Counternetwork: Countering the Establishment of Transnational Criminal Networks
"In July 2011, President Barack Obama promulgated the Strategy to Combat
Transnational Organized Crime. In the letter presenting the strategy,
the president stated that the expanding size, scope, and influence of
transnational organized crime and its impact on U.S. and international
security and governance represent one of the most significant challenges
of the 21st century. Through an analysis of transnational criminal
networks originating in South America, this report develops a more
refined understanding of the operational characteristics of these
networks; the strategic alliances that they have established with state
and other nonstate actors; and the multiple threats that they pose to
U.S. interests and to the stability of the countries where they operate.
It identifies U.S. government policies and programs to counter these
networks; the roles of the Department of Defense, the geographic
combatant commands, component commands, and task forces; and examines
how U.S. Army assets and capabilities can contribute to U.S. government
efforts to counter these networks. The report also recommends
reconsidering the way in which nontraditional national security threats
are classified; updating statutory authorities; providing adequate
budgets for the counternetwork mission; and improving interagency
coordination."
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