The Unintended Consequences of Peace

Peaceful Borders and Illicit Transnational Flows

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

AvArie Marcelo Kacowicz,Exequiel Lacovsky,Keren Sasson,Daniel F. Wajner,Arie Marcelo (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) Kacowicz,Exequiel (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) Lacovsky,Keren (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) Sasson,Daniel F. (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) Wajner

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Scholars of international relations generally consider that under conditions of violent conflict and war, smuggling and trans-border crime are likely to thrive. In contrast, this book argues that in fact it is globalisation and peaceful borders that have enabled transnational illicit flows conducted by violent non-state actors, including transnational criminal organizations, drug trafficking organizations, and terrorist cells, who exploit the looseness and demilitarization of borderlands. Empirically, the book draws on case studies from the Americas, compared with other regions of the world experiencing similar phenomena, including the European Union and Southeast Europe (the Western Balkans), Southern Africa, and Southeast Asia. To explain the phenomenon in itself, the authors examine the type of peaceful borders and regimes involved in each case; how strong each country is in the governance of their borderlands; their political willingness to control their peaceful borders; and the prevailing socio-economic conditions across the borderlands.

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Utgivningsdatum2024-03-21
Mått154 x 230 x 17 mm
Vikt482 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor314
FörlagCambridge University Press
ISBN9781009009133

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Arie M. Kacowicz is Professor of International Relations and the Chaim Weizmann Chair in International Relations at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. Exequiel Lacovsky is a research associate at the Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Keren Sasson is a senior consultant for strategic and military affairs in the Israeli Ministry of Defense and holds a PhD in International Relations from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Daniel F. Wajner is a postdoctoral fellow at the SCRIPTS Cluster, Freie Universitat Berlin, and a Lecturer at the Department of International Relations and the European Forum at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Preface; 1. The reality of peaceful borders and illicit transnational flows; 2. A framework to explain the reality of peaceful borders and illicit transnational flows; 3. The Americas: a general view; 4. The Americas: from the US-Canadian border to the tri-border area of South America; 5. Europe: the Schengen regime and the western Balkan borders; 6. A triangle of peace in the middle east: the Israeli-Egyptian and Israeli-Jordanian borders; 7. The southern African borders in the post-apartheid era; 8. ASEAN and the southeast Asian borders; 9. Comparisons, policy recommendations and conclusions; References.

'In the 21st century, border security across most of the world is not about deterring military invaders but rather transnational law evaders, ranging from drug smugglers to arms traffickers to terrorists. Arie Kacowicz and his colleagues have written an ambitious and sweeping cross-regional account of recent border transformations, with case studies covering all corners of the globe. Far from receding in a globalizing world, border anxieties are actually intensifying. This timely book will be of great interest to both scholars and practitioners trying to make sense of today's border security landscape.' Peter Andreas, John Hay Professor of Political Science and International Studies, Brown University, Rhode Island