The risks of growing organized crime and its impact on state stability: Iraq as a model

Organized crime is a cross-border phenomenon characterized by hierarchical organization and well-planned planning. These crimes include many activities, including drugs, human trafficking, money laundering, terrorism, and many crimes that negatively affect the stability of countries in several ways, including increasing rates of violence and corruption, undermining the rule of law and social order. It also leads to economic deterioration and lack of trust in the government, which affects sustainable development and hinders efforts to build a prosperous society. In Iraq, the country suffers from the negative effects of organized crime, as it includes illegal activities such as oil smuggling and arms smuggling. In Mexico, the country is facing major challenges as a result of the spread of organized crime linked to drug trafficking and violence, which negatively affects the stability and development of the country. As for how to reduce organized crime, there must be comprehensive and multi-faceted strategies, including enhancing international cooperation, improving criminal justice systems, enhancing transparency and combating corruption, and promoting economic and social development to reduce the causes of the spread of organized crime and its negative impact on the stability of countries.