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Human Rights Human trafficking Southeast Asia Women Women in Security

Sex Tourism in Thailand: What Goes on Beneath the Surface

In this article, Julia Schaumer highlights the issue of sexual exploitation and human trafficking within Thailand’s booming sex industry.

Cyber Security and Emerging Threats Nabil Bhatia

Opioids in the Golden Crescent: Production, Trafficking, and Cooperative Counternarcotics Initiatives

Afghanistan’s poppy fields have increased and the nation’s opium production has risen significantly since 2015. Nabil Bhatia breaks down the key transnational opioid trafficking routes, and analyzes joint counternarcotics initiatives aimed at curbing supply.