The illegal drug trade and global security / / Hanna Samir Kassab and Jonathan D. Rosen

• Autore: Samir Kassab Hanna
• Pubblicazione: Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022]; ©2022
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (139 pages)
• Disciplina: 363.45
• Soggetto topico: Drug traffic; Drug control; Security, International
• Persona (resp. second.): RosenJonathan D.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction -- The Illegal Drug Trade in Global Security: Theories, Traits, and Trends -- Realism: Power Politics -- Liberalism -- Marxism: Beyond Class Warfare -- Social Constructivism: Ideas Matter -- Chapter Outline -- Conclusion -- Questions to Consider -- Notes -- Further Readings -- 2 The History of Drug Trafficking -- The State and Organized Crime -- Weak, Fragile, and Failed States -- Drug Trafficking and the State: The History of Drug Trafficking -- Levels of Analysis and Theoretical Significance: Applying Theories to the History -- Realism, Liberalism, and Constructivism: The State and the International System -- Realism -- Liberalism -- Constructivism -- Marxist Perspectives -- Conclusion -- Discussion Questions -- Notes -- Further Readings -- 3 Production Centers -- The Evolution of Drug Production and Trafficking -- Drug Trafficking and Organized Crime in Colombia -- State Fragility: Continued Collusion Between Organized Crime, Politicians, and Security Forces in Colombia -- Drug Trafficking and Organized Crime in Mexico -- Mexican Cartels, Drug Smuggling, and Fentanyl -- Theoretical Approach and Application -- Conclusion -- Discussion Questions -- Notes -- Further Readings -- 4 Transit Centers -- Gangs, Drug Trafficking, and Corruption: The Case of El Salvador -- Recent Trends in Salvadoran State Corruption and Collusion with Criminal Groups: The Symbiotic Relationship Between the State and Organized Crime at the Highest Level of Office -- Pressure to Combat Drug Trafficking and Gangs: Securitizing MS-13 -- Drug Trafficking, Organized Crime, and Violence in Honduras -- Theoretical Analysis and Applications -- Conclusion -- Discussion Questions -- Notes -- Further Readings -- 5 Terrorism and Organized Crime -- The Terrorist-Organized Crime Connection. ; From Afghanistan to the United States: From Producer to Transit and Consumer -- Theoretical Application: Marxist Underdevelopment and Constructivism -- Liberal Theoretical Approach: Democratic Peace Theory and the Realist Critique -- Conclusion -- Discussion Questions -- Notes -- Further Readings -- 6 Conclusion -- Theories, Drug Trafficking, and Organized Crime: Examining Limitations -- Learning from Failed Policies -- Migration Crisis, State Fragility, and US Cooperation in Latin America -- Demand Reduction: Legalization and Decriminalization -- Conclusion -- Discussion Questions -- Notes -- Further Readings.
• Titolo autorizzato: The illegal drug trade and global security
• ISBN: 3-031-15562-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910616366803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II