When Terrorism and Organized Crime Meet

In this CSS Policy Perspective, on the extent to which terrorism and organized crime are increasingly indistinguishable, Mark Shaw and Prem Mahadevan argue that policymakers should direct their focus toward stabilizing insecure spaces in the West and developing world. The authors contend that only by devoting more attention to the so-called violent entrepreneurs operating in these areas can we begin to leverage the tools that will be necessary to confront this threat.