World Views: Political Future of Greece, Ariel Ahram on 'Proxy Warriors' (Nov 07, 2011)
The G-20 Summit wrapped up Friday, and last week's referendum and subsequent backpedaling by Greece shifted the focus of the meeting even more toward the European Debt Crisis.  Prime Minister Georges Papandreou's decision to step down puts Greece's future in the Eurozone on even shakier ground.  And the United Nations estimates that last week, the world population surpassed 7 billion.

Later, a conversation with University of Oklahoma Political Science and International Studies Professor Ariel Ahram.  His latest book Proxy Warriors: The Rise and Fall of State-Sponsored Militias explroes how leaders in developing nations use gangs and paramilitary groups to achieve their goals.

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