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Though the provision of illicit goods and services is far from being a new phenomenon, today's global economic environment has allowed transnational organized crime an unprecedented capacity to challenge states. The authors of this book examine the trends underlying the explosion of transnational organized crime and consider possible responses. Emphasizing the difficulties encountered by individual states in their efforts to deal with this security dilemma, they highlight the growing importance of multilateral initiatives

In 2007, the Bush administration created a new military presence in Africa—AFRICOM (US Africa Command)—which has been vigorously debated ever since. Some see AFRICOM as the answer to an African security system crippled by a lack of resources, widespread politicization, and institutional weakness. Others claim that the program is nothing more than another attempt by the US to secure its own interests in the region. In African Security and the African Command, contributors with a range of views on the issues examine the objectives and activities of AFRICOM, offering a well-rounded picture of ongoing security challenges in Africa and what might be done to address them

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- About the Editors and Contributors -- Introduction -- PART I: THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM AND THE RESPONSE -- 1. The Political Economy of Terrorism Financing -- 2. Terrorism Financing Mechanisms and Policy Dilemmas -- 3. Organized Crime and Terrorism -- 4. Terrorist Organizations' Vulnerabilities and Inefficiencies: A Rational Choice Perspective -- 5. Warning Indicators and Terrorist Finances -- PART II: CASE STUDIES OF TERRORISM FINANCING AND STATE RESPONSES -- 6. Financing Afghan Terrorism: Thugs, Drugs, and Creative Movements of Money -- 7. Al Qaeda Finances and Funding to Affiliated Groups -- 8. Hezbollah Finances: Funding the Party of God -- 9. Arab Government Responses to the Threat of Terrorist Financing -- 10. Terrorism Financing in Europe -- 11. Terrorist Financing and Government Responses in East Africa -- 12. Terrorist Financing and Government Responses in Southeast Asia -- 13. Terrorist Financing and the Tri-Border Area of South America: The Challenge of Effective Governmental Response in a Permissive Environment -- 14. Anti-Terror Strategy, The 9/11 Commission Report, and Terrorism Financing: Implications for U.S. Policy Makers -- 15. U.S. and International Responses to Terrorist Financing -- 16. Terrorist Financing: Explaining Government Responses -- Notes -- Index