The unintended consequences of peace : peaceful borders and illicit transnational flows / Arie Marcelo Kacowicz, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Exequiel Lacovsky, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Keren Sasson, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Daniel F. Wajner, Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kacowicz, Arie Marcelo, author.

Lacovsky, Exequiel, 1981- author.

Sasson, Keren, author.

Wajner Adler, Daniel F., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Border security--Social aspects--Cross-cultural studies.

Border security.

Transnationalism--Cross-cultural studies.

Transnationalism.

Peaceful change (International relations)--Cross-cultural studies.

Peaceful change (International relations).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 296 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

The reality of peaceful borders and illicit transnational flows

A framework to explain the reality of peaceful borders and illicit transnational flows

The Americas: a general view

The Americas: from the US-Canadian border to the Tri-Border area of South America

Europe: The Schengen Regime and the Western Balkan Borders

A triangle of peace in the Middle East: The Israeli-Egyptian and Israeli-Jordanian Borders

The Southern African borders in the Post-Apartheid era

ASEAN and the Southeast Asian borders

Comparisons, Policy recommendations, and conclusions.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 11 Jun 2021).

ISBN:

1-009-00774-2

1-009-00851-X

1-009-00353-4

OCLC:

1248600562