Challenged Sovereignty

The Impact of Drugs, Crime, Terrorism, and Cyber Threats in the Caribbean

Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

344 Seiten

2024
University of Illinois Press (Verlag)
978-0-252-08777-6 (ISBN)

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The drug trade. Crime. Terrorism. Cyber threats. In the Caribbean, these cross-border Problems Without Passports (PWPs) have shaken the very foundation of nation states. Blending case studies with regional analysis, Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith examines the regionwide impact of PWPs and the complex security and sovereignty issues in play. The interaction of local and global forces within PWPs undermines the governments’ basic goal of protecting their people against military threats, subversion, and the erosion of political, economic, and social values. Seeking solutions to these multidimensional threats requires addressing both traditional and non-traditional security and sovereignty issues. Griffith focuses on clashes between PWPs and the state from warring drug gangs in Jamaica, to Trinidad and Tobago’s one-time status as a center for terrorism-related activities, to the political resurgence of drug trafficker Desi Bouterse in Suriname, and the growing cyber threats across the region. Informed and up to date, Challenged Sovereignty explains the effects of today’s globalized problems on the contemporary Caribbean.

Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith is a Fellow of the Caribbean Policy Consortium and of Global Americans and a Senior Associate of the Center for Strategic and International Studies. His books include Strategy and Security in the Caribbean, The Quest for Security in the Caribbean, Drugs and Security in the Caribbean,The Political Economy of Drugs in the Caribbean, and Caribbean Security in the Age of Terror.

Preface and Acknowledgements Acronyms and Abbreviations

Part I. Contexts and Concepts

1 Probing Problems Without Passports

Part II. Problems Without Passports

3 The Drama of Drugs

4 The Crucible of Crime

5 The Trauma of Terror and Cyber

Part III. Controversial Cases

6 Security and Sovereignty Under Siege

7 Dynamics of Geonarcotics and Geopolitics

Part IV. Conclusion: Crucial Contemplation

8 Pondering Challenged Sovereignty

Appendix: Extradition Treaty between Jamaica and the United States

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Erscheinungsdatum	23.02.2024
Zusatzinfo	3 black & white photographs, 5 line drawings, 5 maps, 16 charts, 14 tables
Verlagsort	Baltimore
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 235 mm
Gewicht	426 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
ISBN-10	0-252-08777-1 / 0252087771
ISBN-13	978-0-252-08777-6 / 9780252087776
Zustand	Neuware