A Decisive Test for Police Reform
As competing visions for policing in England and Wales take shape, the ability to confront serious and organized crime must remain a defining consideration.
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CSA-Obs
Coming back online
Iran’s illicit economies after six months of war
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Cocaine corridors
Changing trafficking routes from Latin America and the Caribbean to Europe
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Global Organized Crime Index, AMA-Obs, APA-Obs, AR-Obs, CA-Obs, CAM-Obs, CSA-Obs, EAS-Obs, ESA-Obs, EUR-Obs, HT-Obs, NAS-Obs, SA-Obs, SEE-Obs, WEA-Obs
The Global Organized Crime Index 2025
Crime at a crossroads
AMA-Obs, AR-Obs, CA-Obs, CAM-Obs
The GI-TOC at the 13th Conference of the Parties to the UNTOC
Side events
NAM-Obs
Fentanyl and synthetic drugs monitor
Issue 1: Manufacture and contaminants in Canada, US and Mexico
Eco-Solve
Addressing environmental crime through community action
Handbook
24-Hour Global Organized Crime Conference | 2026
A network to counter networks
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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Eco-Solve
16 Oct 2026
Addressing environmental crime through community action
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EAS-Obs
08 Oct 2026
Corruption and organized crime in Moldova
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SA-Obs
06 Oct 2026
Joburglary: Assessing the crime–council ecosystem in the City of Johannesburg
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Assassination Witness, SA-Obs
02 Oct 2026
Targeted killings and South Africa’s 2026 local government elections
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CA-Obs
30 Sep 2026
The outsourcing of security in the M23 conflict in the DRC
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APA-Obs
30 Sep 2026
Myanmar-linked supply chains and risks for New Zealand and Australia
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CA-Obs
28 Sep 2026
Building practical skills to investigate organized crime in Central and West Africa
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NAS-Obs
25 Sep 2026
Human smuggling and trafficking in North Africa and the Sahel – 2026
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Global Organized Crime Index, AR-Obs
23 Sep 2026
Mercados criminales, instituciones y respuestas de Panamá y Costa Rica
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UN Cyberwatch
18 Sep 2026
The present and future of the UN cybercrime convention
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Global Initiative
17 Sep 2026
Vietnamese smuggling and trafficking operations to Europe
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APA-Obs
16 Sep 2026
Chinese-origin scam syndicates and their reach into South Asia
Upcoming and Past Events
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IUU Fishing Index
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UN-TOC Watch
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JIED
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Our network
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View Profile José Sousa-Santos
Associate Professor of Practice (Adjunct), Macmillan Brown Pacific Studies Centre, University of Canterbury
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View Profile Heather Marquette
Professor, University of Birmingham & DFID
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View Profile Amanda Rude
Environmental Law Advisor
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View Profile Mary Alice Young
Researcher and Lecturer in Law, Bristol Law School, University of the West of England
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View Profile Walter Kemp
Director of Global Threat Assessments and Indices, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime
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View Profile Aiah Nabieu Mokuwah
Executive Director of Institute for Drug Control and Human Security (IDCHS)
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View Profile Bindu Sharma
Managing Director, Asia Pacific, International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children
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View Profile Julia Yansura
Program Director, Environmental Crime and Illicit Finance at the FACT Coalition
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View Profile Michael Levi
Professor of Criminology, Cardiff University
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View Profile Gernot Klantschnig
Associate Professor, University of Bristol