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One of the crucial transnational crime in Southeast Asia nowadays is drugs trafficking.In facing this condition Indonesian government takes an action through regional diplomacysuch as ASEAN Senior Officials on Drug Matters (ASOD). This forum is an internationalorganization under the auspices of ASEAN working on countering illegal drugs trafficking. Thisresearch aims to identify and analyze the diplomatic efforts and obstacles of Indonesiangovernment through international organizations such as ASOD related to combating drugstrafficking. This research used a qualitative approach and the primary data were collectedthrough interviews with the informants from institutions Ministry of Foreign Affairs and theNational Narcotics Agency. The results of this research explain the diplomatic efforts of Indonesiain ASOD of sharing information and negotiation. And the obstacles that hampering theimplementation of Indonesia's diplomacy in ASOD caused of several aspects. In addition to theexisting obstacles, ASOD as a platform of diplomacy in regional forum is not run effectively tocounter narcotics problem in Indonesia due to ASOD is only a forum for sharing information.

Intro -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 Brief Summary -- 1.1.1 Drugs and Illegality -- 1.1.2 Prevalence and Production -- 1.1.3 The Effects of the Drug Trade -- 1.1.4 Drug Trafficking, Violence, and Criminal Justice -- 1.1.5 The Fight Against Drug Trafficking -- 1.1.6 Policy Alternatives -- 1.1.7 Open-Ended Questions -- 1.2 Book Chapters -- Part I: The Business of Drugs and the Political Economy of Narcotics -- Chapter 2: Illegal Markets and the Demand for Illegal Substances -- 2.1 Theoretical Toolkit -- 2.2 Inelastic Demand and Control of Supply -- 2.3 The Segmentation of Drug Use -- 2.4 The Craving for Drugs -- 2.5 Prohibition: Winners and Losers -- 2.6 Illegal Markets and Violence -- 2.7 Prohibition and Public Opinion -- 2.8 Control Strategies -- References -- Chapter 3: The Use of Illegal Drugs in Latin America: A Brief Introduction -- 3.1 Illegal Drugs -- 3.2 Cost Structure and Profits -- 3.2.1 Production and Sales of Illegal Drugs: Several Important Considerations -- 3.2.2 Price Structure -- 3.3 The Scope of Drug Use in the Region -- References -- Chapter 4: The Business Structure of Illegal Drugs: Concentration-Fragmentation, Cartels, and Extreme Violence -- 4.1 Cartels and the Basic Business Structure -- 4.2 Violence -- 4.3 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Part II: The Threat of Illegal Drugs and Criminal Justice Systems Response -- Chapter 5: Criminal Diversification and Corruption in the Drug Business -- 5.1 Extortion -- 5.2 State Weakness and Corruption -- 5.3 North and South -- 5.4 In Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Drugs, Trafficking, and Criminal Justice -- 6.1 Institutional Structure and Drug Trafficking -- 6.2 What Do States Do to Combat Trafficking? -- 6.3 Implications -- 6.4 By Way of Conclusion -- References -- Part III: Policy Options

An exploration of the relationship between ethics and literary aesthetics based on an Argentine intergenre text built on modern narrative techniques and realist police journalism—Cristian Alarcón's Si me querés, quereme transa—unravels the networks of South American migration that sustain urban drug dealing and alter the profile of the city. Recent narratives of drug trafficking such as this one represent a contemporary international and globalized literary genre that dilutes concepts such as nation, literary aesthetics, and fiction. Una exploración de la relación entre ética y estética literaria basado en un texto intergenérica argentina construido sobre técnicas modernas de narrativa y reportaje policial realista– Si me querés, quereme transa, de Cristián Alarcón–revela las redes de migración sudamericana que sustentan el tráfico de drogas urbano y alteran el perfil de la ciudad. Al igual que otras narrativas recientes sobre el narcotráfico, el libro presenta un género literario contemporáneo globalizado que diluye conceptos como nación, estética literaria y ficción.

Naval Research Program, Executive Summary ; One of USSOUTHCOM's primary missions is to disrupt the flow of drugs from Central and South America to the United States via the southern approaches. The main question we address in this project relates to the interdiction efforts of USSOUTHCOM: how many cocaine-carrying vessels of a certain type are afloat in the area of operations at any given time? This information will provide insights to USSOUTHCOM on the relationship between force allocation and the effect on counter-drug operations. Our second contribution is the development of a strategic model that considers both the government and Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTOs) as decision makers. ; Naval Research Program ; Prepared for: USNAVSO/FOURTHFLT LT Morgan Coleman, USN

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Socioeconomic, political, and foreign policy implications of the drug trade; Colombia, Peru, Mexico, Paraguay, the US, and Asia; focus on US war on drugs, 1981-91; 7 articles.

The present work tries to explore the fundamental reasons, that from the speech of the society, promote the high levels of violence, as well as the establishment and the development of the drug trafficking in Sinaloa, Mexico. For this, an approximation has been proposed mainly from the Theory of Social Representations. Social representations are constituted as a dynamic explanation, which allows and regulates the constant relationships and social interactions that generate a knowledge of common sense. Social representations allow us to access the contents and meanings that society has about objects of social relevance. In addition, along with the theory of social representations, and the characteristics of the study context, an approach to the theory of framing has been proposed. The theory of framing allows us to analyze the types of discourses that the media convey to society by framing their news. These approaches are intended to provide a critical view of the complex political and social situation that Mexico is currently experiencing.