Berlin: Transnational Terrorism and Organised Crime

Introductory lecture by Thomas Sanderson on the connections between transnational terrorism and organised crime.<br><br> "Stopping financial support for terrorist groups is an important component of the global campaign against transnational terrorism. A reduction in state funding and a slowing of charitable donations has forced terrorists into more criminal activity. High levels of corruption in dozens of nations and increasing connections between terrorism and criminality further challenges those confronting terrorists. This presents a growing problem for the United States, Europe and other partners who have experienced only marginal success against both crime and terrorism."<br><br> <b>Thomas Sanderson</b> is deputy director of the Transnational Threats Initiative at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington DC. <br> Currently Thomas Sanderson is a Bosch Public Policy Fellow at the American Academy in Berlin.