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Organized crime and security : drug cartels : the global capacity of a rising security threat
Ibáñez de Foerster, Marcela ; Balabán, Miloš (advisor) ; Střítecký, Vít (referee)
Over the last four decades organized crime groups, particularly, drug trafficking organizations or drug cartels, have managed to be under the spotlight of the security agendas of American countries such as Colombia and the United States. During the last two decades, however, the global securitization of the drug trafficking issue, has led them to become a major security threat not only for the Americas, but also for Europe and more recently for West African countries. These organizations pose a threat not only to the security of the state, but to the very essence of it, by corrupting and damaging everything they come in contact with at the political, social, economical and even cultural level. This graduate thesis presents an analysis on Latin American drug trafficking organizations or drugs cartels, as they are commonly known, focusing on the cases of Colombian and Mexican drug cartels. By comparing these two case studies, I suggest that today's Mexican drug trafficking organizations have gained their momentum and incommensurable strength by following the footsteps of the big three Colombian drug cartels that existed between the 1980s and 1990s. The first chapter will expose the definitions and concepts surrounding the research of organized crime. In the second and third chapters, both the...
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International legal instruments for fighting illegal drug trafficking
Mifková, Miroslava ; Šturma, Pavel (advisor) ; Ondřej, Jan (referee)
Resumé International trafficking in drugs is one of the gravest global issues. Its combating deserves due attention. In the course of the last hundred years, a series of international conventions were adopted for this cause. The crucial international legal instruments for combating illicit drug trafficking are the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs (1961), the Convention on Psychotropic Substances (1971) and foremost, the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (1988). The first two Conventions focus primarily on legal manipulation with narcotic and psychotropic substances via administrative measures. The goal is to limit them for medical and scientific use only and thus prevent their transfer into illegal channels. The third Convention deals with drug control via criminal law measures. The Parties to the Convention are to incriminate certain offences connected to drug trafficking and apply appropriate sanctions. The Convention also introduces measures against the transfer of proceedings of crime. It further deals with confiscation, extradition, jurisdiction issues and mutual legal assistance. The main bodies in the international fight against illegal trafficking are the UN Commission on Narcotics, International Narcotics Control Board and UN Office...
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Reasons for Declaration of War on Drugs in Mexico: Two Perspectives of View.
Drhlíková, Eva ; Kozák, Kryštof (advisor) ; Raška, Francis (referee)
Bachelor thesis Reasons for Declaration of War on Drugs in Mexico: Two Perspectives of View deals with reasoning of Mexican War on Drugs that was proclaimed by Mexican president in 2006. It describes two different perspectives on the war. One of them is adopted by the Mexican government and is based on arguments that Mexico became a country - drug consumer; level of violence increased and security situation in country significantly deteriorated; drug cartels exercise more influence in Mexican politics. The second view is based on the situation that occurred in the country after the presidential elections in 2006. Untransparent elections and Calderón's very close victory resulted in the thesis that Calderón needed a strong theme which would be supported by people and at the same time would lead away from the unstable political situation in Mexico. This paper aims to analyze these perspectives and answer the question why the war was proclaimed and what stands behind the different approach of the government.
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Problematic neighborhoods of Lisbon
Omastová, Kristýna ; Hricsina, Jan (advisor) ; Jindrová, Jaroslava (referee)
In my thesis I deal with problematic neighborhoods of Lisbon. I describe their origin, typology and also kinds of problems they have to cope with, such as poverty, poor housing conditions, unemployment, illiteracy, social isolation and stigmatization, racism, insecurity, criminality and one of the hottest problems of current Lisbon, drug dealing. I also consider the effectiveness of the municipal and governmental intervention. Using the example of two neighborhoods (Quinta do Cabrinha and Cova da Moura) which are infamous for drug dealing I try to understand the origin of this problem and I consider possible ways how to handle it. As an illustration I tell typical inhabitants' life stories. This part of the study is based on fieldwork that I did in both of the neighborhoods. The concept of culture as a possible solution to social problems is introduced.
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Economic and political aspects of drug trafficking in Colombia
Nezhybová, Alexandra ; Němec, Jan (advisor) ; Paulenková, Kristína (referee)
The Bachelor thesis Economic and political aspects of drug trafficking in Colombia is dedicated to the topic of drug trafficking and its impacts not only on economic and political sphere but also on the society, safety level and environment. Since this topic is a global issue, first it deals with the drug industry generally on a world level. It examines the drug trade and various attitudes of antidrug policies. Later on the thesis focuses on the Latin American region as one of the biggest producers and distributors. The thesis also studies a bond between Latin America and U.S. as the main consumer of the drugs. At the end it demonstrates drug trafficking and its effects on a particular example of Colombia that belongs to the most important cocaine producers.
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Illicit drug trade in Latin America
Drozdková, Markéta ; Jiránková, Martina (advisor) ; Vošta, Milan (referee)
This diploma thesis provides a complex analysis of illicit drug trade in Latin America and Colombia and it describes its causes and trends. It also focuses on evaluation of anti narcotics strategies applied in Colombia. The first part of the thesis describes the illicit drug market and its global character and it concentrates on cocaine market in Latin America. The second part is devoted to Colombia and the historical development of illicit drug trade in said country. It contains analysis of several actors dominating the illicit drug market and of their roles and positions. It also describes anti narcotics policies in Colombia. The last section is an analysis of results and impacts of the policies applied in Colombia. It provides an overview of the current situation in Colombia and possible scenarios of future development of illicit drug trade.
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Effect of NAFTA agreement on drug trafficking between the U.S. and Mexico
Kováč, Jakub ; Gullová, Soňa (advisor) ; Klosová, Anna (referee)
Diploma thesis "Effect of NAFTA agreement on drug trafficking between the U.S. and Mexico" analyzes the phenomenon of illegal drug trade in the Americas. The aim of the thesis was to seek causes of drug trafficking based on the proven asymmetry of the U.S. - Mexico political and economic relations and analyze its development to the present. Particular emphasis was placed on NAFTA agreement and evaluation of its effect on drug trafficking. The last chapter provides possible solution proposals globally applicable.
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Drugs as the threat to international security: Case study of Colombia-USA relations
Kolomazník, Filip ; Rolenc, Jan Martin (advisor) ; Demková, Marcela (referee)
The issue of drug trafficking is, for most societies, the actual topic. The international security is threatened every day in many different ways due to the transnational organized crime, which is a natural result of the need of a drug producer to sell the product to an end user, usually in a different country. The aim of this work is to analyze different types of threats that drug trafficking brings. The threats will be divided into four basic sectors according to Swanstrom's concept, which is based on the Copenhagen School. These sectors are: political, economic, social and military. The analysis will be performed on the case study of two specific countries, Colombia and the United States.
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Analýza současné drogové problematiky v Kolumbii
Pastyříková, Jolana
The aim of my bachelor thesis is to outline the drug problem in Columbia from its beginning to the present situation. At the time, when Columbia has redirected to growing, production and distribution of coca, the country immediately reach the first place in scale of trading with this drug. In the first part of the work beside we defined basic terms connected with this problem we also looked up for the beginning of the drug industry. The second part is focused on happening in Columbia after the fall of two the most powerful cartels - Medellin and Cali, when many new companies connected to trade with illegal drugs are coming up. The last chapter is dedicated to international interference of this problem and it mainly to states which are closely connected to it.
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The influence of international actors in the fight against organized crime: Case study Colombia
Kůsová, Ivana ; Zemanová, Štěpánka (advisor) ; Trávníčková, Zuzana (referee)
The thesis deals with the influence of international actors in the fight against organized crime. The issue of combating the organized crime is pictured on the case study of Colombia. Colombian organized crime is largely associated with drug trafficking, therefore the thesis concentrates on options for addressing drug problem. USA as the most important market for Colombian drug production is a major ally of Colombia in the fight against drugs. The thesis focuses on the joint policy initiatives of the USA and Colombia to resolve production and drug trafficking. The aim of the thesis is to find out possible solutions to adress drug trade and identify the benefits and shortcomings of antidrug policies for the case study of Colombia.
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