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The UN System-Wide Response to Organized Crime

From peace operations to how to better manage forests and food supply chains, the United Nations (UN) is engaged in the fight against organized crime...

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The Philippines’ war on drugs

Since July 2016, communities in the Philippines have been subjected to a violent nationwide police crackdown on illegal drugs, which has courted...

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Hotspots of Organized Crime in the Western Balkans

Since the end of 2018, protestors in Albania, Montenegro and Serbia have been taking to the streets to express their frustration and anger at...

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Extortion in Central America

In parts of Central America, extortion has become so endemic that it is now a feature of the daily socio-economic life of citizens, businesses and...

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Sanctions and smuggling: Iraqi Kurdistan and Iran’s border economies

With new sanctions placed on Iran in August 2018, a long-standing network of smugglers who, for decades, have facilitated the transportation of...

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The Human Conveyor Belt Broken

This report is a synthesis of the research conducted between May and December 2018 for the monthly briefs under the ‘Monitoring the Political...

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JIED – Journal of Illicit Economies and Development

The Journal of Illicit Economies and Development (JIED) is an open access Journal for evidence-driven research and policy commentary. It is an...

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World Atlas of Illicit Flows

Organized crime takes the lion’s share of USD31.5 billion in illicit flows in and around conflict areas A new report warns that the illegal...

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The UN System-Wide Response to Organized Crime

From peace operations to how to better manage forests and food supply chains, the United Nations...

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Launching new Norwegian-funded civil-society resilience fund against organized crime

Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime...

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JIED – Journal of Illicit Economies and Development

The Journal of Illicit Economies and Development (JIED) is an open access Journal for...

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The UN System-Wide Response to Organized Crime

Launching new Norwegian-funded civil-society resilience fund against organized crime

JIED – Journal of Illicit Economies and Development

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Conflicts and insecurity relating to drug policy in Africa

This event aims to discuss and compare different examples of drug markets and associated insecurity, with a particular focus on...

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Call for Papers: ECPR Standing Group on Organised Crime

Dismembering Organised Crime: Identifying, Analysing and Countering After the success of the ECPR Standing Group on Organised...

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