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Lately, I have been doing a lot of reading on the subject of criminal organizations. I finished reading a book this weekend called McMafia. Its a very good book and I believe it brings forth some ideas which should be considered for the future.
That is, the credible threat posed to international stability by criminal organizations. It has been estimated that organized crime now makes up almost 15% of the worlds GDP Source: http://www.ted.com/talks/misha_glenny_investigates_global_crime_networks.html
With this in mind, the question I am posing to the forum relates to the growth and proliferation of transnational criminal networks and how you believe this will affect future Canadian Forces operations. My experience with this is purely Academic and I am hoping that with the very credible knowledge-base that exists on this forum perhaps we can shed some light on this topic i.e. Counter-Narcotics operations in Afghanistan etc...
That is, the credible threat posed to international stability by criminal organizations. It has been estimated that organized crime now makes up almost 15% of the worlds GDP Source: http://www.ted.com/talks/misha_glenny_investigates_global_crime_networks.html
With this in mind, the question I am posing to the forum relates to the growth and proliferation of transnational criminal networks and how you believe this will affect future Canadian Forces operations. My experience with this is purely Academic and I am hoping that with the very credible knowledge-base that exists on this forum perhaps we can shed some light on this topic i.e. Counter-Narcotics operations in Afghanistan etc...