The terrorist-criminal nexus : an alliance of international drug cartels, organized crime, and terror groups /

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Author / Creator:	Hesterman, Jennifer L., author.
Imprint:	Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2013. ©2013
Description:	xxi, 329 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Drug control -- International cooperation. Organized crime. Terrorism. Drug control -- International cooperation. Organized crime. Terrorism.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9127109

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ISBN:	9781466557611 (hardback) 1466557613 (hardback)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	We are currently faced with a new national security challenge that is both vexing and complex. The once clear lines between the international drug trade, terrorism, organized crime, domestic terror, and Mexican drug cartels are blurring as groups increasingly join forces to further individual interests and goals. The synergistic potential of the alliance between nonstate actors and terrorists is alarming. Factor in a rise in domestic terror and cartel activity spilling over U.S. borders and the resulting impact to America is grave. This text highlights the often disregarded, misunderstood, or obscured criminal/terrorist nexus threat to the U.S. Destroying the myth that such liaisons don't exist due to differing ideologies, the book provides a thought-provoking look at the complexity and phenomena of the criminal/terrorist nexus.--

Table of Contents:

Introduction to the Criminal-Terror Nexus
Transnational Organized Crime (OC) and Direct Impact in the U.S
Fighting Transnational Crime Overseas ... And Within Our Borders
International Terror Groups
Domestic Terror Concerns
Mexican Cartel Activity in the U.S
Funding Terror
Exploitation of Ecommerce
Sharing Tactics
Use of Social Networking and Exploitation of the Internet for Recruiting, Spreading Propaganda, and Clandestine Communication
Why the Nexus Exists
Conclusion and Topics for Future Study

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