Source: Foreign Policy
by Robert Muggah & Misha Glenny
“Organized crime, one of the world’s oldest professions, is entering a golden age. Whether pursued by tomb robbers in ancient Egypt, assassins in the Middle East, secret societies in China, pirates in the Caribbean, or the Italian Mafia, the criminal underworld is a constant of history. Modern tools of the trade — intimidation, corruption, trafficking, and violence — are much the same as in past millennia. Yet as [Rob] Jones observed, the sophistication, speed, and scale of today’s organized crime is breathtaking. And the international crime control regime — the legal frameworks, institutions, and cooperative mechanisms established by states and global organizations to prevent, investigate, and prosecute crime — is not remotely prepared.” 902/17/25)