework. Answer each of the following questions. Be sure to use several sources to support your argument and use the proper citation format. Question 1 – Crime nexus· How do the connections between drug trafficking and other crimes (including terrorism) increase the threat of drug trafficking to national security? Question 2 –U.S. and international coordination· Assess the ability of U.S. agencies and foreign partners to address coordinating counter-narcotics operations by comparing the counter-narcotics efforts and their impact of the United States and two different countries. (For instance, compare U.S.-Colombia efforts with U.S.-Bolivia efforts.)References:https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL32686.pdfhttp://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/cartel-v-cartel-mexicos-criminal-insurgencyhttp://www.unodc.org/documents/treaties/organized_crime/Drug%20Convention/Commentary_on_the_Convention_1971.pdfhttp://www.unodc.org/documents/treaties/organized_crime/Drug%20Convention/Commentary_on_the_protocol_1961.pdfhttp://www.unodc.org/documents/treaties/organized_crime/Drug%20Convention/Commentary_on_the_single_convention_1961.pdfhttp://www.unodc.org/documents/treaties/organized_crime/Drug%20Convention/Commentary_on_the_united_nations_convention_1988_E.pdfhttp://www.dea.gov/docs/factsheet.pdfhttp://www.dea.gov/ops/intel.shtmlhttps://mycampus.apus.edu/access/content/group/security-and-global-studies-common/Intelligence%20Studies/INTL446/Content/Week%204/GAOoverview.pdfhttp://www.dea.gov/pr/multimedia-library/publications/drug_of_abuse.pdfhttp://www.cops.usdoj.gov/pdf/e09042536_Chapter_11.pdfhttp://www.unodc.org/documents/commissions/CND/Int_Drug_Control_Conventions/Ebook/The_International_Drug_Control_Conventions_E.pdfhttp://www.state.gov/j/inl/rls/nrcrpt/2013/http://www.dea.gov/pr/speeches-testimony/2012-2009/111003_testimony.pdfhttps://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R41215.pdfhttp://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/155587.pdfhttp://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=918http://www.cdsrd.org/userfiles/9_%20Amar%20Singh.pdfhttps://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/Studies/TOC_Central_America_and_the_Caribbean_english.pdf