There's a lot more nuance than that. During Wartime, the Ładoś_Group would be considered organized crime; It was a passport-forging ring. During peacetime, "Rad

There's a lot more nuance than that. During Wartime, the Ładoś_Group would be considered organized crime; It was a passport-forging ring. During peacetime, "Radio Free Europe" was organized crime; The Soviet Union tried it's best to jam it. Coming to agreements with local organized crime against foreign enemies is distasteful but pragmatic and usually a good; Even The Joker[1] had some patriotism. Funding foreign organized crime can be used for good or ill. You can supply the black market with foreign goods to convince them that life would be better under new government (which the CIA did during the cold war), or you can supply drugs and weapons so they kill themselves off. One is an absolute sin; The other is more questionable but generally good. [1] https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4051/4703531875_3b13568ed7_b.jpg https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4051/4703531875_3b13568ed7_b.j...