War Making and State Making as Organized Crime: A Comprehensive Analysis

Protection Racket

A crime where someone creates a danger and forces people to pay them for safety from that same danger.

War Making

Fighting or eliminating external rivals and enemies outside a country's borders.

State Making

Eliminating or controlling internal rivals and rebels inside a country's borders.

Extraction

Collecting taxes, money, and resources from citizens to pay for the military and government.

Legitimate Protector

A leader or group that protects people from real dangers that the leader did not create.

Monopoly of Violence

When only the central government holds the exclusive right to control armies and use physical force.

Tribute

The extra profit rulers collect in taxes beyond the actual cost of providing protection.

Protection Rent

The financial advantage local merchants get when their government protects trade better than foreign rivals.