The Discourse of Drug Trafficking from Global Perspective

Abstract

This study examined drug trafficking phenomenon from the global perspective. The study employed a desk review research approach with the reports and evaluations obtained from secondary sources of data analyzed through content analysis. The study found that globalization is posing an entirely new challenges or threats to human security which include the global expansion of the drug trade. The study also found that the debilitating effect of the drug trade on societies coupled with its links to other transnational threats can leads to prolonged drug war. The study recommended that international drug control efforts should focus on economic development aimed at undermining the incentives for producing illicit narcotic drugs. To ease the implementation of policy measures aimed at combating drug trafficking and insecurity across nation states, political leaders should muster the political will to eradicate corruption at all levels while also addressing the structural vulnerabilities which their country presents. The capacity of inter-institutional agencies that are directly involved in counter-narcotic strategies and policies across states should also be strengthened in order to bring about cohesion in policy harmonization with global partners.

Keywords: Drug Trafficking, Globalization, Narcotics, Security, Transnational Organized Crime