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Combating Criminalized Power Structures

A Toolkit

Edited by Michael Dziedzic

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. These criminalized power structures are the predominant spoilers of peace settlements and stability operations. This volume focuses on the means available to practitioners to cope with the challenges posed by CPS along with recommendations for improving their efficacy and an enumeration of the conditions essential for their success. The means range from economic sanctions and border controls to the use of social media and criminal intelligence-led operations. Each step of this toolkit is detailed, explaining what each tool is, how it can be used, which type of CPS it is best suited to address, and what is necessary to ensure success of the peace operations. The effectiveness of the tool is also assessed and its use is illustrated through real life situations, such as international supply chain controls to prevent the looting of natural resources in Western Africa or the intervention of international judges and prosecutors in Kosovo.

A companion volume,
Criminalized Power Structures: The Overlooked Enemies of Peace, articulates a typology for assessing the threats of CPS illustrated by many case studies.
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 190 • Trim: 6⅜ x 9¼
978-1-4422-6633-9 • Hardback • July 2016 • $116.00 • (£89.00)
978-1-4422-6634-6 • Paperback • July 2016 • $50.00 • (£38.00)
978-1-4422-6635-3 • eBook • July 2016 • $47.50 • (£37.00)
Series: Peace and Security in the 21st Century
Subjects: Political Science / Peace, Political Science / NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations), Social Science / Developing Countries
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
Haki Abazi, Elizabeth Andersen, Paul Acda, Alix Boucher, Scott N. Carlson, Matt Chessen, Christine Clough, Lorenzo Delesgues, James Dorough-Lewis Jr., Michael Dziedzic, Dana P. Eyre, Huma Gupta, Michael E. Hartmann, Marcia Byrom Hartwell, Robert Krech, Mark Kroeker, George A. Lopez, Merriam Mashatt, Bertram Welsing
Acknowledgments
Introduction

Part I: Sharpen Pre-Mission Assessments to Detect Whether Cps Are Potential Spoilers
Chapter 1: Assessments and Strategic Planning
, Karmen Fields and Oscar Vera
Chapter 2: Understanding Culture,
James Dorough-Lewis, Jr.
Chapter 3: Social Change Leadership Communications,
Dana Eyre

Part II: Mandates Should Provide Adequate Authority to Deal with CPS
Chapter 4: Mandates and Authorities,
Elizabeth Andersen

Part III: The Flow of Illicit Revenue to CPS Must Be Severed
Chapter 5: Targeted Sanctions,
George Lopez
Chapter 6: United Nations Panels of Experts: Identifying Sanctions Violations and the Networks Behind them,
Alix J. Boucher
Chapter 7: International Watchdog Organizations,
Kristi Clough
Chapter 8: International Supply Chain Controls on Looting of Natural Resources,
Merriam Mashatt
Chapter 9: Governance and Economic Management Assistance Program (GEMAP),
Matt Chessen and Robert Krech
Chapter 10: Customs and Border Control,
Paul Acda

Part IV: Accountability Should Have A Priority Equal To Capacity Building
Chapter 11: Accountability as a Countermeasure,
Scott Carlson and Michael Dziedzic
Chapter 12: Institutional Development of the Legal System,
Mark Kroeker
Chapter 13: Community-based Monitoring,
Lorenzo Delegues & Huma Gupta
Chapter 14: The Civil Society “Triangle,”
Haki Abazi
Chapter 15: Social Media Networks
Marcia Byrom Hartwell

Part V: Criminal Intelligence-Led Policing Should Be Integrated Into The Mission Response
Chapter 16: Criminal Intelligence-led Operations,
Bertram Welsing
Chapter 17: International Judges and Prosecutors,
Michael Hartmann
I learned a good deal reading these timely volumes, even on the operations in which I was intimately involved. The findings are persuasive and the recommendations are all well considered and compelling.
— James Dobbins, Former Special Envoy for Afghanistan, Kosovo, Bosnia, Haiti, and Somalia


Criminalized Power Structures: The Overlooked Enemies of Peace persuasively documents the damage done to prospects for peace when illicit wealth meets unscrupulous political power. The case studies show the depth and breadth of that damage in place after place, while Dziedzic’s analysis draws upon years of research and experience to systematically reframe our views of peace ‘spoiler’ motives, goals and means. The result, with its second volume, Combating Criminalized Power Structures: A Toolkit, is wise counsel for dealing with these power structures that any peacebuilding enterprise should heed if it hopes to build the peace that it seeks.
— William Durch, Distinguished Fellow, The Stimson Center, Washington, DC.


Criminalized Power Structures: The Overlooked Enemies of Peace and Combating Criminalized Power Structures: A Toolkit perform a vital service in the study of fragile states. Based on ten case histories from four continents, they demonstrate that criminalized power structures are a key element in promoting instability and describe the circumstances in which these structures can be tamed. Essential reading for policymakers and scholars.
— John Herbst, Former State Department Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization


Criminalized Power Structures: The Overlooked Enemies of Peace andCombating Criminalized Power Structures: A Toolkit provide remarkable insights into criminalized power structures in conflict and post-conflict environments. This often overlooked phenomenon can have immense effects on peacekeeping and stabilization efforts. The volumes provide an important framework and practical insights that may help policymakers to better address these issues.
— Enrique Desmond Arias, Director, Peace Operations Policy Program, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University


At last, the subject of illicit power structures given the prominence it deserves! Here it is how to understand and implement better conflict prevention, effectively manage post-conflict situations, save millions of dollars in the process and in broader form push back against the rottenness of political corruption and criminal exploitation that permanently ruin the lives of populations in failing or failed states. Arrestingly and plainly revealed, the shameful motives that from the beginning of each international peace mission confound capacity- and institution-building are described by Mike Dzeidzic and seasoned practitioners in such compelling detail that tackling them should become the sine qua non of all future mission-planning. This is a piece of revelatory work and we deserve to hear the sound of brisk footsteps along government corridors as senior officials, grasping copies of this book, seek immediate entree to policy makers offices demanding major doctrinal changes.
— Richard Monk, Former UN Police Commissioner Bosnia and Kosovo, Member of the Brahimi Panel


  • Companion book to Criminalized Power Structures: The Overlooked Enemies of Peace that can also be read as a standalone.
  • Focuses on the tools available to practitioners to cope with the challenges posed by criminalized power structures.
  • All chapters follow the same format and are contributed by experts with field experience.
  • Part of the Peace and Security in the 21st Century series.


Combating Criminalized Power Structures

A Toolkit

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Hardback
Paperback
eBook
Summary
Summary
  • 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. These criminalized power structures are the predominant spoilers of peace settlements and stability operations. This volume focuses on the means available to practitioners to cope with the challenges posed by CPS along with recommendations for improving their efficacy and an enumeration of the conditions essential for their success. The means range from economic sanctions and border controls to the use of social media and criminal intelligence-led operations. Each step of this toolkit is detailed, explaining what each tool is, how it can be used, which type of CPS it is best suited to address, and what is necessary to ensure success of the peace operations. The effectiveness of the tool is also assessed and its use is illustrated through real life situations, such as international supply chain controls to prevent the looting of natural resources in Western Africa or the intervention of international judges and prosecutors in Kosovo.

    A companion volume,
    Criminalized Power Structures: The Overlooked Enemies of Peace, articulates a typology for assessing the threats of CPS illustrated by many case studies.
Details
Details
  • Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
    Pages: 190 • Trim: 6⅜ x 9¼
    978-1-4422-6633-9 • Hardback • July 2016 • $116.00 • (£89.00)
    978-1-4422-6634-6 • Paperback • July 2016 • $50.00 • (£38.00)
    978-1-4422-6635-3 • eBook • July 2016 • $47.50 • (£37.00)
    Series: Peace and Security in the 21st Century
    Subjects: Political Science / Peace, Political Science / NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations), Social Science / Developing Countries
Author
Author
  • 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
    Haki Abazi, Elizabeth Andersen, Paul Acda, Alix Boucher, Scott N. Carlson, Matt Chessen, Christine Clough, Lorenzo Delesgues, James Dorough-Lewis Jr., Michael Dziedzic, Dana P. Eyre, Huma Gupta, Michael E. Hartmann, Marcia Byrom Hartwell, Robert Krech, Mark Kroeker, George A. Lopez, Merriam Mashatt, Bertram Welsing
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
    Introduction

    Part I: Sharpen Pre-Mission Assessments to Detect Whether Cps Are Potential Spoilers
    Chapter 1: Assessments and Strategic Planning
    , Karmen Fields and Oscar Vera
    Chapter 2: Understanding Culture,
    James Dorough-Lewis, Jr.
    Chapter 3: Social Change Leadership Communications,
    Dana Eyre

    Part II: Mandates Should Provide Adequate Authority to Deal with CPS
    Chapter 4: Mandates and Authorities,
    Elizabeth Andersen

    Part III: The Flow of Illicit Revenue to CPS Must Be Severed
    Chapter 5: Targeted Sanctions,
    George Lopez
    Chapter 6: United Nations Panels of Experts: Identifying Sanctions Violations and the Networks Behind them,
    Alix J. Boucher
    Chapter 7: International Watchdog Organizations,
    Kristi Clough
    Chapter 8: International Supply Chain Controls on Looting of Natural Resources,
    Merriam Mashatt
    Chapter 9: Governance and Economic Management Assistance Program (GEMAP),
    Matt Chessen and Robert Krech
    Chapter 10: Customs and Border Control,
    Paul Acda

    Part IV: Accountability Should Have A Priority Equal To Capacity Building
    Chapter 11: Accountability as a Countermeasure,
    Scott Carlson and Michael Dziedzic
    Chapter 12: Institutional Development of the Legal System,
    Mark Kroeker
    Chapter 13: Community-based Monitoring,
    Lorenzo Delegues & Huma Gupta
    Chapter 14: The Civil Society “Triangle,”
    Haki Abazi
    Chapter 15: Social Media Networks
    Marcia Byrom Hartwell

    Part V: Criminal Intelligence-Led Policing Should Be Integrated Into The Mission Response
    Chapter 16: Criminal Intelligence-led Operations,
    Bertram Welsing
    Chapter 17: International Judges and Prosecutors,
    Michael Hartmann
Reviews
Reviews
  • I learned a good deal reading these timely volumes, even on the operations in which I was intimately involved. The findings are persuasive and the recommendations are all well considered and compelling.
    — James Dobbins, Former Special Envoy for Afghanistan, Kosovo, Bosnia, Haiti, and Somalia


    Criminalized Power Structures: The Overlooked Enemies of Peace persuasively documents the damage done to prospects for peace when illicit wealth meets unscrupulous political power. The case studies show the depth and breadth of that damage in place after place, while Dziedzic’s analysis draws upon years of research and experience to systematically reframe our views of peace ‘spoiler’ motives, goals and means. The result, with its second volume, Combating Criminalized Power Structures: A Toolkit, is wise counsel for dealing with these power structures that any peacebuilding enterprise should heed if it hopes to build the peace that it seeks.
    — William Durch, Distinguished Fellow, The Stimson Center, Washington, DC.


    Criminalized Power Structures: The Overlooked Enemies of Peace and Combating Criminalized Power Structures: A Toolkit perform a vital service in the study of fragile states. Based on ten case histories from four continents, they demonstrate that criminalized power structures are a key element in promoting instability and describe the circumstances in which these structures can be tamed. Essential reading for policymakers and scholars.
    — John Herbst, Former State Department Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization


    Criminalized Power Structures: The Overlooked Enemies of Peace andCombating Criminalized Power Structures: A Toolkit provide remarkable insights into criminalized power structures in conflict and post-conflict environments. This often overlooked phenomenon can have immense effects on peacekeeping and stabilization efforts. The volumes provide an important framework and practical insights that may help policymakers to better address these issues.
    — Enrique Desmond Arias, Director, Peace Operations Policy Program, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University


    At last, the subject of illicit power structures given the prominence it deserves! Here it is how to understand and implement better conflict prevention, effectively manage post-conflict situations, save millions of dollars in the process and in broader form push back against the rottenness of political corruption and criminal exploitation that permanently ruin the lives of populations in failing or failed states. Arrestingly and plainly revealed, the shameful motives that from the beginning of each international peace mission confound capacity- and institution-building are described by Mike Dzeidzic and seasoned practitioners in such compelling detail that tackling them should become the sine qua non of all future mission-planning. This is a piece of revelatory work and we deserve to hear the sound of brisk footsteps along government corridors as senior officials, grasping copies of this book, seek immediate entree to policy makers offices demanding major doctrinal changes.
    — Richard Monk, Former UN Police Commissioner Bosnia and Kosovo, Member of the Brahimi Panel


Features
Features
    • Companion book to Criminalized Power Structures: The Overlooked Enemies of Peace that can also be read as a standalone.
    • Focuses on the tools available to practitioners to cope with the challenges posed by criminalized power structures.
    • All chapters follow the same format and are contributed by experts with field experience.
    • Part of the Peace and Security in the 21st Century series.


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