Successful outcomes in armed conflict require confronting illicit networks. The case studies contained within this illustrated text that confront illicit power requires coping with political and human dynamics in complex, uncertain environments. It touches upon America's strategic relationships for capacity building with world partners to combat terrorism and destabilizing forms of corruption throughout the world. Chapter topics covered include: Weapons trafficking Recruitment and Radicalization with forms of social media and new technologies Financial tools and sanctions Security sector reconstruction and more Related products: After the Wars: International Lessons Learned from the U.S. Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/after-wars-international-lessons-us-wars-iraq-and-afghanistan Beyond Convergence: World Without Order is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/beyond-convergence-world-without-order-0 Armed Groups: Studies in National Security, Counterterrorism, and Counterinsurgency eBook format available from Google Play eBookstore -- Please use ISBN: 9780160866999 to search their platform for this title. PRISM: Journal of t:he Center of Complex Operations that focuses on U.S. defense policy, counterinsurgency, and warfare strategy is available as a print quarterly periodical subscription that can be ordered here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/prism-journal-center-complex-operations Other products produced by the US Army, National Defense University can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/national-defense-university-ndu