Contents: (I) Introduction; (II) Crime-Terrorism P

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International Terrorism and Transnational Crime: Security Threats, U.S. Policy, and Considerations for Congress

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By John Rollins (au); Liana Sun Wyler (au); Seth Rosen (au)
Year: 2010
Pages: 52
Binding Paperback

Product Code: 1437927564

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Contents: (I) Introduction; (II) Crime-Terrorism Partnerships and Transformations: Motivations and Disincentives; Crime As an Extension of Terrorist Ideology?; (III) The Crime-Terrorism Toolbox; Fundraising through Crimes; Material and Logistics Support; Travel and Smuggling Support and Protection; Money Laundering; Exploitation of Corruption and Gaps in the Rule of Law; (IV) Interaction of Terrorism and Crime: Case Studies; Full Convergence/Fusion of Crime and Terrorist Organizations: Dawood Ibrahim’s D-Company; Terrorist Organizations with In-House Criminal Structures: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC); Decentralized Terrorist Cells with In-House Criminal Capabilities: 2004 Madrid Bombers; Coalitions Between Terrorist Groups and Criminal Organizations: The Taliban; Criminal Entrepreneurs as Terrorist Specialists, Liaisons, Facilitators, and Gatekeepers: Abu Ghadiyah, Monzer Al Kassar and Viktor Bout; Terrorist Organizations with Criminal Sympathizers: Hezbollah; Terrorist Organizations with Peripheral Connections to Criminal Groups: Al Qaeda; Terrorist Cells without Major Criminal Involvement: 2005 London Bombings; Ambiguous or Unclear Involvement Between Terrorist and Criminal Groups: Al-Shabaab; Criminal Groups that Use Violence for Political Purposes: Mexico’s La Familia, Colombia’s Medellin, Italy’s Mafia, and Brazil’s Prison Gangs; (V) Selected U.S. Government Actions Addressing the Confluence of International Terrorism and Transnational Organized Crime; U.S. Dept. of State: Human Smuggling and Trafficking Center (HSTC); U.S. Dept. of the Treasury: Office of Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes (TFFC); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC); U.S. Dept. of Defense (DOD); U.S. Dept. of Justice (DOJ): International Organized Crime Intelligence and Operations Center (IOC-2); U.S. Drug Enforcement Admin. (DEA); U.S. Fed. Bureau of Investigation (FBI): Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT) and the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP); U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS): Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE); Intelligence Community; (VI) Policy Considerations; Counterterrorism: What Role for Anti-Crime?; Implications for Civilian and Military U.S. Foreign Aid; Gaps in Intelligence and Research; Financial Intelligence and Targeted Sanctions: Following the Crime-Terrorism Money Trail; Threat of Digital and Physical Safe Havens and Ungoverned Spaces; Law Enforcement-led Counterterrorism: Pros and Cons; (VII) Congressional Activity.

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