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2 results foundAuthor: Kego, Walter Title: Russian Speaking Organized Crime Groups in the EU Summary: The transnational character of Russian speaking organized crime, when coupled with its high degree of sophistication and ruthlessness, has attracted the world’s attention and concern to what has become known as a global “Russian Mafia.” Along with this concern, however, has come a fair amount of misunderstanding and stereotyping with respect to this problem. The paper presents a multilateral analysis of Russian speaking organized crime groups in EU, providing a general overview of its origins, development and impact on the European society. The authors tried to explore the full magnitude of the problem, presenting the possible ways of counteracting. Details: Stockholm: Institute for Security & Development Policy, 2011. 66p. Source: Internet Resource: Stokholm Paper: Accessed April 14, 2011 at: http://www.isdp.eu/images/stories/isdp-main-pdf/2011_kego-molcean_russian-speaking-organized-crime.pdf Year: 2011 Country: Europe URL: http://www.isdp.eu/images/stories/isdp-main-pdf/2011_kego-molcean_russian-speaking-organized-crime.pdf Shelf Number: 121340 Keywords: Organized Crime (Europe)Russian MafiaRussian Organized Crime |
Author: Ross, Thomas M. Title: Wolves in Wolves' Clothing: The Role of the Chechen Mafia in the Formation of an Independent Chechen Republic Summary: The path to Chechen autonomy has been tumultuous. Over the past 200 years, internal and external forces have played significant roles in shaping the territory and identity of the Chechen nation. Fierce resistance by Chechens has led Russian officials to label the region’s inhabitants as criminals. Chechen criminality was also affected by punishments for this resistance. Chechen resistance eventually let to the mass criminalization of the entire Chechen ethnicity. Mass criminalization exposed the Chechens to a wider Russian criminal world. Through illegal activities, Chechen criminals amassed significant resources. As the Soviet Union fell, Chechen organized crime groups were poised to support the bid for national independence led by former Soviet General Djohar Dudayev. This thesis contends that bottom-up and top-down forces were critical in forming a perception of Chechen criminality. The perception of criminality and its attendant punishments supported the rise of actual criminality, in a time where crime made possible the amassing of significant amounts of wealth and power. It was wealth and power that Dudayev’s fledgling government needed, Chechen organized crime groups would provide but at a cost. While providing material support to Dudayev organized crime elements infiltrated government positions to further their own interests. Details: Monterey, CA: Naval Postgraduate School, 2011. 127p. Source: Master's Thesis: Internet Resource: Accessed February 10, 2012 at http://www.hsdl.org/?view&did=689042 Year: 2011 Country: International URL: http://www.hsdl.org/?view&did=689042 Shelf Number: 124042 Keywords: Organized Crime (Chechnya)Russian Mafia |