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At the beginning of the 21st century, fragile states are dominating international peace, security, & development policies. Fragile states or states already disintegrating threaten the people in these regions, have consequences for security, & impact world order interests of developed industrial societies through local & regional wars, flow of refugees, human rights violations, & humanitarian catastrophes by spreading illegal arms trading, human trafficking, & cross-border crime, as well as transnational terrorism. How can multilateral peace missions reconstruct government structures in crisis regions: under what conditions may peace consolidation strategies be successful? What can be accomplished within a given time frame? What external & internal actors can contribute to political, economic, & social stabilization? How can the local population be motivated to help in the restructuring & take over its responsibility thereby creating an exit option for external actors? The international community is faced by a twofold challenge: to prevent fragile states from collapsing & to further restructuring of government institutions in post-war societies. Adapted from the source document.

The issue of sex trafficking has become increasingly politicized in recent years due to the efforts of an influential moral crusade. This article examines the social construction of sex trafficking (and prostitution more generally) in the discourse of leading activists and organizations within the crusade, and concludes that the central claims are problematic, unsubstantiated, or demonstrably false. The analysis documents the increasing endorsement and institutionalization of crusade ideology in U.S. government policy and practice.

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An examination of sex trafficking in the Balkans reveals how three interrelated social groups -- traffickers, trafficked women, & opponents of trafficking -- are all involved in the regional economy of the sex trade. The importance of the Balkans as a center of illegal trading networks is discussed. Data drawn from reports of the International Organization for Migration & the Southeastern European Cooperative Initiative are used to determine the volume, scope, & patterns of Balkan sex trafficking. The most common routes begin in Ukraine, Moldova, & Romania & move through Serbia to West European markets. Since 2000, Albania has been providing the greatest number of trafficked women. Migration, law enforcement, human rights, & structural approaches to conceptualizing the trafficking problem are explored, along with trafficking networks in nearby European Union (EU) states; EU efforts to combat sex trafficking; & the link between anti-trafficking efforts & security interests. It is contended that trafficking must be understood as a function of economic dependency & human rights rather than an illegal migration/law enforcement issue. 2 Tables. J. Lindroth

This paper offers a critical evaluation of anti-trafficking campaigns spearheaded by some in the feminist movement in an attempt to deal with the issues of unsafe migrations and labour exploitation. I discuss how calls to "end trafficking, especially in women and children" are influenced by – and go on to legitimate – governmental practices to criminalize the self-willed migration of people moving without official permission. I discuss how the ideological frame of anti-trafficking works to reinforce restrictive immigration practices, shore up a nationalized consciousness of space and home, and criminalize those rendered illegal within national territories. Anti-trafficking campaigns also fail to take into account migrants' limited agency in the migration process. I provide alternative routes to anti-trafficking campaigns by arguing for an analytical framework in which the related worldwide crises of displacement and migration are foregrounded. I argue that by centering the standpoint of undocumented migrants a more transformative politics emerges, one that demands that people be able to "stay" and to "move" in a self-determined manner. ; Cet article propose une évaluation critique des campagnes contre la traite des femmes menées par certaines personnes appartenant au mouvement féministe, et cela dans une tentative pour résoudre les problèmes de migrations dangereuses et d'exploitation des travailleurs. J'examine comment les appels pour « arrêter la traite, spécialement des femmes et des enfants » sont influencés – et servent à légitimer – aux pratiques gouvernementales visant à criminaliser la migration volontaire des gens qui voyagent sans permission officielle. Je démontre comment le cadre idéologique anti-traite sert éventuellement à renforcer des pratiques plus restrictives en matière d'immigration, à la nationalisation des notions d'espace et de domicile et à criminaliser ceux qui sont rendus clandestins à l'intérieur des territoires nationaux. De plus, les campagnes contre la traite ne prennent pas en ...

Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, and Mexico as sources of both hard and soft drugs for the U.S. market.

Introduction : a forgotten history -- Wheels of progress : tropical commodities and regional formation -- Coming from the mountain : coffee contraband and marijuana smuggling -- Santa Marta gold : technological adaptations and boom -- Parranderos : Vallenato music and cultural negotiations -- Two peninsulas : Narcotics diplomacy and the war on drugs -- Reign of terror : criminalization and violence -- Conclusions : a remembered history

Focuses on the contrast between border security before and after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Examines the controversial topics of illegal immigration, counterterrorism, drug and weapons trafficking, human smuggling, the impact of border security on the movement of people and goods, and the effect of the war on terrorism on civil and human rights.

This report provides the country profile of the project The Factbook on the Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products. It focuses on Germany, where illicit trade in tobacco products is not a political priority and there are no official estimates. Nevertheless, German Authorities, and especially German Customs are aware of the problem of cigarette smuggling.