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- Title
ORGANIZED CRIME AS A GLOBAL RISK WHICH FACE COUNTRIES IN TRANSITION - WESTERN BALLKAN.
- Authors
OSMANI, Afrim
- Abstract
Organized crime nowadays represents a serious threat to national security and democracy to any country. Organized crime is viewed as a national security threat in new democracies as a serious challenge and threat to democracy. Organized crime is a threat to the smooth and fully functioning democracy for all countries in the world, especially pronounced for developing countries and for all post-communist countries in transition. Organized crime among other essential - key elements characterizing its transnational nature, i.e its ability to transcend industries frontiers. Transnational organized crime is manifested through various forms of criminal activity, constantly searching for favorable conditions for its existence, survival, expansion and greater presence globally, in planetary level. Also, transnational organized crime is eternal search for appropriate forms necessary for its protection, the multiplication its privileges and hugely increase their profits which are equivalent to the joint profits of the ten largest multinational companies in the world, with a tendency to enormously increase. In recent years, there has increased internationalization of the activities of organized crime. The relationship of organized crime with insurgencies, terrorism and ethnonational conflict seems very widespread than it was a few years ago. The connection arises from the increasingly more aggressive and sophisticated financing or maybe change the motivations of organized criminal groups in motivations that are more closely associated with political objectives and gaining power than just business or profits. Instability and conflict have marked the region since the beginning of 1990. The dissolution of Yugoslavia and the wars have led to an increase in organized crime activity in Southeast Europe. The need to finance the war led to the emergence of so-called "war economy" of getting their funds from illegal activities, especially drug trafficking and weapons. Networks and markets created during the war remained operational after the war since proven to be very profitable. After 1990, other factors influence the rise of organized crime as a security policy and a destabilizing factor in societies in transition. However, the western Balkans sees itself in Euro-Atlantic structures. The prospect of the EU membership is also the single major unifying factor in the Balkans, and it represents a powerful leverage for the much needed reforms. But the EU must lead the way and clearly define its goals and its means. In other words, the EU and its allies need to launch an offensive against the organized crime in the Balkans, or face defeat.
- Publication
Vizione, 2015, Vol 23, p261
- ISSN
1409-8962
- Publication type
Article