The Impact of International Organized Crime on U.S. National Security Strategy

Abstract

International organized crime is a growing problem that poses a direct threat to the stability of many regions throughout the world. It challenges the viability of nascent democratic states and undermines their economic prosperity. As such, international crime organizations endanger important U.S. national interests and must be given serious consideration by those who make or implement our national security policy. Any national security strategy that ignores the pervasive effects of this threat, or fails to recognize its transnational nature is, 'fundamentally flawed and doomed to failure'.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 15, 2001
Accession Number
ADA390537

Entities

People

  • Steven R. Pelley

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cold War
  • Commerce
  • Criminals
  • Drug Abuse
  • Economic Systems
  • Globalization
  • Governments
  • Interagency Coordination
  • International Relations
  • Law
  • National Security
  • Political Systems
  • Societies
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.