The Russian mafia has gained enormous currency as a post-Cold War security threat. Western Europe sees the growth of the drug trade, human smuggling and trafficking and money laundering from Russia as a major security challenge. Russian organised crime is therefore not only a domestic problem for the Russian state but also an international one. The predominance of organised crime in both political and economic life will be a major determinant of Russia’s future development and its ability to maintain its standing in the international community.
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Shelley, L. (2004). Contemporary Russian Organised Crime: Embedded in Russian Society. In: Fijnaut, C., Paoli, L. (eds) Organised Crime in Europe. Studies Of Organized Crime, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-2765-9_20
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