Taiwan's measures against security challenges caused by the exclusion from Interpol: A social theorist approach

Abstract

Nowadays, the police force of any individual country has a little chance to handle transnational criminal syndicates on its own. International Criminal Police Organization, known as Interpol, was established to provide support and facilitate the cooperation between police force in worldwide. Interpol's headquarter in Lyon was connected with 194 National Central Bureaus in the member countries by a secure and encrypted communication system. However, there are some countries were excluded from the Organization, mostly due to the political factors such as involving in territorial disputes or not being fully recognized. The marginalized country, Taiwan, once joined Interpol in 1961 but had lost its membership after Public Republic of China entered the Organization in 1984. Single country's exclusion may cause security loopholes for criminals to exploit. Taiwan authorities have sought to facilitating international police operation by dispatched Police Liaison Officers overseas since 2004. Though the island has to find its own measures for combating transnational crimes, Taiwan is in hope of reestablish connection with Interpol. Kosovo is the other country that also showed its interest in directly participating Interpol in the recent years. Both countries have not yet succeeded in securing a seat in...