SMUGGLING OF MIGRANTS THREAT TO NATIONAL SECURITY
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28 March 2026
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15 March 2017
Abstract
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SECURITY THREATS AND SETTING STATES IS ORGANIZED CRIME. AMONG THE MAIN ACTIVITIES OF ORGANIZED CRIMINAL GROUPS THAT FALL WITHIN THIS PHENOMENON ARE: SMUGGLING PEOPLE. ROMANIA IS LOCATED IN AN AREA OF STRATEGIC INTEREST AND IT OWNS ONE OF THE LARGEST EXTERNAL BORDERS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, HAV ING AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN REDUCING MIGRATION FLOWS, WHICH HAVE BECOME A GREAT RESURGENCE LATELY. MIGRATION IS A CONSTANT AND DYNAMIC PHENOMENON WHICH PERMANENTLY REQUIRES DIVERSIFIED INTERVENTION POLICIES IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS AND IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE THE COSTS RELATED TO IT FOR BOTH COUNTRIES, BOTH FOR THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN AND FOR THE COUNTRY OF DESTINATION
Keywords
SMUGGLING
MIGRANTS
ROMANIA
EUROPEAN UNION
ORGANIZED CRIME
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