Links for the weekend - the threat of contested states, criminalising young people, and the kids are not alright

Why organised crime might be the big challenge for the 2020s plus the dark side of effective altruism

Gangs and contested states

As an overgrown teenager, I’ve always loved bloodthirsty crime dramas especially if they involve crazed drug gangs. The standout movie for me growing up was Brian De Palam’s Scarface with Al Pacino (and the chainsaw!?). You can thus imagine my excitement that Sky’s blockbuster Gangs of London series has come back for a second s…