International Terrorism and Transnational Crime: Security Threats, U.S. Policy, and Considerations for Congress
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This report provides a primer on the confluence of transnational terrorist and criminal groups and related activities abroad. It evaluates possible motivations and disincentives for cooperation between terrorist and criminal organizations, variations in the scope of crime-terrorism links, and the types of criminal activities--fundraising, material and logistics support, and exploitation of corruption and gaps in the rule of law--used by terrorist organizations to sustain operations.
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This report provides a primer on the confluence of transnational terrorist and criminal groups and related activities abroad. It evaluates possible motivations and disincentives for cooperation between terrorist and criminal organizations, variations in the scope of crime-terrorism links, and the types of criminal activities--fundraising, material and logistics support, and exploitation of corruption and gaps in the rule of law--used by terrorist organizations to sustain operations.
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Rollins, John; Wyler, Liana Sun & Rosen, Seth.International Terrorism and Transnational Crime: Security Threats, U.S. Policy, and Considerations for Congress,
report,
January 5, 2010;
Washington D.C..
(https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc462115/:
accessed April 25, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu;
crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.