Illicit Markets, Organized Crime, and Global Security

Hanna Samir Kassab is Visiting Assistant Professor at Northern Michigan University, USA.Jonathan D. Rosen is Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at Holy Family University, USA.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Illicit Markets: A Short Historical Summary.- 3. Illicit Superstructures: Banking, Middlemen, and Transport.- 4. Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking in the Americas: Trends and Challenges.- 5. General Trends in Drug Trafficking and Organized Crime on a Global Scale.- 6. Human and Organ Trafficking.- 7. Arms Trafficking: Small Arms and WMDs.- 8. Illicit Markets and the Internet Age.- 9. Conclusion.