The Russian Mafzia has formed its legions from cast-off KGB, angry muslim terrorists from distant provinces, and aging communist dissidents. The Triads have followed their people into foreign lands, bringing with them opium as well as fear, ritual, and violence. But it doesn't stop there. To achieve their ends, all of these organized crime syndicates have made their bed with radicals and terrorists. They've lined the pockets of corrupt customs officials, military personnel, and high-ranking officials all over the planet.
Weak nations make strong criminals.
Indeed, the world today may be a global village. But it is a village of corruptibles. And the real danger. But for now, that danger is still imagined. Still lurking ahead on the horizon.