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CIAO DATE: 03/02
From the Editors
Transnational organized crime has been likened to a cancer, spreading across the world. It can undermine democracy, disrupt free markets, drain national assets, and inhibit the development of stable societies. In doing so, national and international criminal groups threaten the security of all nations.
The international community is responding to this menace with speed and unanimity that are rare on the world stage. This journal opens with an essay by U.S. Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky. She identifies the ways in which major elements of transnational crime threaten the United States and the world community and describes U.S. policies to respond to these threats. The journal also includes information on how other world nations are working together to meet this challenge with a variety of initiatives. Bibliographic and Internet sources provide additional information.