Border Security
Effective border security helps stem illicit flows of gems, drugs, and light weapons, and helps to fight human trafficking networks. International support for public security in recovering failed states must extend to state borders, help the government collect export and import taxes, and promote the development of border security forces and a customs service.
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September 19, 2012
Beyond Boundaries in the Andean Region
As a direct result of globalization and expanded economic opportunity, the last half century has yielded the most remarkable exodus from poverty in human history. Yet despite
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January 19, 2012
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By
Ambassador Ochieng Adala,
Johan Bergenas
Bordering on Development
You would be hard-pressed today to find someone that rejects Kofi Annan’s axiom that “you cannot have development without security and you cannot have security without development.”
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May 12, 2011
Coordinating Global Priorities Amidst the Financial Crisis
With today’s tough financial reality, the international community is hard-pressed in meeting both national security and global development objectives as policymakers around the world
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May 06, 2011
One of the Most Dangerous Places on Earth: Transnational Crime in the FATA
The death of Osama bin Laden has refocused the world’s attention to the importance of building Pakistan’s capacity to prevent and combat violent extremism in that country. Yet while
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February 23, 2011
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By
Brian Finlay,
O’Neil Hamilton
Sustaining Proliferation Prevention: Gaining Ground in the Global South
When the threat of proliferation is raised among developed states, the discussion focuses on preventing the acquisition of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons to states and
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