Introduction
What was already seen in the aftermath of Soviet
collapse and European Union’s demolition of check controls within its members’
borders as a possible threat to European security by its leaders has become
reality. The free movement of people and goods reinforced by unique
capabilities provided by IT revolution has allured organized crime to link
together from all states and continents and form powerful TOCGs worldwide. NATO
as a prominent international security organization has been affected especially
in its Southern Flank. The low performance of states in this area in democracy,
individual liberty and order of law is the outcome of high corruption and TOCGs
lucrative operations. This puts in danger NATO’s coherence and credibility. The
absence of relative scholarship for TOC and the underestimation of the threat
posed from TOCGs have triggered the development of this dissertation.
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