Beyond Convergence: A World without Order
Editat de National Defense University (U.S.), Michael Miklaucic, Hilary Matfessen Limba Engleză Paperback – 20 sep 2017 – vârsta de la 18 ani
This
publication
describes
the
disturbing,
yet
highly
important,
new
trend
of
transnational
criminal
organizations
(TCOs)
joining
forces
with
terrorist
groups
and
insurgents
in
order
to
create
an
adaptive,
destructive,
alternate
ecosystem,
in
which
extreme
violence
and
criminal
commerce
rule.
This
trend
is
harmful
to
both
the
public
interest
and
public
good,
as
well
as
to
the
sovereignty
of
independent
world
powers.
As
this
trend
increases,
the
United
Nations
has
issued
a
"high
warning"
(or
worse)
rating
to
at
least
one-third
of
U.N.
state
members.
Criminal
organizations
and
terrorist
groups
have
access
to
quick
communication,
easy
travel,
military-grade
protection
and
weapons,
legal
counsel,
and
other
services
that
make
them
forces
which
can
destabilize
entire
nations.
Information
about
the
convergence
of
TCOs
and
terrorists
and
insurgents
is
very
limited
due
to
their
ability
to
remain
off
the
radar
of
United
States
defense
agencies.
It
is
likely
that
illicit
products
used
to
fund
these
criminal
and
terrorist
groups
comprise
two
to
five
percent
of
global
product.
These
criminal/terrorist
networks
divert
global
economic
resources,
as
well
as
being
able
to
use
their
power
to
diminish
a
state's
ability
to
govern
and
protect
itself.
The
worldwide
nature
of
this
epidemic,
how
it
affects
the
United
States
and
other
world
actors, and
possible
futures
are
explored
in
this
publication.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780160936135
ISBN-10: 0160936136
Pagini: 407
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.91 kg
Editura: United States Dept. of Defense
Colecția National Defense University
ISBN-10: 0160936136
Pagini: 407
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.91 kg
Editura: United States Dept. of Defense
Colecția National Defense University
Notă biografică
Hilary
Matfess is
a
research
associate
at
the
Institute
for
Defense
Analyses
(IDA),
a
freelance journalist, and a contributor to the Nigeria Social Violence Project at the Johns
Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. She has conducted fieldwork in Tanzania, Rwanda, Nigeria, and Ethiopia. Her current research focuses on social violence and the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria. Prior to joining IDA, she was a
research analyst at the Center for Complex Operations at the National Defense University.
Michael Miklaucic, Director of Research, Information, and Publications at the Center for
Complex Operations (CCO) at National Defense University, is also the editor of PRISM,
the journal of CCO. Prior to this assignment, he served in various positions at the U.S.
Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Department of State, including
chief operating officer for the USAID Office of Democracy and Governance, and rule of
law specialist in the Center for Democracy and Governance. From 2002 to 2003, he served
as the Department of State deputy for War Crimes Issues. He later returned to State as a
USAID representative on the Civilian Response Corps Inter-Agency Task Force.
freelance journalist, and a contributor to the Nigeria Social Violence Project at the Johns
Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. She has conducted fieldwork in Tanzania, Rwanda, Nigeria, and Ethiopia. Her current research focuses on social violence and the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria. Prior to joining IDA, she was a
research analyst at the Center for Complex Operations at the National Defense University.
Michael Miklaucic, Director of Research, Information, and Publications at the Center for
Complex Operations (CCO) at National Defense University, is also the editor of PRISM,
the journal of CCO. Prior to this assignment, he served in various positions at the U.S.
Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Department of State, including
chief operating officer for the USAID Office of Democracy and Governance, and rule of
law specialist in the Center for Democracy and Governance. From 2002 to 2003, he served
as the Department of State deputy for War Crimes Issues. He later returned to State as a
USAID representative on the Civilian Response Corps Inter-Agency Task Force.
Cuprins
Table
of
Contents:
Acknowledgments ................................................................................................ vii
Introduction: World Order or Disorder? ......................................................... ix
Hilary Matfess and Michael Miklaucic
I. Slouching Toward Dystopia
1 The Global Crisis of Governance ....................................................................... 21
Phil Williams
2 The Twin Insurgencies: Plutocrats and
Criminals Challenge the Westphalian State .......................................................... 47
Nils Gilman
3 The Islamic State Revolution .............................................................................. 61
Scott Atran
4 The March Is Not Linear: Big Party Politics and the Decline of Democracy
Worldwide ............................................................................................................ 89
Francis Fukuyama and Hilary Matfess
5 Costs of Hedging Bad: The Global Threat Network and Impact on Financial
Market Volatility .................................................................................................. 117
Jay Chittooran and Scott Helfstein
II. One Network
6 Terrorist and Criminal Dynamics: A Look Beyond the Horizon ...................... 137
Christopher Dishman
7 Hezbollah’s Criminal Networks: Useful Idiots, Henchmen, and Organized
Criminal Facilitators ............................................................................................ 155
Matthew Levitt
8 Convergence in Criminalized States: The New Paradigm ................................ 179
Douglas Farah
9 ISIL and the Goal of Organizational Survival .................................................. 195
Jessica Stern
III. Pandora
10 Virtually Illicit: The Use of Social Media in a Hyper-Connected World ....... 215
Tuesday Reitano and Andrew Trabulsi
11 “We Pay, You Pay”: Protection Economies, Financial Flows, and Violence .. 235
Mark Shaw
12 The Neglected Mega-Problem: Illicit Trade in “Normally Licit” Goods ....... 251
Karl Lallerstedt
13 Cybercrime: The Evolution of Traditional Crime .......................................... 275
Raj Samani
IV. A Toolbox for the 21st Century
14 Leviathan Redux: Toward a Community of Effective States .......................... 297
Clare Lockhart and Michael Miklaucic
15 Communicate, Cooperate, and Collaborate (C3) Through Public-Private
Partnerships (P3) to Counter the Convergence of Illicit Networks ...................... 331
Celina Realuyo
16 Adapting to Today’s Battlefield: The Islamic State and Irregular War as the
“New Normal”...................................................................................................... 353
Sebastian Gorka
17 Networks at War: Organizational Innovation and Adaptation
in the 21st Century ................................................................................................ 369
Christopher Fussell and D.W. Lee
About the Contributors .................................................................................... 391
Acknowledgments ................................................................................................ vii
Introduction: World Order or Disorder? ......................................................... ix
Hilary Matfess and Michael Miklaucic
I. Slouching Toward Dystopia
1 The Global Crisis of Governance ....................................................................... 21
Phil Williams
2 The Twin Insurgencies: Plutocrats and
Criminals Challenge the Westphalian State .......................................................... 47
Nils Gilman
3 The Islamic State Revolution .............................................................................. 61
Scott Atran
4 The March Is Not Linear: Big Party Politics and the Decline of Democracy
Worldwide ............................................................................................................ 89
Francis Fukuyama and Hilary Matfess
5 Costs of Hedging Bad: The Global Threat Network and Impact on Financial
Market Volatility .................................................................................................. 117
Jay Chittooran and Scott Helfstein
II. One Network
6 Terrorist and Criminal Dynamics: A Look Beyond the Horizon ...................... 137
Christopher Dishman
7 Hezbollah’s Criminal Networks: Useful Idiots, Henchmen, and Organized
Criminal Facilitators ............................................................................................ 155
Matthew Levitt
8 Convergence in Criminalized States: The New Paradigm ................................ 179
Douglas Farah
9 ISIL and the Goal of Organizational Survival .................................................. 195
Jessica Stern
III. Pandora
10 Virtually Illicit: The Use of Social Media in a Hyper-Connected World ....... 215
Tuesday Reitano and Andrew Trabulsi
11 “We Pay, You Pay”: Protection Economies, Financial Flows, and Violence .. 235
Mark Shaw
12 The Neglected Mega-Problem: Illicit Trade in “Normally Licit” Goods ....... 251
Karl Lallerstedt
13 Cybercrime: The Evolution of Traditional Crime .......................................... 275
Raj Samani
IV. A Toolbox for the 21st Century
14 Leviathan Redux: Toward a Community of Effective States .......................... 297
Clare Lockhart and Michael Miklaucic
15 Communicate, Cooperate, and Collaborate (C3) Through Public-Private
Partnerships (P3) to Counter the Convergence of Illicit Networks ...................... 331
Celina Realuyo
16 Adapting to Today’s Battlefield: The Islamic State and Irregular War as the
“New Normal”...................................................................................................... 353
Sebastian Gorka
17 Networks at War: Organizational Innovation and Adaptation
in the 21st Century ................................................................................................ 369
Christopher Fussell and D.W. Lee
About the Contributors .................................................................................... 391