Nuevas dinámicas en las relaciones entre crimen organizado y grupos terroristas

Abstract

Regardless of the dissent in defining terrorism and organized crime, groups that identify with these practices have elements in common that have facilitated their cooperative relationships. These relations have been adapting and varying as a result of the evolution of the international system and changes in the characteristics of its actors. Factors such as the consequences of combating the financing of terrorism, the possibilities offered by the information and communication society in the decentralization of criminal and terrorist organizations, or the increase in fragile states have contributed to intensify and transform the dimension of connections between these two violent non-state actors. This study addresses changes in the nature and scope of cooperation processes between organized terrorist groups and criminals as well as the types of relationships that can be identified today.