US mainland, EU archipelago? Convergence and divergence on transnational organized crime

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Abstract

The fight against organized crime has become a top security priority for the European Union (EU). While a new policy area is emerging, it is difficult to understand who is in lead and how the process develops. This article delves into the post-Lisbon EU security model, exploring how Washington and Brussels collaborate in combating organized crime in a context of changing definitions, actors and policies. It argues that US definitions, operational models and policies influence EU institutional thinking and policies, shifting the emphasis from prevention and rule of law to execution and intelligence. The dynamics of policy convergence and divergence on criminal matters in the transatlantic community reflect tectonic shifts in the deepest levels of thinking security in the West, affecting the moulding of a European security identity.

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Strazzari, F., & Russo, A. (2014). US mainland, EU archipelago? Convergence and divergence on transnational organized crime. European Security, 23(4), 529–545. https://doi.org/10.1080/09662839.2014.933207

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