The Challenge Of Drug Trafficking To Democratic Governance And Human Security In

Author : David Edward Brown
Publisher : Army War College Press
Page : 108 pages
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Release : 2013
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : UOM:39015089975414

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The Challenge of Drug Trafficking to Democratic Governance and Human Security in West Africa by David Edward Brown Pdf

International criminal networks mainly from Latin America and Africa -- some with links to terrorism -- are turning West Africa into a key global hub for the distribution, wholesaling, and production of illicit drugs. These groups represent an existential threat to democratic governance of already fragile states in the sub-region because they are using narco-corruption to stage coups d'état, hijack elections, and co-opt or buy political power. Besides a spike in drug-related crime, narcotics trafficking is also fraying West Africa's traditional social fabric and creating a public health crisis, with hundreds of thousands of new drug addicts. While the inflow of drug money may seem economically beneficial to West Africa in the short-term, investors will be less inclined to do business in the long-term if the sub-region is unstable. On net, drug trafficking and other illicit trade represent the most serious challenge to human security in the region since resource conflicts rocked several West African countries in the early 1990s. International aid to West Africa's "war on drugs" is only in an initial stage; progress will be have to be measured in decades or even generations, not years and also unfold in parallel with creating alternative sustainable livelihoods and addressing the longer-term challenges of human insecurity, poverty, and underdevelopment.

Author : U S Army War College
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1502463083

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The Challenge of Drug Trafficking to Democratic Governance and Human Security in by U S Army War College Pdf

West Africa is under attack from international criminal networks that are using the subregion as a key global hub for the distribution, wholesale, and increased production of illicit drugs. Most drug trade in West Africa involves cocaine sold in Europe, although heroin is also trafficked to the United States, and the subregion is becoming an export base for amphetamines and their precursors, mainly for East Asian markets and, increasingly, the United States. The most important of these criminal networks are drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) from Latin America-primarily from Colombia, Venezuela, and Mexico-partnering with West African criminals. These criminals, particularly Nigerians and Ghanaians, have been involved in the global drug trade for several decades, first with cannabis and later with heroin. The problem has worsened to the point that these networks represent an existential threat to the viability of already fragile states in West Africa as independent, rule of law based entities. As part of this new Latin America- West Africa criminal nexus, Guinea-Bissau is generally recognized as a narco-state where state-capture by traffickers has already occurred. There is also increasingly strong evidence linking terrorist organizations or state sponsors of terrorism to the West Africa drug trade, including Colombia's Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), Hezbollah (allied with elements in the Lebanese diaspora), Venezuela, and Iran. These criminal and terrorist groups are also a threat to U.S. national security, because the illicit profits earned by Latin American drug cartels operating in West Africa strengthen the same crimi nal elements that traffic drugs to North America, and the same North African and Middle Eastern terrorist groups and nations that target the United States. The link to AQIM takes on particular significance in light of this terrorist organization's recent takeover of a vast sector of ungoverned space in northern Mali, along with Touareg allies. West Africa's geographical location between Latin America and Europe made it an ideal transit zone for exploitation by powerful drug cartels and terrorist organizations-much as the Caribbean and Central America had long suffered for being placed between South America's cocaine producers and North America's cocaine users. West Africa's primary operational allure to traffickers is not actually geography, however, but rather its low standards of governance, low levels of law enforcement capacity, and high rates of corruption. Latin American traffickers recently relocated a share of their wholesale distribution from the Western Hemisphere to West Africa, with the subregion moving from being merely a short-term transit point to becoming a storage and staging area for wholesale repackaging, re-routing and sometimes (re-)sale of drugs.

Author : David E. Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
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Release : 2022
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1381976793

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CHALLENGE OF DRUG TRAFFICKING TO DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE AND HUMAN SECURITY IN WEST AFRICA. by David E. Brown Pdf

Author : David Edward Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Africa, West
ISBN : 1584875682

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The Challenge of Drug Trafficking to Democratic Governance and Human Security in West Africa by David Edward Brown Pdf

International criminal networks mainly from Latin America and Africa -- some with links to terrorism -- are turning West Africa into a key global hub for the distribution, wholesaling, and production of illicit drugs. These groups represent an existential threat to democratic governance of already fragile states in the sub-region because they are using narco-corruption to stage coups d'état, hijack elections, and co-opt or buy political power. Besides a spike in drug-related crime, narcotics trafficking is also fraying West Africa's traditional social fabric and creating a public health crisis, with hundreds of thousands of new drug addicts. While the inflow of drug money may seem economically beneficial to West Africa in the short-term, investors will be less inclined to do business in the long-term if the sub-region is unstable. On net, drug trafficking and other illicit trade represent the most serious challenge to human security in the region since resource conflicts rocked several West African countries in the early 1990s. International aid to West Africa's "war on drugs" is only in an initial stage; progress will be have to be measured in decades or even generations, not years and also unfold in parallel with creating alternative sustainable livelihoods and addressing the longer-term challenges of human insecurity, poverty, and underdevelopment.

Author : Enrique Desmond Arias
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2009-11-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780807877371

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Drugs and Democracy in Rio de Janeiro by Enrique Desmond Arias Pdf

Taking an ethnographic approach to understanding urban violence, Enrique Desmond Arias examines the ongoing problems of crime and police corruption that have led to widespread misery and human rights violations in many of Latin America's new democracies. Employing participant observation and interview research in three favelas (shantytowns) in Rio de Janeiro over a nine-year period, Arias closely considers the social interactions and criminal networks that are at the heart of the challenges to democratic governance in urban Brazil. Much of the violence is the result of highly organized, politically connected drug dealers feeding off of the global cocaine market. Rising crime prompts repressive police tactics, and corruption runs deep in state structures. The rich move to walled communities, and the poor are caught between the criminals and often corrupt officials. Arias argues that public policy change is not enough to stop the vicious cycle of crime and corruption. The challenge, he suggests, is to build new social networks committed to controlling violence locally. Arias also offers comparative insights that apply this analysis to other cities in Brazil and throughout Latin America.

Author : Derek S. Reveron,Kathleen A. Mahoney-Norris
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429994753

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Human and National Security by Derek S. Reveron,Kathleen A. Mahoney-Norris Pdf

Deliberately challenging the traditional, state-centric analysis of security, this book focuses on subnational and transnational forces—religious and ethnic conflict, climate change, pandemic diseases, poverty, terrorism, criminal networks, and cyber attacks—that threaten human beings and their communities across state borders. Examining threats related to human security in the modern era of globalization, Reveron and Mahoney-Norris argue that human security is national security today, even for great powers. This fully updated second edition of Human and National Security: Understanding Transnational Challenges builds on the foundation of the first (published as Human Security in a Borderless World) while also incorporating new discussions of the rise of identity politics in an increasingly connected world, an expanded account of the actors, institutions, and approaches to security today, and the ways diverse global actors protect and promote human security. An essential text for security studies and international relations students, Human and National Security not only presents human security challenges and their policy implications, it also highlights how governments, societies, and international forces can, and do, take advantage of possibilities in the contemporary era to develop a more stable and secure world for all.

Author : David Garcia Cantalapiedra
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781498588416

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The Greater Maghreb by David Garcia Cantalapiedra Pdf

This book analyzes how the security dynamics within the Sahel region in North Africa are creating a new security complex and how the European Union should change its vision, policies, and strategies for the area.

Author : Paul Rexton Kan
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2016-07-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781442247598

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Drug Trafficking and International Security by Paul Rexton Kan Pdf

Each chapter examines how drug trafficking affects a certain security issue, such as rogue nations, weak and failing states, protracted intrastate conflicts, terrorism, transnational crime, public health, and cyber security. This book provides an understanding of how an array of threats to international security are exacerbated by drug trafficking.

Author : Yahya H. Affinnih
Publisher : Covenant Books, Inc.
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2023-02-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781685260941

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Why Has West Africa Become a Nexus for the International Traffickers? by Yahya H. Affinnih Pdf

This book is undoubtedly rich in different diverse sources and literature that are put together into a coherent whole instead of dispersed copious literature on the genesis of West African countries' integration into the world political economy and geopolitics of the drug trade. To the author's best knowledge, there is no similar book that has focused on the recent West Africa drug connection. The book is well-researched and documented. It fills the missing void in the discourse of West Africa drug trade arrangements. This book is one of its kind in the annals of West Africa's drug trade history. This thrust and the thesis of the book is to provide a plausible and sufficient explanation as to why West Africa has become international traffickers' transshipments and transits hubs and cocaine distribution and repackage centers for cocaine en route to Europe. This book is informative for a wide variety of readers such as students, social analysts from different social sciences disciplines, drug policy makers in West African countries, and elsewhere in the world. The book's subject matter is a global-wide problem that concerns all modern human societies worldwide. There are no human societies that are immune to the dynamics of the global drug trade industries that pose threat to human, national, and global security in its wake.

Author : Kamal-Deen Ali
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-07
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004301047

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Maritime Security Cooperation in the Gulf of Guinea by Kamal-Deen Ali Pdf

In Maritime Security Cooperation in the Guinea: Prospects and Challenges, Kamal-Deen Ali provides ground-breaking analyses of the maritime security situation in the Gulf of Guinea.

Author : Zaman, Noor,Shah, Imdad Ali,Rajper, Samina
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2022-03-11
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781799896265

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Cybersecurity Measures for E-Government Frameworks by Zaman, Noor,Shah, Imdad Ali,Rajper, Samina Pdf

As an application of information technology (IT), e-government is used for delivery in government for services and information exchange between the government and the public. This electronic service delivery is an important innovation to society; however, it also attracts hackers and cyberattacks. It is essential to provide fast protection application software and structure. Cybersecurity Measures for E-Government Frameworks provides security techniques and measures to e-governance applications. It further discusses emerging technologies in the cybersecurity field as well as the specific uses they have to e-government technologies. Covering topics such as cyberattack detection, deep learning, and preventive approaches, this book is an essential resource for government officials, security professionals, students and educators of higher education, IT professionals, researchers, and academicians.

Author : Danielsson, Alicia
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2024-03-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9798369303283

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Economic and Societal Impact of Organized Crime: Policy and Law Enforcement Interventions by Danielsson, Alicia Pdf

Organized crime, a hidden and pervasive threat, casts its dark shadow over societies globally, impacting countless lives through activities like human trafficking, illegal drug trade, and cybercrime. This intricate web of criminality leaves lasting scars on individuals, families, and entire communities, with its true cost remaining obscured. Amidst this dilemma, the question arises: how can the erosion of societal well-being be countered and a sense of security restored? Economic and Societal Impact of Organized Crime: Policy and Law Enforcement Interventions stands as a reservoir of knowledge offering profound insights into combatting organized criminal endeavors. Edited by renowned scholar Alicia Danielsson, an expert in Comparative and EU law, this interdisciplinary collection delves beneath the surface of organized crime. Drawing on contributions from diverse fields, the book unravels real-world stories, empirical evidence, and case studies, shedding light on the psychological, physical, and economic toll exacted by these activities. Moreover, it explores the wider societal consequences, including eroding trust in institutions and exacerbating inequality and poverty. This work serves as an intellectual haven for academics, providing a roadmap to comprehending and confronting this global threat. It navigates the intricate pathways of criminal networks, corrupt actors, and the responses of law enforcement and policymakers. By championing an evidence-based approach that prioritizes human well-being and community resilience, the book equips readers to grasp the intricacies of the challenge and contribute to a world where organized crime's grip is loosened, and the foundations of security and justice are reinforced.

Author : Dr. Shreekumar Menon
Publisher : Notion Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2022-12-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9798888336793

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Drug Traffickers and Intriguing Tentacles of Narco-Terrorism by Dr. Shreekumar Menon Pdf

This book, Opium Wars, Narco-Trafficking and Narco-Terrorism, contains a vast variety of well researched articles covering the emergence of opium trade onto narco-terrorism.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264251847

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OECD Reviews of Risk Management Policies Illicit Trade Converging Criminal Networks by OECD Pdf

This report assesses the magnitude, flows and drivers of illicit trade and the illegal economy including: narcotics, human trafficking, wildlife, sports betting, counterfeit medicines, alcohol and tobacco.

Author : Christopher Paul,Colin P. Clarke,Chad C. Serena
Publisher : Rand Corporation
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780833084446

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Mexico Is Not Colombia by Christopher Paul,Colin P. Clarke,Chad C. Serena Pdf

Despite the scope of the threat they pose to Mexico’s security, violent drug-trafficking organizations are not well understood, and optimal strategies to combat them have not been identified. While there is no perfectly analogous case to Mexico’s current security situation, historical case studies may offer lessons for policymakers as they cope with challenges related to violence and corruption in that country.