INTL 1101 Lecture Notes - Arms Trafficking, Organ Trade, Global City
22 Jun 2014
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Possible through corruption of authorities, unethical practices of individuals and corporations. Global cities are main areas of activity (new york, london, tokyo, etc. ) Using financial services to disguise criminal activities. Defy the state, offer parallel black market structure. Reach to the marginalized, impoverished and other losers of globalization. Investing/laundering capital and then negotiating lucrative contracts for the cleanup industry) Modern accounting systems, information technologies, insuring against risk. Golden triangle (intersection of laos, thailand, and myanmar) during. Chinese triads, thais, burmese and affiliated gangs in europe, the usa and the pacific rim. Hong kong triads, tongs (merchant guilds) in chinatowns and guanxi (connections) in east asia. Heroin and cocaine smuggling, fraud, alien smuggling and gang activities. Drawing on familial, ethnic and diaspora networks information and trust. Lack of international treaty regulating legal arms trade. Un: attempt to crush illicit trade of small arms . Red cross can"t have access to some conflict regions.
