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AEI Insights: An International Journal of Asia-Europe Relations, Vol 5, Issue 1, 2019, ISSN: 2289-800X

ERRATA

In:

Maier-Knapp, N. (2017). Managing Cross-border Crises in Southeast Asia at Multiple Levels
of Governance: Complementary or competitive institutional developments at the national,
ASEAN regional and EU-ASEAN inter-regional levels? AEI Insights: An International
Journal of Asia-Europe Relations, 3(1), 3-20.
1. On page 14, paragraph 2 was written in the following manner:
“However, reports about the plight of these Rohingya boat people by international human
rights organisations and media led to a considerable international outcry, compelling the
Thai government to act on this issue and the overall issue of trafficking in persons. While
the initial national response was limited to turning away the boat and dropping off food
from helicopters, greater national efforts followed after intensive international
condemnation to these actions which included the American downgrade of Thailand to a
Tier 3 country. Thailand is now ranked at the same level as Iraq and North Korea on
matters of trafficking in persons. In light of other severe revelations of slavery in the
fishing industry and the discovery of trafficking camps along Thailand’s borders, the Thai
government understood the necessity to display sincere and comprehensive commitments
this time and hence, Thai government officials attempted to appease the international
community and halt further crisis construction.”

Given that Thailand was downgraded in the 2014 US Trafficking in Persons Report and
not in the 2015 US Trafficking in Persons Report, the paragraph should read:
“However, reports about the plight of these Rohingya boat people by international human
rights organisations and media led to a considerable international outcry, compelling the
Thai government to act on this issue and the overall issue of trafficking in persons. While
the initial national response was limited to turning away the boat and dropping off food
from helicopters, greater national efforts followed after intensive international
condemnation to these actions. In light of other severe revelations of slavery in the fishing
industry and the discovery of trafficking camps along Thailand’s borders, the Thai
government understood the necessity to display sincere and comprehensive commitments
this time and hence, Thai government officials attempted to appease the international
community and halt further crisis construction.”

2. On page 15, paragraph 1, the 27 May 2015 was given as the day of the special meeting.
The date of the special meeting should however read 29 May 2015.
3. Given the corrected date on page 15, paragraph 1 to 29 May 2015, paragraph 3 on page
15 should now read:
Then, nine days later at the ASEAN special meeting, representatives of these three
ASEAN member states met with other ASEAN member states, UN agencies, and
international country partners including the US, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Iran, New
Zealand, Australia, Switzerland, and Japan to agree on a variety of common objectives.

4. Footnote 12 on page 13 reads: “Please see the previous discussion of the CMI in the
context of the Asian financial crisis on page X.”
It should read: “Please see the previous discussion of the CMI in the context of the Asian
financial crisis on page 9.”

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