1. Organized Crime, Conflict, and Fragility: A New Approach
- Author:
- Rachel Locke
- Publication Date:
- 07-2012
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- International Peace Institute
- Abstract:
- Transnational organized crime (TOC) is a global challenge posing serious threats to our collective peace and security. But in conflict-affected and fragile states the threats of transnational organized crime present particular and insidious challenges requiring new and innovative responses. Not only does TOC undermine the strength of the state, it further affects the critical and often contested relationship between the state and society. In fragile and conflict-affected states it is precisely the degraded nature of this relationship that often prevents progress toward greater peace and prosperity. While there is now an established correlation between conflict and state fragility, much less is understood about the relationship between transnational organized crime, conflict, and fragility. This report examines the dynamics between conflict, state fragility, and TOC, demonstrating how the three fit together in an uneasy triumvirate, and it presents ideas for a more effective response.
- Topic:
- Security, Corruption, Crime, Development, Poverty, and Fragile/Failed State