Russia alone is under attack from more than 5,000 gangs, 3,000 hardened criminals, 300 organized crime bosses, and 150 illegal organizations with international connections. Approximately 40,000 Russian business and industrial enterprises are controlled by organized crime. This crime is also a threat to the rest of the world. To address it, an international campaign is needed that includes coordinated action by the countries directly affected, Western cooperation with the governments of these countries, and unilateral actions by the United States and its allies in areas such as nuclear nonproliferation and drug interdiction. In addition, the Central European and Eurasian governments must apply economic policies that promote the free market. Footnotes