Introduction. Part 1: Comparing Organised Crime Groups Internationally: What (or Who) is Organised Crime? Part 2: Scientism and the International Effort to Combat Organised Crime Part 3: The Logic of Threat Assessments A. Human Security B. Threats to the State Part 4: Born Rivals? Organised Crime and the State Part 5: The Political Function of the International Organised Crime Agenda: A Two-level Game Part 6: Resistance to Policy against Organised Crime. Conclusion