Ideological Radicalization, Organized Crime and National Security: The Intervention of the Armed Forces

Abstract

This article analyzes the impact of ideological radicalization and its convergence with Transnational Organized Crime (TOC) on national security in Peru. Through a descriptive and analytical methodology, it examines the areas most affected by these phenomena, assessing how radical groups and organized crime affect governance and compromise state control over key territories. It concludes that this convergence increases threats to internal security, requiring strategic intervention by the state. Although internal security is primarily a police task, the intervention of the Armed Forces (Armed Forces) is essential in situations where the magnitude of the threat exceeds police capabilities. Finally, the need for a comprehensive strategy that combines security efforts with socioeconomic development to mitigate the effects of radicalization, as well as to guarantee and strengthen the country’s long-term stability, especially in the most vulnerable regions, is highlighted.