1st Edition
The Crime–Terror Nexus Navigating Between Political Violence and Organised Crime
Introduction
Viktor Marsai and Diego Muro
Chapter 1: Structural change and the crime-terror nexus: is a typology feasible?
Clara Broekaert and Colin P. Clarke
Chapter 2: The nexus between organised crime and terrorism: a tripartite conceptualisation
Letizia Paoli and Cyrille Fijnaut
Chapter 3: Whacking moles: A neoliberal approach to financial security
William Vlcek
Chapter 4: Terrorists or rulers? A comparative study of ETA and the IRA through the lens of rebel governance
Diego Muro and Tim Wilson
Chapter 5: The criminal connections of lone-actor terrorism
Ovidiu Craciunas
Chapter 6: Jihadi mimics: how and why non-jihadist groups use jihadist tropes
Simon Cottee
Chapter 7: Cultural heritage and terrorism: how illicit trade can finance extremism – the case of ISIL
Anna Puskás
Chapter 8: Adapting to the convergence of crime and terror in the Western hemisphere
Jessica M. Vaughan
Chapter 9: Al-Shabaab’s Financing – Furthering the Pursuit of Jihad
Omar S Mahmood
Chapter 10: Caravan Terrorism in the Sahel
Viktor Marsai
Chapter 11: The “black hole” – terrorism and organized crime in Talib Afghanistan
Erzsébet Nagyné Rózsa and Virág Novák-Varró
Conclusion
Viktor Marsai and Diego Muro
Index
Biography
Dr. Viktor Marsai is Associate Professor at the Department of International Relations and Diplomacy of Ludovika University of Public Service and executive director of Migration Research Institute. His research interests include African politics and security, migration studies, violent extremist organisations, and terrorism and the security aspects of migration. He published over 200 journal articles and book chapters and co-edited four volumes.
Dr Diego Muro is Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence (CSTPV) at the University of St Andrews. His research focuses on political violence, terrorism, nationalism and secession. He is author of the monograph Ethnicity and Violence (2008), and co-editor of ETA’s Terrorist Campaign (2017), When Does Terrorism Work? (2019) and Contemporary Terrorism Studies (2022).
