Terrorism, Drug Trafficking, and the Globalization of Supply

<p><span><em>This case study analyzes the diversification of both terrorist groups and drug traffickers and the convergence between the two types of organizations in recent decades. As financial markets have become globalized, so have opportunities for illicit groups to transact wi...

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Main Author: Joel Hernández
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Massachusetts Lowell 2013-08-01
Series:Perspectives on Terrorism
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Online Access:http://www.terrorismanalysts.com/pt/index.php/pot/article/view/281
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spelling doaj-853d9bcbd905494fb1a6b05bf089d4672020-11-25T02:51:47ZengUniversity of Massachusetts LowellPerspectives on Terrorism2334-37452334-37452013-08-0174275Terrorism, Drug Trafficking, and the Globalization of SupplyJoel Hernández<p><span><em>This case study analyzes the diversification of both terrorist groups and drug traffickers and the convergence between the two types of organizations in recent decades. As financial markets have become globalized, so have opportunities for illicit groups to transact with each other. The article builds on the collapse of Lebanese Canadian Bank in 2011 after its designation by the U.S. Treasury Department as a money-laundering financial institution tied to global drug trafficking and to Hezbollah. It follows the trajectory of two Hezbollah-associated drug kingpins: Ayman Joumaa, who facilitated trade between Hezbollah and the Zetas, and Maroun Saade, who was apprehended attempting to connect Hezbollah to the Taliban. In its analysis of the histories, motivations, and relationships among these three groups, the article reflects on relationships currently in existence between terrorist and drug-trafficking organizations, and on the implications of the possible directions these relationships might take in the future.</em></span></p><div><span><em><br /></em></span></div>http://www.terrorismanalysts.com/pt/index.php/pot/article/view/281Terrorist Financing
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author Joel Hernández
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Terrorism, Drug Trafficking, and the Globalization of Supply
Perspectives on Terrorism
Terrorist Financing
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title Terrorism, Drug Trafficking, and the Globalization of Supply
title_short Terrorism, Drug Trafficking, and the Globalization of Supply
title_full Terrorism, Drug Trafficking, and the Globalization of Supply
title_fullStr Terrorism, Drug Trafficking, and the Globalization of Supply
title_full_unstemmed Terrorism, Drug Trafficking, and the Globalization of Supply
title_sort terrorism, drug trafficking, and the globalization of supply
publisher University of Massachusetts Lowell
series Perspectives on Terrorism
issn 2334-3745
2334-3745
publishDate 2013-08-01
description <p><span><em>This case study analyzes the diversification of both terrorist groups and drug traffickers and the convergence between the two types of organizations in recent decades. As financial markets have become globalized, so have opportunities for illicit groups to transact with each other. The article builds on the collapse of Lebanese Canadian Bank in 2011 after its designation by the U.S. Treasury Department as a money-laundering financial institution tied to global drug trafficking and to Hezbollah. It follows the trajectory of two Hezbollah-associated drug kingpins: Ayman Joumaa, who facilitated trade between Hezbollah and the Zetas, and Maroun Saade, who was apprehended attempting to connect Hezbollah to the Taliban. In its analysis of the histories, motivations, and relationships among these three groups, the article reflects on relationships currently in existence between terrorist and drug-trafficking organizations, and on the implications of the possible directions these relationships might take in the future.</em></span></p><div><span><em><br /></em></span></div>
topic Terrorist Financing
url http://www.terrorismanalysts.com/pt/index.php/pot/article/view/281
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