Illicit Diamonds, Conflict and Terrorism

Illicit Diamonds, Conflict and Terrorism
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring, and the District of Columbia
Publisher:
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2002
Genre: Law
ISBN:

Illicit Diamonds, Conflict and Terrorism

Illicit Diamonds, Conflict and Terrorism
Author: United States. Congress
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 90
Release: 2018-01-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9781983573361

Illicit diamonds, conflict and terrorism : hearing before the Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring, and the District of Columbia Subcommittee of the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, second session, February 13, 2002.

Illicit Diamonds, Conflict and Terrorism

Illicit Diamonds, Conflict and Terrorism
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring, and the District of Columbia
Publisher:
Total Pages: 102
Release: 2002
Genre: Law
ISBN:

Resource Wars

Resource Wars
Author: Michael Klare
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2002
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780805055764

Klare argues that wars in the near future will be fought over the control of dwindling natural resources like oil and water.

Crimes Committed by Terrorist Groups

Crimes Committed by Terrorist Groups
Author: Mark S. Hamm
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2011
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1437929591

This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. Examines terrorists¿ involvement in a variety of crimes ranging from motor vehicle violations, immigration fraud, and mfg. illegal firearms to counterfeiting, armed bank robbery, and smuggling weapons of mass destruction. There are 3 parts: (1) Compares the criminality of internat. jihad groups with domestic right-wing groups. (2) Six case studies of crimes includes trial transcripts, official reports, previous scholarship, and interviews with law enforce. officials and former terrorists are used to explore skills that made crimes possible; or events and lack of skill that the prevented crimes. Includes brief bio. of the terrorists along with descriptions of their org., strategies, and plots. (3) Analysis of the themes in closing arguments of the transcripts in Part 2. Illus.

Counterterrorism in African Failed States

Counterterrorism in African Failed States
Author: Thomas A. Dempsey
Publisher:
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2006
Genre: Failed states
ISBN:

Terrorist groups operating in Sub-Saharan Africa failed states have demonstrated the ability to avoid the scrutiny of Western counterterrorism officials, while supporting and facilitating terrorist attacks on the United States and its partners. The potential acquisition of nuclear weapons by terrorists makes terrorist groups operating from failed states especially dangerous. U.S. counterterrorism strategies largely have been unsuccessful in addressing this threat. A new strategy is called for, one that combines both military and law enforcement efforts in a fully integrated counterterrorism effort, supported by a synthesis of foreign intelligence capabilities with intelligence-led policing to identify, locate, and take into custody terrorists operating from failed states before they are able to launch potentially catastrophic attacks.

Shooting Up

Shooting Up
Author: Vanda Felbab-Brown
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2009-12-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 081570450X

Most policymakers see counterinsurgency and counternarcotics policy as two sides of the same coin. Stop the flow of drug money, the logic goes, and the insurgency will wither away. But the conventional wisdom is dangerously wrongheaded, as Vanda Felbab-Brown argues in Shooting Up. Counternarcotics campaigns, particularly those focused on eradication, typically fail to bankrupt belligerent groups that rely on the drug trade for financing. Worse, they actually strengthen insurgents by increasing their legitimacy and popular support. Felbab-Brown, a leading expert on drug interdiction efforts and counterinsurgency, draws on interviews and fieldwork in some of the world's most dangerous regions to explain how belligerent groups have become involved in drug trafficking and related activities, including kidnapping, extortion, and smuggling. Shooting Up shows vividly how powerful guerrilla and terrorist organizations — including Peru's Shining Path, the FARC and the paramilitaries in Colombia, and the Taliban in Afghanistan — have learned to exploit illicit markets. In addition, the author explores the interaction between insurgent groups and illicit economies in frequently overlooked settings, such as Northern Ireland, Turkey, and Burma. While aggressive efforts to suppress the drug trade typically backfire, Shooting Up shows that a laissez-faire policy toward illicit crop cultivation can reduce support for the belligerents and, critically, increase cooperation with government intelligence gathering. When combined with interdiction targeting major traffickers, this strategy gives policymakers a better chance of winning both the war against the insurgents and the war on drugs.

Illicit Diamonds, Conflict And Terrorism

Illicit Diamonds, Conflict And Terrorism
Author: Richard J. Durbin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 85
Release: 2004-06-02
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780756742515

Witnesses: John E. Leigh, Ambassador of Sierra Leone to the U.S.; Joseph Melrose, former U.S. Ambassador to Sierra Leone; Loren Yager, Dir., International Affairs & Trade, Gen. Accounting Office (GAO); Alan Eastham, Special Negotiator for Conflict Diamonds, Dept. of State; Timothy Skud, Acting Deputy Assist. Sec. for Regulation, Tariff, & Trade Enforcement, Dept. of the Treasury; & James Mendenhall, Deputy Gen. Counsel, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR).

Countering Terrorist and Criminal Financing

Countering Terrorist and Criminal Financing
Author: Scott N Romaniuk
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 702
Release: 2023-11-09
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1000809692

Countering Terrorist and Criminal Financing provides an up-to-date overview and critical analysis of terrorism financing, focusing on tactics and practical measures directed at preventing money laundering and countering the flow of terrorism funding. In doing so, the book details some of the major doctrines, outlining policies of states and key regional and global partnerships in Europe, Asia, North America, South America, the Middle East, and Africa. Chapters bring together a diverse range of expert scholars and practitioners who specialise in theoretical principles, utilising empirical research and an analysis of the cross-national networks and cross-group collaborations that underpin the illicit activities that fund such groups. The book serves as the most current and comprehensive resource in the area of countering the financing of terrorism and organised crime—incorporating regional and group-specific approaches, challenges, and consequences. This focus encompasses legal measures, social policies, and military operations and security force responses by states and non-state actors to assemble the most up-to-date counter-terrorist financing information into a single volume.

Hezbollah

Hezbollah
Author: Matthew Levitt
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Total Pages: 465
Release: 2024-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 1647125324

"Hezbollah: The Global Footprint of Lebanon's Party of God is the most-compreshensive examination of Hezbollah's covert activities beyond Lebanon's borders, including its financial and logistical support networks and its criminal and terrorist operations worldwide. Originally published in 2013, this paperback edition includes a new preface and epilogue by the author to update us on Hezbollah's activities in recent years, particularly in supporting the Assad regime in Syria's civil war and the latest crossborder fighting between Hezbollah and Israel after October 7, 2023. Hezbollah-which translates as "Party of God"-is a multifaceted organization: It is a powerful political party in Lebanon, a Shia Islam religious and social movement, Lebanon's largest militia, a close ally of Iran and Hamas, and a terrorist organization. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including declassified government documents, court records, and personal interviews with intelligence and law enforcement officials around the world, Matthew Levitt examines Hezbollah's beginnings, its first violent forays in Lebanon, and then its terrorist activities and criminal enterprises abroad in Europe, the Middle East, South America, Southeast Asia, Africa, and finally in North America. Levitt also describes Hezbollah's unit dedicated to supporting Palestinian militant groups and Hezbollah's involvement in training and supporting insurgents who fought US troops in post-Saddam Iraq. The book concludes with a look at Hezbollah's integral, ongoing role in Iran's shadow war with Israel and the West, including plots targeting civilians around the world. Levitt shows convincingly that Hezbollah's willingness to use violence at home and abroad, its global reach, and its proxy-patron relationship with the Iranian regime remains a serious international concern. Hezbollah is an important book for scholars, policymakers, students, and the general public interested in international security, terrorism, international criminal organizations, and Middle East studies"--