Assignment for Moisés Naím's Illicit

• In Illicit Moisés Naím talks about several kinds of illicit trade:

i) weapons

ii) drugs

iii) human trafficking/slavery

iv) intellectual property (software, brand names apparel, music/videos, medicine, electronics)

v) money laundering

vi) human body parts

vii) live animals

viii) antiquities/art

ix) high tech trash

x) diamonds

• Examine the illicit trade in a particular good or service (you can talk about one of Naím's topics above or one of your own).

• Detail the extent of the operations and how the trade operates. Provide evidence for your characterization of the illicit trade you have chose to discuss.

• Identify at least one NGO [non-governmental organization] (or more than one, if multiple NGOs can be identified) that is poised to take on this illicit trade. Characterize the efforts of the NGO to combat the illicit trade.

• In your conclusion discuss whether you think more should be done on the demand side or the supply side in order to curb the illicit trade in the above discussion. Why is your choice more feasible than the other?

Do you think that US foreign policy designed to curb illicit trade should be aimed at state or non-state agents?

Your thesis should be a variation on a theme of: Illicit trade of [A] can be described as [your characterization of A], but it is being addressed by [NGO] through their [efforts of NGO].

I. Intro: Gambit for introducing the topic.

Thesis: Your thesis should be a variation on a theme of: Illicit trade of [A] can be described as [your characterization of A], but it is being addressed by [NGO] through their [efforts of NGO].

II. Discussion of illicit trade where examples of how and where the trade operates [Provide documentation]

III. Discussion of the NGO that counters your illicit trade.

Enumerate the NGO's efforts i), ii), iii), iv) and describe.

IV. Conclusion: discuss whether you think more should be done on the demand side or the supply side in orderto curb the illicit trade in the above discussion. Why is your choice more feasible than the other?

or

Do you think that US foreign policy designed to curb illicit trade should be aimed at state or non-state agents?