Criminalized power structures (CPS) are illicit networks that profit from transactions in black markets and from criminalized state institutions while perpetuating a culture of impunity. The book articulates a typology for assessing the threats of CPS and for implementing appropriate strategies to achieve sustainable peace.

Table of Contents
Part 1: Introduction
Chapter 1: Introduction, Michael Dziedzic
Part 2: Irreconcilables
Chapter 2: Bosnia: Third Entity Movement, Karmen Fields and Oscar Vera
Chapter 3: Guatemala: The Clandestine Security Apparatus, Carlos Castresana
Chapter 4: Sierra Leone: The Revolutionary United Front, Ismail Rashid
Chapter 5: Haiti: Gangs of Cité Soleil, David Beer
Part 3: Violent Opposition, Negotiable Interests
Chapter 6: Kosovo: The Kosovo Liberation Army, Michael Dziedzic, Laura Mercean, and Elton Skendaj
Chapter 7: DRC: March 23 Movement, Jana Nyerges
Chapter 8: Afghanistan: Criminal Patronage Networks, Carl Forsberg and Tim Sullivan
Chapter 9: Iraq: Jaish al-Mahdi, Phil Williams and Dan Bisbee
Part 4: Supporters of the Peace Process
Chapter 10: Colombia: Paramilitaries, Jennifer S. Holmes
Chapter 11: Iraq: Iraq: The Rise, Fall and Persistence of the Maliki Regime Dan Bisbee
Part 5: Conclusions, Toolkit, and Recommendations
Chapter 12: Conclusions, Michael Dziedzic
Chapter 13: An Overview of the International Toolkit for Subduing Criminalized Power Structures, Michael Dziedzic
Chapter 14: Recommendations, Michael Dziedzic

Michael Dziedzic is vice president of Pax Advisory and a retired US Air Force Colonel. He began this project this project while a senior program officer at the US Institute of Peace.
Contributors
David C. Beer, Dan Bisbee, Carlos Castresana, Michael Dziedzic, Karmen Fields, Carl Forsberg, Jennifer S. Holmes, Laura Mercean, Jana R. Alley Nyerges, Ismail Rashid, Elton Skendaj, Tim Sullivan, Oscar Vera, Phil Williams