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The nexus between organized crime and terrorism, types and responses, edited by Letizia Paoli, Cyrille Fijnaut and Jan Wouters

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The nexus between organized crime and terrorism

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edited by Letizia Paoli, Cyrille Fijnaut and Jan Wouters

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types and responses

In the post-9/11 era, the nexus between organized crime and terrorism has raised much concern and has been widely discussed in both academic and policy circles, but is still largely misunderstood. This critical book contributes innovatively to the debate by distinguishing three types of nexus--interaction, transformation/imitation and similarities--and identifying the promoting factors of each type. With its multifaceted but complementary chapters, the book provides conceptual and theoretical frameworks for readers, as well as the evidence needed to develop more realistic, effective and humane policies to tackle organized crime, terrorism and the nexuses between them. Bringing together a range of international multidisciplinary specialists, it includes three comparative analyses of worldwide transfers of personnel, weapons and money between organized crime and terrorism and 12 case studies examining local manifestations of the nexus in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. Two other chapters further review the national, European and international policies adopted and implemented so far to deal with the different nexuses. This book will be a valuable resource for researchers and policymakers in the fields of comparative law, criminal law and justice and public policy, who specialize in the analysis and control of organized crime and terrorism. It will also appeal to senior law enforcement officials and practitioners due to the counterintuitive policy implications drawn from the comparative analysis of the findings.--, Provided by publisher

Contents: 1. Introduction to the nexus between organized crime and terrorism / Cyrille Fijnaut, Letizia Paoli and Jan Wouters -- Part I. Literature review and conceptualization -- 2. Taking stock of the literature on the nexus between organized crime and terrorism / Letizia Paoli and Cyrille Fijnaut -- 3. Conceptualizing the nexus between organized crime and terrorism / Letizia Paoli and Cyrille Fijnaut -- Part II. Transfer of resources -- 4. Criminal pasts, terrorist futures? Jihadist recruits in western Europe / Peter R. Neumann and Rajan Basra -- 5. Terrorists' acquisition of firearms and explosives: Criminal, legal and grey sources / Toine Spapens and Nils Duquet -- 6. The organized crime-terrorism nexus and its funding / Michael Levi -- Part III. European case studies -- 7. The nexus between organised crime and terrorism, and the attacks in paris and brussels in 2015 and 2016 / Cyrille Fijnaut -- 8. Assessing the involvement in organized crime of jihadists from the Netherlands / Anton Weenink, Melvin R.J. Soudijn and Rudie J.M. Neve -- 9. Legal and law enforcement implications arising from the organized crime-terrorism nexus in northern Ireland / Tom Obokata -- 10. To what extent was basque terrorist group eta involved in a nexus with organized crime? An economic analysis / Mikel Buesa and Thomas Baumert -- 11. Sweden: Violent extremism and organized crime / Lars Korsell -- Part IV. Non-european case studies -- 12. The crime-terror nexus in Syria and iraq / Christina Steenkamp -- 13. The nexus of organized crime and terror in Afghanistan and pakistan / Matthew Phillips and Shelby Davis -- 14. Largely fleeting and hardly convergent: Libya's crime- terror nexus / Mark Micallef and Matt Herbert -- 15. The terrorism-organized crime nexus in the boko haram insurgency in nigeria / Freedom C. Onuoha -- 16. Is there any nexus between terrorism and organized crime in Mexico? / Luis Astorga -- 17. Terrorism and organized crime in colombia / Gustavo Duncan, Santiago Sosa and Jose Antonio Fortou -- Part V. International policies -- 18. Responding to the crime-terror nexus: The international level / Christophe Paulussen and Colin P. Clarke -- 19. The nexus between organized crime and terrorism: Policy responses from the European Union and the council of europe / Thomas Van Poecke and Jan Wouters -- Index