The purpose of this study was to impress upon the peacekeeping, stabilization, and countering-violent-extremism communities the fact that violent actors cannot function without criminal organizations to fund and facilitate their activities. It was also intended to assist the UN in understanding how to share information and apply traditional criminal intelligence methods to halt observable activities that cause missions to go on for decades or occur repeatedly. This research was generously funded and guided by the US Army Peace Keeping and Stability Operations Institute (PKSOI), without which it would not exist. All of the brilliant scholars who assisted in refining and better addressing the topics have been too patient and kind to be implicated in the final product. Special thanks go to PKSOI’s Dr. Karen Finkenbinder, COL Brian Foster, Mr. Scott Braderman, and German Army LTC Andreas Heselschwerdt. Thanks also are in order to Mr. Marty Bartram, who reviewed and improved the section on BAIT, and to Dr. Jibecke Joenssen of the Folke Bernadotte Academy and the UN Challenges Forum, who was kind enough to review a draft and correct UN-related inconsistencies.