Les frontières, fronts inefficaces de la lutte contre le trafic international de drogue
Given the evolution of illegal drug production in recent decades and even in recent years, the outcome of global prohibition appears clearly negative. The failure of counter-trafficking measures is just as obvious, as shown at the border level in this article through the brief survey of ground traff...
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Université de Reims Champagne-Ardennes
2020-02-01
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| description | Given the evolution of illegal drug production in recent decades and even in recent years, the outcome of global prohibition appears clearly negative. The failure of counter-trafficking measures is just as obvious, as shown at the border level in this article through the brief survey of ground trafficking between Afghanistan and Iran, of air trafficking from the Andes, and of transatlantic maritime trafficking. Indeed, despite a wealth of financial, human, material and technological means, and despite occasional high interception rates, drug trafficking has never been truly and durably challenged. After describing and explaining why counter-trafficking actions and policies have proved ineffective at the border level, this article posits that an effective counter-trafficking policy should avoid purely repressive approaches for their effectiveness is as low as their cost is high. In the end, interdiction measures should not be limited to interception actions and border control efforts but focus on making spaces and societies less conducive to trafficking. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ce06e73b83cd47788b4941cd67a9015c2022-12-21T19:34:52ZengUniversité de Reims Champagne-ArdennesL'Espace Politique1958-55002020-02-013810.4000/espacepolitique.6496Les frontières, fronts inefficaces de la lutte contre le trafic international de droguePierre-Arnaud ChouvyGiven the evolution of illegal drug production in recent decades and even in recent years, the outcome of global prohibition appears clearly negative. The failure of counter-trafficking measures is just as obvious, as shown at the border level in this article through the brief survey of ground trafficking between Afghanistan and Iran, of air trafficking from the Andes, and of transatlantic maritime trafficking. Indeed, despite a wealth of financial, human, material and technological means, and despite occasional high interception rates, drug trafficking has never been truly and durably challenged. After describing and explaining why counter-trafficking actions and policies have proved ineffective at the border level, this article posits that an effective counter-trafficking policy should avoid purely repressive approaches for their effectiveness is as low as their cost is high. In the end, interdiction measures should not be limited to interception actions and border control efforts but focus on making spaces and societies less conducive to trafficking.http://journals.openedition.org/espacepolitique/6496drugstraffickingprohibitioneffectivenessborders |
| spellingShingle | Pierre-Arnaud Chouvy Les frontières, fronts inefficaces de la lutte contre le trafic international de drogue L'Espace Politique drugs trafficking prohibition effectiveness borders |
| title | Les frontières, fronts inefficaces de la lutte contre le trafic international de drogue |
| title_full | Les frontières, fronts inefficaces de la lutte contre le trafic international de drogue |
| title_fullStr | Les frontières, fronts inefficaces de la lutte contre le trafic international de drogue |
| title_full_unstemmed | Les frontières, fronts inefficaces de la lutte contre le trafic international de drogue |
| title_short | Les frontières, fronts inefficaces de la lutte contre le trafic international de drogue |
| title_sort | les frontieres fronts inefficaces de la lutte contre le trafic international de drogue |
| topic | drugs trafficking prohibition effectiveness borders |
| url | http://journals.openedition.org/espacepolitique/6496 |
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