Border closure fails when it ignores the daily political and economic dynamics operating in the borders.
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Security measures alone are insufficient to resolve resource governance challenges in the DRC.
There is poor knowledge and a lack of clarity on international regulations governing trade in insects.
The disappearance of 500-euro notes and the creation of bitcoin have led money laundering networks to pay drug traffickers in cryptocurrencies and ship cash to Dubai (United Arab Emirates).
Drug mules typically don’t know what they are carrying, or how much.
In Nigeria, the festive season comes with security and safety challenges. Here’s how to keep safe.
Our research shows why Indonesians are using ‘return smugglers’ to get home from Malaysia.
Arresting smugglers is difficult, and doesn’t make migrants less likely to seek out their services.
Smuggling in Uganda’s West Nile region is seen as an act of defiance – a way to make ends meet in the face of perceived state neglect.
The prevailing narrative around migrant smuggling has clouded the public’s understanding of the issue by obfuscating the role smuggling plays in helping refugees gain asylum.
Bilateral and multilateral cooperation is the best way to deal with a growing list of transboundary concerns.
Within already economically perilous border areas, informal cross border trade is even more vulnerable during a pandemic.
Hives that travel by truck, bees paid for their pollination service, adulterated honey, economic theories based on an imaginary social organization…
Sea piracy often grabs the headlines, but it is just one of many symptoms of insecurity at sea.
Stricter policing at the border does not address the root causes of Nigeria’s smuggling issue.
Feeding a simple narrative of piracy without a broader look at other maritime security challenges hinders progress in dealing with it.
Efforts to increase trade within the continent are being undermined from the start
The history of smuggling across the Irish border.
What’s needed is a comprehensive international strategy to combat the illicit trade in antiquities.
Displacing the EU’s border as far as possible from Europe: is this really a solution to mitigate the flow of migrants?
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