Does Drug Trafficking Impact Terrorism? Afghan Opioids and Terrorist Violence in Central Asia

Omelicheva, Mariya Y.; Markowitz, Lawrence P.

doi:10.1080/1057610x.2018.1434039

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“…Drug‐related violence also claimed the lives of thousands and mobilized globally enforcement efforts estimated at 100 billion USD in 2012 (Dell, 2015; Rolles, Murkin, Powell, Kushlick, & Slater, 2012; Werb et al., 2011). Drug trafficking has undermined governance at national and subnational levels in many producing and transit countries, and has ties with terrorism and piracy (Emmers, 2003; Omelicheva & Markowitz, 2019), and hence threatens a country's national security (Lupsha, 1981). Drugs also have specific characteristics that can influence trafficking routes and vectors.…”

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Narco‐Fish: Global fisheries and drug trafficking

2020

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This study analyses drug trafficking associated with fisheries around the globe. Records of vessel interdiction carried out between 2010 and 2017 suggest that the global trade of illicit drugs relies increasingly on fishing vessels. Fishery‐based trafficking is growing. A key obstacle to understanding the scope of this problem is the limited data on activities that are intentionally obscured, such as drug trafficking. Using a Fermi estimation technique for determining unknown values from limited data, we analyse 292 known cases of fishing boats engaged in drug shipment between 2010 and 2017. Results suggest that drug shipment sizes per vessel are becoming smaller over time, even as the total flow of drugs is increasing. Counter‐drug enforcement intensifies this effect, suggesting that drug trafficking networks adapt to interdiction efforts making use of smaller vessels to lower the risk of seizure. The use of fishing vessels in drug trans‐shipment has tripled over the past 8 years to about 15% of the global retail value of illicit drugs. Small‐scale fishers are at risk of turning to drug trade as an economic buffer against poverty, especially in contexts of mounting competition over declining fish stocks or strict marine conservation. At the same time, illicit capital flowing from the narcotics trade into fisheries may be driving over‐capitalization of fisheries and unsustainable resource use, ultimately to the detriment of resource‐dependent coastal communities and marine ecosystems. Future research is needed to better understand whether and how small‐scale fishermen turn to drug trade to counter livelihood risks of various kinds.

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Narco‐Fish: Global fisheries and drug trafficking

2020

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“…Uyuşturucu ticaretinin terör saldırılarına zemin hazırlamış olmasından ziyade aslında iki yönlü bir ilişkiden bahsetmek daha doğru olacaktır. Şöyle ki terör faaliyetlerinin hedeflenen şekilde gerçekleşmesi için terör örgütleri tarafından; sağladığı gelirden ötürü daha yüksek oranlarda uyuşturucu kaçakçılığı faaliyetleri gerçekleşmektedir (Omelicheva, Markowitz, 2019, s. 1024. Yani terörün kadın üzerindeki etkisi özelinde uyuşturucu ticaretine de değinilirse zaten erkeklere kıyasla olaylardan etkilenme düzeyi daha fazla olduğu için; bağımlının kendisibağımlının eşi-bağımlının annesi-bağımlının ablası yada kardeşi sıfatlarıyla toplumsal yapı içesinde kırılgan grup olarak ele alınan kadınlar birbirini besleyen iki olgudan en fazla zararı gören kesim olmaktadır.…”

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2023

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Terrorist acts, which aim to disrupt the political trust environment in the social structure, negatively affect all systems, such as social, psychological, economic, etc. The devastating effects that occur on the systems of those who directly experience these actions become chronic when the actions take place in the media for a long time. The aim of this study is to reveal the destructive effects of terrorism, which is a type of social violence and a concept whose definition could not be reached. In order to achieve the aim, first of all, the definition, elements, sources and reasons of terrorism are given and the relationship between terrorism and terrorism is mentioned. In the next part of the study, the women who were exposed to terrorist acts; The secondary traumas that he has been experiencing due to the news of terrorism have been examined from the perspective of social work. This study, in which the psychosocial effects of social violence on women are given, was compiled from the existing literature using secondary data. Keywords: Women, Social work, Terrorism-Terrorism, Social violence, Trauma

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“…In 2017, in the European Union alone, the illegal drug market was estimated to be worth between 26 and 34 billion euros [ 46 ]. This money, which would otherwise need to be accounted for and could be taxed, may be used to fund harmful activities, including other forms of organised crime and exploitation [ 47 ] and potentially terrorism [ 48 ].…”

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An ethical analysis of UK drug policy as an example of a criminal justice approach to drugs: a commentary on the short film Putting UK Drug Policy into Focus

Holland

2020

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Background Drug-related deaths in the UK are at the highest level on record—the war on drugs has failed. A short film has been produced intended for public and professional audiences featuring academics, representatives of advocacy organisations, police and policymakers outlining the problems with, and highlighting alternative approaches to, UK drug policy. A range of ethical arguments are alluded to, which are distilled here in greater depth for interested viewers and a wider professional and academic readership. Main body The war on drugs is seemingly driven by the idea that the consumption of illegal drugs is immoral. However, the meaning ascribed to ‘drug’ in the illicit sense encompasses a vast range of substances with different properties that have as much in common with legal drugs as they do with each other. The only property that distinguishes illegal from legal drugs is their legal status, which rather than being based on an assessment of how dangerous they are has been defined by centuries of socio-political idiosyncrasies. The consequences of criminalising people who use drugs often outweigh the risks they face from drug use, and there is not convincing evidence that this prevents wider drug use or drug-related harm. Additionally, punishing someone as a means, to the end of deterring others from drug use, is ethically problematic. Although criminalising the production of harmful drugs may seem more ethically tenable, it has not reduced the supply of drugs and it precludes effective regulation of the market. Other potential policy approaches are highlighted, which would be ethically preferable to existing punitive policy. Conclusion It is not possible to eliminate all drug use and associated harms. The current approach is not only ineffective in preventing drug-related harm but itself directly and indirectly causes incalculable harm to those who use drugs and to wider society. For policymakers to gain the mandate to rationalise drug policy, or to be held accountable if they do not, wider engagement with the electorate is required. It is hoped that this film will encourage at least a few to give pause and reflect on how drug policy might be improved.

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Does Drug Trafficking Impact Terrorism? Afghan Opioids and Terrorist Violence in Central Asia

Cited by 12 publications

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Narco‐Fish: Global fisheries and drug trafficking

Narco‐Fish: Global fisheries and drug trafficking

Terörün Kadınlar Üzerindeki Etkilerinin İncelenmesi

An ethical analysis of UK drug policy as an example of a criminal justice approach to drugs: a commentary on the short film Putting UK Drug Policy into Focus

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