Abstract
The crime-terror nexus includes two independent, but related, components. First, it incorporates the straightforward involvement in criminal activities by terrorists as a source of funding, and second, it refers to the linkages between organized criminal organizations and terrorist groups. Indeed, the criminal and political organizations appear to be learning from each other, adopting each other’s tactics and strategies and frequently partner with one another. The crime-terror nexus is directly challenging the security of U.S. and other nations, thus having an in-depth understanding of the crime-terror nexus is the first step toward problem solving.
Highlights
During the Cold War, the problems of transnational organized crime and terrorism were relatively insignificant, and often considered separate phenomena
Transnational criminal organizations are affected by changing circumstances, which has grown into powerful hybrid criminal/terror entities with “in-house” capabilities of engaging in terrorism activities in order to get maximum illegal profit (Dishman, 2001; Sanderson, 2004)
Combating the financing of terrorism has led some terrorists to transform their organizations into transnational criminal organizations with “profit-minded agencies” in order to effectively seek their political ends; these groups engage in illegal activities in order to generate revenue for financial or organizational needs (Dishman, 2001; Sanderson, 2004)
Summary
During the Cold War, the problems of transnational organized crime and terrorism were relatively insignificant, and often considered separate phenomena. This article focuses on analyzing great changes of the financial system of terrorism, and on examining how terrorism and organized crime intersect and converge that become a national security threat. This analysis comments on reasons and opportunities that led the transnational terrorists undertaking the organized crime so as to raise revenue and the financial support. The two actors share both organizational and operational characteristics and tend to adopt similar methods but they are striving for divergent ends (Shelley and Picarelli, 2002; Sanderson, 2004; Makarenko, 2004). While transnational organized criminals lack an ideology and involve in organized crime primarily for economic ends (Shelley and Picarelli, 2002)
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