with Prof. Mohammed Wattad, Dr. Zaid Falah and Dr. Tal Mimran

Abstract 

Terrorists and organized criminal groups are increasingly working together as a source of financing or to elicit fear within groups or areas they seek to influence or control. They also exchange knowledge and support each other operationally. Naturally, and unfortunately, this partnership bolsters their capabilities. Terrorist and organized criminal groups also bear many similarities. The growing nexus between the two groups challenges security and order and erodes confidence in the State. Against this backdrop, this Article journeys into the relationship between terrorism and the world of organized criminal activity, commonly referred to as the organized crime-terror nexus. The Article investigates the conceptual premises on which both phenomena stand and the practical relations between them to explore whether organized criminals should be treated as terrorists.