The lack of effective state control is perceived as providing an opening for transnational organized crime and terrorist networks, so that such areas may become sanctuaries for outlaws and "breeding grounds for terrorism and criminal activities" .
La falta de control estatal efectivo se percibe como la apertura hacia el crimen organizado transnacional y las redes terroristas, para que tales áreas se vuelvan santuarios de bandidos y "tierra de cultivo de actividades terroristas y criminales" .