Counternetwork: Countering the Expansion of Transnational Criminal Networks

Abstract

The expansion of transnational criminal networks (TCNs) involved in the trafficking of drugs, arms, persons, and illicit goods is one of the most serious threats to U.S. security interests in the Western Hemisphere and a major challenge in other critical regions of the world. These networks have taken advantage of advances in communications and transportation to expand their global reach - and in some cases, have converged with terrorist groups and other illicit actors. Beyond the threat associated with trafficking itself, these transnational criminal alliances pose new security threats to the United States and its friends and allies. Increasingly, there is a convergence of criminal and terrorist groups that leverage the clandestine pipelines established by TCNs to move operatives and materials and expand their operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1085249

Entities

People

  • Angel Rabasa
  • Christopher M. Schnaubelt
  • Douglas Farah
  • Gregory Midgette
  • Howard J. Shatz
  • Peter Chalk

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Drug Abuse
  • Employment
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Geography
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Military Science
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Policy
  • Recreation
  • Societies
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • Warfare

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