Transnational Crime and the Criminal-terrorist Nexus

Transnational Crime and the Criminal-terrorist Nexus
Author: Jennifer L. Hesterman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2005
Genre: Organized crime
ISBN: 9781585661398

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Modernized transnational crime is on the rise and threatens our national security like never before. Globalization, technological advances, and anarchy resulting from the end of the Cold War has made transnational crime much easier to perpetrate and has given criminals flexibility to change tactics to evade law enforcement continually. Powers bestowed on federal law-enforcement agencies through the Patriot Act must be upheld to help fight modern organized crime and terrorism in the global environment. Agencies require expanded training on proactive, investigative approaches to stop crime and terrorist acts before they happen, not merely to analyze the outcome, as is the traditional procedure. Government agencies are effectively sharing information at the tactical level. Strategic-level interaction is weak and requires attention. With greater education and training on these issues, the US military could be a powerful force multiplier. This study academically frames the issue, providing policy makers a fresh perspective on existing and emerging threats to use in their future planning and modeling efforts.

Transnational Crime and the Criminal-Terrorist Nexus: Synergies and Corporate Trends

Transnational Crime and the Criminal-Terrorist Nexus: Synergies and Corporate Trends
Author: Air University Air University Press
Publisher:
Total Pages: 94
Release: 2019-07-19
Genre:
ISBN: 9781081452889

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Addressing the convergence of organized crime, drug trafficking, and terrorism requires the new paradigm of strategic thinking ushered in by the war on terrorism. Such an effort cannot be seen through a diplomatic, military, law enforcement, financial, or intelligence lens alone. Rather, it demands a prism of all of these to offer a comprehensive and coordinated approach. Colonel Hesterman's analysis of this subject is accurate and timely. She provides a fresh look at the criminal/terrorist nexus and by examining corporate trends, provides unique insights into funding aspects of both activities. This important subject matter is ripe for further policy and substantive analytical focus. Analysts and policy makers alike can use her study's conclusions and recommendations in their efforts to protect our nation against this vexing threat.

The Terrorist-Criminal Nexus

The Terrorist-Criminal Nexus
Author: Jennifer L. Hesterman
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 355
Release: 2013-04-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1040083900

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Postmodern global terrorist groups engage sovereign nations asymmetrically with prolonged, sustained campaigns driven by ideology. Increasingly, transnational criminal organizations operate with sophistication previously only found in multinational corporations. Unfortunately, both of these entities can now effectively hide and morph, keeping law e

Transnational Organized Crime and Jihadist Terrorism

Transnational Organized Crime and Jihadist Terrorism
Author: Michael Fredholm
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 362
Release: 2017-09-14
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1351709496

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This book describes and analyzes the convergence of transnational organized crime and jihadist terrorism that has taken place within Russian-speaking social networks in Western Europe. Studies have shown that while under certain circumstances links between criminal organizations and terrorist groups appear, these are usually opportunistic and temporary in nature. Only rarely do they develop into something deeper and transformative, a convergence between crime and terrorism. This book reveals that Russian-speaking transnational organized crime and jihadist terrorism pose a serious threat to security and constitute a major challenge for law enforcement. Through their links with transnational organized crime, Russian-speaking jihadist networks from the Caucasus and Central Asia have easier access to weaponry, commercial explosives, and forged IDs than many other jihadist networks. Being in effect an integral component of transnational organized crime, the Russian-speaking jihadists can be assessed as potentially more capable than many other jihadists. The book assesses the effects of terrorism and organized crime on Russian-speaking diasporas in Western Europe and examines the implications for counterterrorism as well as policing on how to counteract the illegal activities of these networks. Drawing on Swedish court cases the work shows that an additional, and sometimes more effective way, to fight terrorism is by focusing on the non-terrorist types of crime perpetrated by terrorists. This book will be of much interest to students of terrorism and counter-terrorism, political violence, criminology, security studies and IR in general.

Blood Profits

Blood Profits
Author: Vanessa Neumann
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2017-12-05
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1250089360

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International smuggling has exploded, deepening and accelerating the collaboration of transnational organized crime and terrorist groups. Attacks like the Charlie Hebdo and Bataclan shootings in Paris, the kidnappings and murders by Boko Haram in Nigeria, and the San Bernardino shooting were partially funded by seemingly harmless illegal goods such as cheap cigarettes, smuggled oil, prostitution, fake Viagra, fake designer bags, and even bootleg DVDs. But how can this be? In Blood Profits, Vanessa Neumann, an expert on dismantling illicit trade, explains how purchasing illegal goods translates to supporting organized crime and terrorists. Neumann shows how the effects of the collapsed Iron Curtain, USSR scientists and intelligence agents left without work, regional trade pacts, the dissipation of the East-versus-West mentality, and new-age technology have all led to an intricate network of illegal trade. She leads the reader through a variety of cases, both by geography and by industry (selecting industries where illicit trade is generally poorly understood), before extracting lessons learned into some policy recommendations that we can all embrace.

Transnational Organized Crime in Central America and the Caribbean

Transnational Organized Crime in Central America and the Caribbean
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 86
Release: 2012
Genre: Organized crime
ISBN:

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This report is one of several studies conducted by UNODC on organized crime threats around the world. These studies describe what is known about the mechanics of contraband trafficking - the what, who, how, and how much of illicit flows - and discuss their potential impact on governance and development. Their primary role is diagnostic, but they also explore the implications of these findings for policy. Publisher's note.

The Globalization of Crime

The Globalization of Crime
Author: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Publisher: UN
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789211302950

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In The globalization of crime: a transnational organized crime threat assessment, UNODC analyses a range of key transnational crime threats, including human trafficking, migrant smuggling, the illicit heroin and cocaine trades, cybercrime, maritime piracy and trafficking in environmental resources, firearms and counterfeit goods. The report also examines a number of cases where transnational organized crime and instability amplify each other to create vicious circles in which countries or even subregions may become locked. Thus, the report offers a striking view of the global dimensions of organized crime today.

Deviant Globalization

Deviant Globalization
Author: Nils Gilman
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2011-03-24
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1441178104

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Convergence

Convergence
Author: Michael Miklaucic
Publisher:
Total Pages: 275
Release: 2013
Genre: Computer security
ISBN: 9781461937029

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International and Transnational Crime and Justice

International and Transnational Crime and Justice
Author: Mangai Natarajan
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 583
Release: 2019-06-13
Genre: Law
ISBN: 110849787X

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Provides a key textbook on the nature of international and transnational crimes and the delivery of justice for crime control and prevention.