An Atlas of Trafficking in Southeast Asia
Book
The Illegal Trade in Arms, Drugs, People, Counterfeit Goods and Natural Resources in Mainland Southeast Asia
Edited by Pierre-Arnaud Chouvy
Mainland Southeast Asia is one of the world’s key regions for trafficking of illegal goods. It is home to an international trade in small arms, nuclear smuggling rings, human trafficking, contraband and counterfeit goods, illicit currency and smuggled medicinal drugs. The scope and mechanisms of such trafficking, however, are far from understood. “An Atlas of Trafficking in Southeast Asia” brings together key researchers and cartographic specialists to provide a unique overview of the major forms of illegal trafficking in the region. Featuring 32 specially drawn full-colour maps detailing the trafficking hubs, counter-trafficking facilities and border status for each of the trafficking activities, together with political, historical, topographic, ecological and linguistic regional maps, the atlas provides an unparalleled reference resource that will be welcomed by professionals and academics across a wide range of disciplines.
Pierre-Arnaud Chouvy, ed. 2013. An Atlas of Trafficking in Southeast Asia : The Illegal Trade in Arms, Drugs, People, Counterfeit Goods and Natural Resources in Mainland Southeast Asia. London : I.B.Tauris & Co Ltd, 2013, 224 pages
ISBN : 9781848858152
Contents
1 Introduction : Illegal Trades Across National Borders
Pierre-Arnaud Chouvy
2 Drug Trafficking In and Out of the Golden Triangle
Pierre-Arnaud Chouvy
3 Trafficking, Trade and Migration : Mapping Human Trafficking in the Mekong Region
David A. Feingold
4 Arms Trafficking in Mainland Southeast Asia
David Capie
5 The Jagged Edge : Illegal Logging in Southeast Asia
Vanda Felbab-Brown
6 The Illegal Trade in Wildlife in Southeast Asia and Its Links to East Asian Markets
Vanda Felbab-Brown
7 The Trade in Counterfeit Goods and Contraband in Mainland Southeast Asia
Bertil Lintner
Notes
Index
The editor
Pierre-Arnaud CHOUVY received his PhD from the University of the Sorbonne (Paris). A geographer and leading specialist in the politics of illegal drugs in Asia, he is currently Research Fellow with the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) in Paris. He has travelled extensively in Southwest and Southeast Asia and created and edits www.geopium.org He is the author of Opium : Uncovering the Politics of the Poppy (I.B.Tauris, 2009).
The IRASEC / Observatory
The Research Institute on Contemporary South East Asia (IRASEC, www.irasec.com), based in Bangkok, Thailand, calls on specialists from all academic fields to study the important social, political, economic and environmental developments that affect, together or separately, the eleven countries of the region (Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam).
The Observatory on illicit trafficking has been in charge since 2008 of analyzing illicit cross-border movements within mainland Southeast Asia. It supports research projects and publishes both academic and policy oriented works. It is based within the Research institute on Contemporary Southeast Asia.
Contacts
François Robinne, Director/directeur
Email : francois.robinne irasec.com
Jérémy Jammes, Deputy director/directeur adjoint
Email : jeremy.jammes irasec.com
Alicia Hartmann, Expert technique international (Observatory on illicit trafficking)
Email : ahartmann.fspmekong gmail.com
IRASEC c/o French Embassy
29, Sathorn Tai Road, Bangkok10120 Thailand
www.irasec.com
