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From criminal governance to community fragmentation:
Addressing Haiti's escalating crisis
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Global Organized Crime Index, Latinoamérica y el Caribe, AMA-Obs
State of denial?
Organized crime is driving a deadly surge in violence in Brazil, taking advantage of public security failures
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SEE-Obs
Washing away crime
Money laundering in the Western Balkans
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Sanctions and organized crime
New targets, old tools
The G7 ups momentum around the use of sanctions against migrant smugglers and human traffickers
POLICY BRIEF
Unregulated fentanyl in North America: A trilateral perspective
Crime & Conflict, Crime & Terrorism, UN-TOC Watch
GI-TOC at UNGA80
UN General Assembly High-level Week 2025
SEE-Obs, WEA-Obs
Under the radar
Western Balkans’ cocaine operations in West Africa
Cities & Illicit Economies, SA-Obs
Western Cape gang monitor
Issue 6
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The Global Initiative comprises a network of over 600 independent global and regional experts working on human rights, democracy, governance, and development issues where organized crime has become increasingly pertinent.
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HT-Obs
18 Sep 2025
From criminal governance to community fragmentation: Addressing Haiti’s escalating crisis
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SEE-Obs
11 Sep 2025
Integrity and independence of the judiciary and anti-corruption bodies in the Western Balkans
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Cities & Illicit Economies, SA-Obs
08 Sep 2025
Western Cape gang monitor – Issue 6
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Global Initiative
04 Sep 2025
Unregulated fentanyl in North America: A trilateral perspective
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WEA-Obs
29 Aug 2025
What do two recent incidents reveal about Guinea-Bissau’s cocaine politics?
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EAS-Obs
28 Aug 2025
High-level corruption and state capture in the South Caucasus
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SEE-Obs, WEA-Obs
25 Aug 2025
Under the radar: Western Balkans’ cocaine operations in West Africa
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North America Strategic Platform on Organized Crime, UN-TOC Watch, HT-Obs
22 Aug 2025
Tackling firearms trafficking in Latin America and the Caribbean: A regional approach to combat violence
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APA-Obs
19 Aug 2025
The business of exploitation: The economics of cyber scam operations in Southeast Asia
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EAS-Obs
13 Aug 2025
Den of thieves: Mapping organized crime in the South Caucasus
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Global Strategy, SEE-Obs
06 Aug 2025
Danger ahead? Scenarios for the future of organized crime in the Western Balkans
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ESA-Obs
30 Jul 2025
Mapping organized criminal economies in East and Southern Africa
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Associate Professor of Practice (Adjunct), Macmillan Brown Pacific Studies Centre, University of Canterbury