THE ROLE OF PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANIES IN THE
FIGHT AGAINST ORGANISED CRIME AND MODERN
TERRORISM IN THE AGE OF GLOBALIZATION
THE ROLE OF PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANIES IN THE
FIGHT AGAINST ORGANISED CRIME AND MODERN
TERRORISM IN THE AGE OF GLOBALIZATION
Author(s): Ergys LlanajSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Social Sciences, Sociology, Security and defense, Globalization
Published by: Regional Department of Defense Resources Management Studies
Keywords: Terrorism; Organized Crime; Globalization; Technology; Critical Infrastructure; Multinational; Communications; IPS;
Summary/Abstract: Nowadays the Industry of Private Security (IPS) has been seen as a very efficient actor in security and has served as a vital relying point for governments all over the world. The present concern on the activities of criminal and terrorist international groups has attributed to the private security companies extra power especially in protecting the interests of those States which are concerned for their internal security. Modern terrorist in the 21st sentry has new aspects and characteristics different from the terrorist in the past years. The aim of this study is to shed some light on the complex link of modern terrorism and organized crime in the age of globalization and the role of this IPS in this big asymmetric war. In order to reach this aim the diverse aspects of globalization and the diametrically opposite approaches dealing with globalization are touched upon in order to understand its complex structure. Which will be the new challenge on the root causes of terrorism, organized crime and the advantages of using IPS, in the 21st century are to be discussed.
Journal: Defense Resources Management in the 21st Century
- Issue Year: 7/2012
- Issue No: 7
- Page Range: 15-24
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English