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Convergence: Illicit Networks and National Security in the Age of Globalization
Convergence Illicit Networks and National Security in the Age of Globalization Author:Michael Miklaucic Convergence: Illicit Networks and National Security in the Age of Globalization delves deeply into the important aspects of transnational crime and other illicit networks in a globalized world. Published for the Center for Complex Operations (CCO) Institute for National Strategic Studies by the National Defense University Press. Editors Michael... more » Miklaucic and Jacqueline Brewer have gathered an impressive cadre of authors who describe the clear and present danger and the magnitude of the challenge of converging and connecting illicit networks; the ways and means used by transnational criminal networks and how illicit networks actually operate and interact; how the proliferation, convergence, and horizontal diversification of illicit networks challenge state sovereignty; and how different national and international organizations are fighting back. A deeper understanding of the problem will allow us to then develop a more comprehensive, more effective, and more enduring solution. Students interested in cyber security and the role that information technology plays in military operations may be interested in this text.« less