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## Introduction In this chapter, we examine the links between peaceful borders among the Southeast Asian countries and the occurrence and proliferation of illicit transnational flows, especially with regard to drug trafficking, human trafficking and smuggling, and arms trafficking. Southeast Asia consists of eleven countries located between Eastern India and China, and is geographically divided into "mainland" and "island" (or maritime) zones. The mainland, Indochina, is actually an extension of the Asian continent, including Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Conversely, maritime Southeast Asia includes Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, and the new country of East Timor (see Ellings and Simon, 1996, 1). 1 Southeast Asia is the most stable and peaceful among the Asian regions, as compared to Northeast Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, and West Asia. Stability-inducing forces in the region include the absence of significant interstate conflicts, the existence of bilateral arrangements for enhancing cooperation, and a culture of cooperation based on mutual interests that has been fostered by the regional organization, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published

2021

Language

EN