Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/256139 
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Year of Publication: 
2011
Series/Report no.: 
SWP Comments No. 1/2011
Publisher: 
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), Berlin
Abstract: 
The dimensions of organized criminal activity in the Sahel region have fundamentally changed in recent years. As profits from cocaine smuggling and abductions of foreign nationals increase substantially, criminal networks are expanding their influence, eroding both the rule of law and existing social structures. The growing presence of al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) should equally be seen in the context of the developing criminal networks. Attempts to counter this trend by boosting the capacities of regional states in the security sector have failed to address the real problems. The EU and Germany should encourage greater regional cooperation. Key states are Algeria, which claims regional leadership, and Mali, which has yet to begin tackling organized crime
Document Type: 
Research Report

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