Peter Reuter

For most Americans, The Godfather, The Sopranos, and the Cosa Nostra exemplify organised crime. In Asia, the term conjures up images of Japanese yakuza and Chinese triads; in Italy, the Cosa Nostra and ‘Ndrangheta; in Latin America, Mexican narco-gangs and Colombian drug cartels; in the Netherlands, transnational drug and human trafficking; and in Scandinavia, outlaw motorcycle gangs. Some but not...