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Evolutionary and Epidemiological Characterization of Multidrug‐Resistant Escherichia coli Isolated From Pangolins in China

open access: yesIntegrative Zoology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Malayan pangolin populations have fallen to a critically endangered level, and illegal trafficking of wild pangolins is a global problem. Little is known about antimicrobial‐resistant bacteria (MDRB) harbored by pangolins, although pangolins are frequently consumed as food or used in traditional medicine. In this study, we report for the first
Yawen Wang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Combating Smuggling in Persons: A Malaysia Experience

open access: yesSHS Web of Conferences, 2015
Malaysia continues to face various challenges derived from the widespread of international migratory movement because of various economic reasons. Malaysia strategic geographical location, in the center of the South East Asian region made the country an ...
Rahim Rohani Abdul   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The anti-policy of European anti-smuggling as a site of contestation in the Mediterranean migration ‘crisis’

open access: yesJournal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 2018
This article analyses the European anti-smuggling agenda as an anti-policy that derives legitimacy from fighting ‘bad things’, in terms that mask political disagreement.
Nina Perkowski, V. Squire
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Gotcha! A Profile of Smuggling in International Trade [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper explores official trade data to identify patterns of smuggling in international trade. Our main measure of interest is the difference in matched partner trade statistics, i.e., the extent to which the recorded export value in the source ...
Helge Berger, Volker Nitsch
core  

The people smugglers’ business model [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
While discussions continue on how best to go about breaking the people smugglers’ business model, those participating in the debate have not publicly articulated the business model to which they refer. This has significant policy implications, given that
Cat Barker
core  

Human smuggling [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Despite its importance in global illegal migration, there is little, and mostly theoretical research on human smuggling. We suggest an analytical framework to understand the micro structure of the human smuggling market.
Guriev, Sergei   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Western Balkans as the Frontline of Russian Hybrid Warfare

open access: yesGlobal Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hybrid warfare (HW) scholarship acknowledges the phenomenon's contextual and temporal specificity, yet its dominant conceptual framing has generated a literature largely centred on identifying and categorising hybrid activities. This focus has left the contextual vulnerabilities that enable hybrid threats (HTs) and shape an adversary's ...
Vesna Bojicic‐Dzelilovic
wiley   +1 more source

Illegal Trade in the Iranian Economy: Evidence from a Structural Model [PDF]

open access: yes
This study investigates the main causes and consequences of import and export smuggling and estimates the relative index of smuggling in Iran from 1970 to 2002.
Mohammad Reza Farzanegan
core  

On the Conceptual Overstretch of Weaponized Interdependence in Lithium and Rare‐Earth Element Markets

open access: yesGlobal Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper critically examines the conceptual overstretch of weaponized interdependence (WI) in analyses of China's dominance over lithium and rare‐earth element (REE) markets. Although WI has become a central framework for interpreting EU–China economic relations, its application to raw materials often extends beyond the theory's original ...
Lucas Miailhes
wiley   +1 more source

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