Drug trafficking and international security

Contents
Preface
1 The Scope and Scale of the Issue
	Drug Trafficking as an Issue for International Security Studies
	Drug Trafficking and the Gaps in International Relations Theory
	The Emergence of Durable Disorder and Deviant Globalization
	The Plan of This Book: Drug Trafficking and Durable Disorder
	Notes
2 Patterns of International Drug Trafficking
	Critical Drivers of the Drug Trade and Their Effects on World Order
	From the Drug Trade to Drug Trafficking
	The Cold War and the Securitization of Drug Trafficking
	The Globalization of Drug Trafficking
	Contemporary Geonarcotics
	The Ever-Winding Labyrinth of Contemporary Drug Trafficking
	Notes
3 Narco-States
	Defining a Narco-State
	Types of Narco-States
	Common Features of Narco-States and Their Place in Geo-Narcotics
	Effects of Narco-States on International Security
	Narco-States and Durable Disorder
	Notes
4 Fragile States
	Fragile States in Context
	Drug Trafficking and Indicators of State Fragility
	Broader Implications of Drug Trafficking’s Intersection with Fragile States
	Fragile States, Drug Trafficking, and Effects on International Security
	Notes
5 Intrastate Conflict and Terrorism
	Violent Non-State Actors in Context
	Drugs as a Financial Tool
	Participation in Cultivation and Processing of Narcotics
	Drugs as Weapons
	Drug Consumption as a Combat Advantage
	Drug Trafficking and the Protraction of Conflict
	Protraction of Conflicts and Effects on International Security
	Notes
6 Transnational Organized Crime
	Transnational Organized Crime in Context
	The Corporate Logic of TCOs
	The Globalization of Crime: Debates and Dilemmas
	TCOs, Drug Trafficking, and the Effects on International Security
	TCOs, Other New Referent Units, and International Security
	Notes
7 Human Security and Global Health
	The Human Security Paradigm and Global Health
	Drug Abuse, Addiction, and Global Health
	Debates on Links Between Drug Use, Human Security, and Global Health
	Drug Trafficking, Global Health, and Effects on International Security
	Notes
8 Cyberspace and Cybersecurity
	The Emergence of Cyberspace and Cybersecurity
	Effects of Cyberspace on the Organization of Drug Trafficking
	Effects of Cyberspace on Attitudes about Drug Consumption
	Drug Trafficking via Cyberspace and the Effects on International Security
	Notes
9 Ways Forward
	Guiding Assumptions and Trends
	Reexamining International Relations and International Security
	Key Areas for Future Study
	The Outlook for Drug Trafficking and International Security
	Notes
Works Cited
Index
About the Author