- Description
- xiv, 317 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
- Summary
- "The drug trade. Crime. Terrorism. Cyber threats. In the Caribbean, these cross-border Problems Without Passports (PWPs) have shaken the very foundation of nation states. Blending case studies with regional analysis, Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith examines the regionwide impact of PWPs and the complex security and sovereignty issues in play. The interaction of local and global forces within PWPs undermines the governments' basic goal of protecting their people against military threats, subversion, and the erosion of political, economic, and social values. Seeking solutions to these multidimensional threats requires addressing both traditional and non-traditional security and sovereignty issues. Griffith focuses on clashes between PWPs and the state from warring drug gangs in Jamaica, to Trinidad and Tobago's one-time status as a center for terrorism-related activities, to the political resurgence of drug trafficker Desi Bouterse in Suriname, and the growing cyber threats across the region. Informed and up to date, Challenged Sovereignty explains the effects of today's globalized problems on the contemporary Caribbean"--
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- PART I. Context and concepts -- Probing problems without passports -- Understanding security and sovereignty -- PART II. Problems without passports -- The drama of drugs -- The crucible of crime -- The trauma of terror and cyber threats -- PART III. Controversial cases -- Security and sovereignty under siege -- Dynamics of geonarcotics and geopolitics -- PART IV. Crucial contemplation -- Pondering challenged sovereignty.
- ISBN
- 9780252045660
- 0252045661
- 9780252087776
- 0252087771
- 9780252055386 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2023032353
- OCLC
- YBP 2023032353
- Author
Griffith, Ivelaw L., author.
- Title
Challenged sovereignty : the impact of drugs, crime, terrorism, and cyber threats in the Caribbean / Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith.
- Publisher
Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2024]
- Type of Content
text
- Type of Medium
unmediated
- Type of Carrier
volume
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Form:
Online version: Griffith, Ivelaw Lloyd, 1955- Challenged sovereignty Urbana, Chicago : University of Illinois Press, [2024] 9780252055386 (DLC) 2023032354