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Showing 1 to 20 of 81 for “"Smuggling"”.
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English smuggling in the eighteenth century
Three main areas are addressed: smuggling as a commercial activity; as a form of social crime; and as a problem of policing. The claim that the violence of the Sussex smugglers in the 1740s was atypical is scrutinised, adopting a comparative approach between regions and over time, and it is argued …
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Nuclear Smuggling in a Terrorist Midget Submarine: Impeding the Operation
… steps by which the United States can make this smuggling undertaking more risky. American authorities should track acquisition of platforms or support equipment, receipt of training, and conduct of SSM operations. If the United States receives a report that terrorists are attempting to smuggle a …
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Cooperation among nations: understanding the counter nuclear smuggling network in Europe
… and characterizes a U.S.-centric counter nuclear smuggling network in Europe, and recommends ways to improve its cooperation and effectiveness. The purpose is to provide USSOCOM, NSHQ, and the larger counterproliferation (CP) community with an understanding of how the current network functions, …
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Border Control Paradox: The Political Economy of Smuggling Between Colombia and Venezuela
This dissertation examines how smuggling economies are governed in contexts of contested sovereignty, focusing on the Colombia–Venezuela border between 2015 and 2022. Through extensive ethnographic fieldwork in Norte de Santander and adjacent Venezuelan territories, the study develops a theory of …
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An investigation into the effectiveness of customs strategies in mitigating smuggling of goods in Zambia.
… of the existing customs strategies in mitigating smuggling of goods in Zambia with the following study objectives; to assess the effect of taxes on smuggling in Zambia; to analyze the relationship between willingness to pay taxes and smuggling in Zambia; to examine the policy, legal and …
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An investigation into the effectiveness of customs strategies in mitigating smuggling of goods in Zambia.
… of the existing customs strategies in mitigating smuggling of goods in Zambia with the following study objectives; to assess the effect of taxes on smuggling in Zambia; to analyze the relationship between willingness to pay taxes and smuggling in Zambia; to examine the policy, legal and …
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The political origins and development of Australia’s people smuggling legislation: Evil smugglers or extreme rhetoric?
This thesis explores the Australian State response to the voyage facilitators of maritime asylum seekers, commonly known as ‘people smugglers’. It does so by examining a number of Parliamentary debates and previously confidential Cabinet papers. Negative depictions of asylum seekers and their …
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ILLICIT ECONOMICS AND TERRORISM: THE ROLE OF INFORMAL TRADE AND SMUGGLING IN FINANCING TERRORIST ACTIVITIES IN NORTHEAST NIGERIA
This thesis examines the relationship between insurgent-linked illicit finance in Nigeria, persistent financial exclusion, and the limits of existing counterterrorist financing responses. It argues that terrorist financing is sustained not by regulatory absence, but by structural reliance on cash …
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Do European Union measures against people smuggling constitute non-entry and within this context violate refugee´s rights?
… of the European Union´s measures against people smuggling and the protection of refugee rights. Against the backdrop of a global refugee crisis, the European Union's migration policies and border control strategies have come under scrutiny. The European Union's commitment to human dignity, …
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蛇頭 Snakehead: To what extent are Chinese Organised Crime Groups involved in Human Smuggling from China to the United Kingdom?
… Media and public perceptions often confuse human smuggling and trafficking and assume the involvement of organised crime. This can be seen in discourse relating to human smuggling from China to the UK where Snakeheads are frequently said to be either organised crime or working with criminals such …
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Three essays on illegal transactions in international trade
… tax revenues and the social welfare effects of smuggling. New insight is gained on the theoretical implications of smuggling by analyzing how the behavior of smuggling firms is affected by the uncertainty associated with illegal trade. Firm behavior with a risk attached to illegal trade has an …
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Essays on the theory of lattice games with applications
… oligopoly techniques to introduce the notion of smuggling into the setting of an international trade model. This chapter bridges the theoretical and the applied by embodying strategic interactions, between competing firms as well as between rival nations, in the same manner as is addressed in …
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Illegal drug trafficking and economic development in Colombia
… and institutional aspects of the impact drug smuggling activities have had on the Colombian economy. In the first essay, I examine drug smuggling activities as factors of institutional change forcing Colombia to adopt an export-led growth model of economic development. Revenues earned by …
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The economics of parallel markets for foreign exchange and illegal trade: Focus on Tanzania
… six chapters. Chapter 1 discusses incentives for smuggling and chapter 2 presents the Tanzanian institutional setting.
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From the lucky land to the beautiful country: Illegal immigration of Fujianese to the United States
… explored. This study confirmed that people smuggling is a phenomenon that combines cultural, economic, and political factors. Furthermore, Fujianese who came to seek an American dream have lost something much more valuable than what they have gained, such as their youth and family …
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The rhino horn and ivory trade: 1980-2020
… we needed more understanding of the soaring smuggling and consumption in order to combat it. I carried out extensive fieldwork in the main market at the time: North Yemen (Yemen from 1990). From the 1980s I regularly monitored the trade in rhino horn used for prestigious curved dagger …
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Drugs and drug policies in Oman with special reference to the death penalty
… to those charged with drug trafficking and smuggling, as laid down in article No 43.Therefore, the question is can the death penalty deter criminals from committing trafficking and smuggling in drugs? No research has been done to examine the effect of the new drug law in Oman. This thesis …
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A novel low-dose approach to active detection of shielded high-Z materials
… in the field. This thesis introduces the nuclear smuggling issue, provides relevant background information, and defines the high-Z material detection problem. It also provides a brief overview of SNM detection efforts, to include both passive and active detection, and shows why active detection …
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An analysis of factors influencing the financial performance of Namibian fuel stations in Helao-Nafidi town
… the rivalry with two codes as oil/fuel smuggling control and the protection of the borders. The second theme was selfreliance that is associated with two codes as own oil discovery and giving subsidies. Thus, the study applied an explanatory sequential research design. Lastly, …
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Commodification of contingencies. Threat construction in the EU Commission and the commodification of border surveillance
… crime with trafficking, terrorism and drug smuggling? This paper explores the institutional threat construction of irregular migration in the EU Commission. Furthermore, this paper examines the increasing involvement of security companies in monitoring the external border of the European …
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