APA-Obs
Chinese policing in the South Pacific
Strategy, sovereignty and security competition
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UN-TOC Watch
A new geopolitical and drug policy world
Political divergence overshadows financial woes and capacity constraints at the 69th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs, 9–13 March 2026
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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
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GLACSED
New Latin American anti-organized crime initiative launched in Guatemala
GI-TOC serves as technical secretariat
Global Organized Crime Index, APA-Obs
Papua New Guinea returns to the FATF grey list
Institutional weaknesses set the Pacific nation back in its efforts to curb financial crime
Democratizing cybercrime
How sophisticated AI systems are empowering a new generation of cybercriminals
WEA-Obs
Mapping drug markets in West Africa
Impacts, routes, trends and actors.
Resilience Fund
Save Philippine Seas: Training for shark protection
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.
More about the GI-TOCLatest Publications
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APA-Obs
31 Mar 2026
Chinese policing in the South Pacific. Strategy, sovereignty and security competition
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SA-Obs
29 Mar 2026
Western Cape gang monitor – Issue 8
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HT-Obs
24 Mar 2026
Brokers and patrons: Unstitching gangs from Haiti’s political fabric
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Sanctions and organized crime, EAS-Obs
17 Mar 2026
Stemming the tide: Arms trafficking dynamics in Central and South-Eastern Europe
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Global Initiative
16 Mar 2026
A world of deceit: Mapping the landscape of the global scam centre phenomenon
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WEA-Obs
11 Mar 2026
Mapping drug markets in West Africa
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Gold Watch, Latinoamérica y el Caribe, AMA-Obs
10 Mar 2026
Illicit gold trafficking to Venezuela and the implications of US action
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EUR-Obs
09 Mar 2026
European Drug Trends Monitor
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Global Organized Crime Index, EUR-Obs
25 Feb 2026
Global Organized Crime Index 2025 – Europe Overview
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EUR-Obs
16 Feb 2026
Smoke rings: Changing dynamics of Europe’s illicit tobacco trade since 2022
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EAS-Obs, EUR-Obs
04 Feb 2026
Russia’s violent assets: Chechen organized crime groups in Germany
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Gold Watch, ESA-Obs
02 Feb 2026
The Somali gold rush: Milxo and the ungoverned mining frontier
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Our network
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View Profile Cathy Haenlein
Director, Organised Crime and Policing Studies
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View Profile Anna Sergi
Professor of Criminology, University of Essex
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View Profile Pele Gandy-Williams
Head of Research, Policy, and Cooperation, Financial Intelligence Unit Sierra Leone
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View Profile Natasha Khan
Coordinator of Leadership, Governance and Human Rights Programme, University of the South Pacific
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View Profile Jeremy McDermott
Executive Director, InSight Crime
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View Profile Dr. R.V. Gundur
Senior Lecturer, Flinders University
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View Profile Alexander Sukharenko
Director, New Challenges & Threats Study Center, Vladivostok, Russia
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View Profile Ivica Simonovski
Head of Department, Financial Intelligence Office
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View Profile Diana Siller
CEO/Technical Expert, Environmental Justice and Human Rights Organisation (JADE), Mexico