The Criminal Nexus: States, Organized Crime, and State-Sponsored Assassinations

Iran, Russia, and India have engaged in a dozen assassinations (or attempts) using criminal organizations in the last decade, demonstrating an evolution in state-sponsored political violence. The “old” model, with states funding and directing terrorist groups to advance geopolitical objectives, is giving way to a “new” architecture: states increasingly using organized crime networks to conduct […] The post The Criminal Nexus: States, Organized Crime, and State-Sponsored Assassinations appeared first on The Soufan Center.