New research paper out now: A framework for countering organised crime - strategy, planning and the lessons of irregular warfare

This new report adapts the ‘Framework of Analysis and Action’, designed for irregular warfare challenges, to aid assessment of, as well as response to, organised crime.

This framework builds on an instructional method long used within the College of International Security Affairs (CISA), at the U.S. National Defense University, to prepare practitioners for insurgency, terrorism, and state-based subversion.

The report adapts this framework specifically for organised crime and provides a comprehensive walk-through for practical application of the adapted framework. An abbreviated ‘user’s guide’ for the framework is included in Appendix A to facilitate its rapid employment.