The Sulu Arms Market : National Responses to a Regional Problem / Lino Miani.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miani, Lino, author.

Contributor:

Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Illegal arms transfers--Sulu Sea Region.

Illegal arms transfers.

Illegal arms transfers--Sulu Sea Region--Prevention.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 214 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Situated in a remote area long a historical buffer zone between competing political entities, the Sulu Arms Market is an illicit market of a typical form in that it is both a source and a destination for less-than-legal guns. What makes the Sulu market unique is its longevity which is measured in centuries. In modern times, guns from the area supply conflicts and crime from Japan to Sri Lanka to Papua New Guinea and beyond; and in turn the world pours guns and ammunition into Mindanao, the Maluku (Molucca) Islands, and to a lesser extent, Malaysia and the rest of the Philippines. Like most black arms pipelines, the Sulu Arms Market is intertwined with piracy, terrorism, and the traffic of other illicit commodities. Criminal gangs, communists, Moro independence groups, and Islamic militants are all major players in the market, making it a security problem for at least five member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Contents:

Frontmatter

Acknowledgements

Contents

List of Figures

List of Common Abbreviations and Acronyms

Glossary of Terms

1. Introduction

2. The Illicit Arms Market: Analysis of a System

3. The Sulu Arms Market: The Players

4. Supply and Demand in the Sulu Arms Market

5. Regional Counter-Trafficking Policies

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Nov 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-199) and index.

ISBN:

9789814311120

981431112X

OCLC:

751689836