Intelligence and Law Enforcement: Countering Transnational Threats to the U.S.

Abstract

In the post-Cold War world, terrorism, narcotics trafficking, and related money laundering are perceived both as criminal matters and as threats to the nation's security. Often collectively termed transnational threats, these issues have become the concerns of law enforcement agencies as well as the U.S. Intelligence Community. Two foreign banking scandals in the late 1980s led to efforts to ensure that information in the possession of intelligence agencies would, in the future, be made available to law enforcement officials. In the mid-1990s, the Federal Bureau of Investigation began assigning additional agents to newly created offices worldwide. The tragic events of September 11, 2001 provide a clear demonstration of how large a threat international terrorism can become to national security. The Bush Administration and Congress have moved rapidly to promote intelligence/enforcement cooperation among U.S. agencies in the campaign against Al Qaeda.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 03, 2001
Accession Number
ADA455745

Entities

People

  • Richard A.. Best Jr.

Organizations

  • Federation of American Scientists

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Congress
  • Counterterrorism
  • Criminal Investigations
  • Department Of State
  • Drug Trafficking
  • Employment
  • Foreign Relations
  • Geography
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Systems
  • Intelligence Collection
  • International Law
  • International Relations
  • Judicial Process
  • Law
  • National Security
  • Surveillance

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.