Categories Editors' Updates The Gordian Knot of Illicit Economies, Violent Conflict, Human Security, and Economic Development Post author By The SAIS Review Post date May 14, 2013 On May 9th, the SAIS Review of International Affairs hosted Vanda Felbab-Brown, of the Brookings Institution, for a dynamic and engaging discussion of the illicit economy and how it relates to state-building, governance, and violence. Tags illicit economy, Nic Wondra, SAIS Review, state-building, Vanda Felbab-Brown, violence