In this illuminating history that spans past campaigns against piracy and slavery to contemporary campaigns against drug trafficking and transnational terrorism, Peter Andreas and Ethan Nadelmann explain how and why prohibitions and policing practices increasingly extend across borders. The internationalization of crime control is too often described as simply a natural and predictable response to the growth of transnational crime in an age of globalization. The internationalization of policing, they demonstrate, primarily reflects ambitious efforts by generations of western powers to export their own definitions of "crime," not just for political and economic gain but also in an attempt to promote their own morals to other parts of the world. A thought-provoking analysis of the historical expansion and recent dramatic acceleration of international crime control, Policing the Globe provides a much-needed bridge between criminal justice and international relations on a topic of crucial public importance.

"This book is essential reading for anyone interested in the policing of transnational crime--the dark side of globalization."--George Soros, Open Society Institute

"This is the book we have been waiting for since 9/11--a historically rich, thematically cogent, politically nuanced, up-to-date analysis of the international politics of policing. Andreas and Nadelmann provide an authoritative account with extraordinary insights."--Peter J. Katzenstein, Cornell University

"This book sets a new standard in our understanding of international policing as it addresses some of the central worries of our time."--Jorge I. Dominguez, Harvard University

"Policing the Globe is an important and interesting read not only for international relations scholars and criminologists, but also for a wider public."--Anne-Marie Slaughter, Princeton University

"Policing the Globe is an absolutely first-rate examination of a subject as vastly important to international relations as it is to criminal law. A subject that cannot continue to be ignored has received the treatment it deserves."--Philip B. Heymann, Harvard University

"Every serious student of international organized crime in particular and international crime control in general should make the reading of Policing the Globe by Peter Andreas and Ethan Nadelmann a priority."--Michael Woodiwiss, International Criminal Justice Review

Peter Andreas is Associate Professor of Political Science and International Studies at Brown University.

Ethan Nadelmann is Executive Director of the Drug Policy Alliance.

Introduction: The Internationalization of Crime Control

The History and Study of International Crime Control

Narratives of International Crime Control

The Plan of the Book

ONE: Criminalization through Global Prohibitions

The Nature and Evolution of Global Prohibitions

Piracy and Privateering

Slavery and the Slave Trade

Prostitution ("White Slavery")

International Drug Trafficking

Endangered Species

New and Emerging Global Prohibitions

TWO: European Origins of International Crime Control

The "High Police" and the "Low Police"

The Emergence of International Criminal Law Enforcement in Europe

The Development of Criminal Investigative Bodies

Multilateralism in European Policing

The Origins of Interpol

The Modern Era of European Police Cooperation

THREE: U.S. Origins of International Crime Control

The Beginnings of U.S. Involvement in International Crime Control

Policing Slavery

The Emergence of Federal Law Enforcement

Policing Borders

The Early International Law Enforcement Activities of City Police

The Early Years of U.S. Drug Enforcement Abroad

The FBI Abroad

The Activities of Other U.S. Law Enforcement Agencies Abroad

The Internationalization of Evidence Gathering

International Asset Forfeiture and Anti-Money Laundering Initiatives

The International Rendition of Fugitives

Continuity and Change in U.S. International Crime Control

FOUR: International Crime Control after the Cold War

From Cold War to Crime War: The Fusion of U.S. Policing and Security

The Buildup of U.S. Border Controls

Beyond the Border: The Expanding Global Reach of U.S. Law Enforcement

Policing an Integrating Europe after the Cold War

Shifting Security Concerns and the Making of "Schengenland"

Turning the EU's Eastern Neighbors into Buffer Zones

Building EU Law Enforcement Institutions

FIVE: International Crime Control after September 11

Expanding U.S. Policing Powers in a New Security Context

From the U.S.-Led War on Drugs to the War on Terror

Hardening, Internationalizing, and Digitizing U.S. Border Controls

The Return of Counterterrorism to Center Stage in European Policing

The Growth of Transatlantic Law Enforcement Cooperation

SIX: Past, Present, and Future Trajectories

The Primacy of Criminalization

Homogenization and the Future of Global Prohibitions

Regularization and the Fate of International Police Cooperation

Securitization and Desecuritization

The Europeanization of International Crime Control

The Americanization of International Crime Control

State Power, Globalization, and Transnational Crime

Lessons and Implications

Notes

Index