Publications
Ambassador for Freedom, University of Mary Washington Magazine
By Edie Gross
John's alma mater wrote a piece about his journey to become the United States Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons.
The Root Cause of Human Trafficking is Traffickers
By John Cotton Richmond
Traffickers target vulnerable people because they believe the vulnerable are easier to exploit. It is easy to confuse the underlying vulnerabilities with the actual cause of the crime. This easy draws out the distinction between traffickers' agency and the circumstances in which victims find themselves.
The Security Implications of Human Trafficking
Council on Foreign Relations
Despite the security implications of human trafficking, convictions
for trafficking offenses are rare, programs focused on prevention and
protection are under-resourced, and most efforts to address human
trafficking are detached from broader conflict-prevention, security, and
counterterrorism initiatives.
This discussion paper provides steps to help the United States and its allies reduce human trafficking in conflict and terrorism-affected contexts
while promoting broader peace and stability.
