Merchants of men : how kidnapping, ransom and trafficking funds terrorism and ISIS
Napoleoni, Loretta2017
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Every day, a powerful and sophisticated underground business delivers thousands of refugees along the Mediterranean coasts of Europe. A new breed of criminals, risen from the post-9/11 political chaos and the fiasco of the Arab Spring, coupled with the destabilisation of Syria and Iraq and the rise of ISIS, controls it. The ever-increasing political volatility has offered them new business opportunities, from trafficking millions of refugees to selling Western hostages to jihadist groups. The kidnapping industry in the Middle East is now worth hundreds of billions of dollars annually. Loretta Napoleoni's exclusive and meticulous research into the business of kidnap and ransom, and its link to terrorist activity, is based on first-hand accounts. 'Merchants of Men' is an exploration of this most shocking of financial interdependencies.
Main title:
Merchants of men : how kidnapping, ransom and trafficking funds terrorism and ISIS / Loretta Napoleoni.
Author:
Napoleoni, Loretta, author
Imprint:
London : Atlantic Books, 2017.
Collation:
xvi, 288 pages ; 24 cm
Notes:
Originally published: United States: Seven Stories Press, 2016.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781782399919 (hbk. :)
Language:
English
BRN:
352427