CA-Obs
Behind the blockchain
Cryptocurrency and criminal capture in the Central African Republic
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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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SEE-Obs
Observatory of illicit economies in South Eastern Europe
Risk Bulletin - Issue 22
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High-level Dialogue | Accra, Ghana - November 27-28, 2025
Mapping the future of drug markets in West Africa
Synthetics, cocaine, criminal money, and strategic responses
Global Organized Crime Index
The totoaba trafficking route
Asia’s appetite for an endangered marine product is fuelling a multi-million-dollar trafficking market from Mexico
APA-Obs
Mekong Risk Monitor
Issue No. 1
APA-Obs
Minimizing risks of criminal exposure to scam compounds in corporate supply chains
A guide for real estate investors, developers and construction contractors
SA-Obs
Western Cape Gang Monitor
Issue 7
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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APA-Obs
19 Dec 2025
Minimizing risks of criminal exposure to scam compounds in corporate supply chains
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CA-Obs
17 Dec 2025
Behind the blockchain: Cryptocurrency and criminal capture in the Central African Republic
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NAS-Obs
15 Dec 2025
Human smuggling and trafficking in North Africa and the Sahel 2025
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SA-Obs
12 Dec 2025
Western Cape Gang Monitor – Issue 7
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APA-Obs
08 Dec 2025
Mekong Risk Monitor #1
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APA-Obs
04 Dec 2025
Criminal currents: Climate change and organized crime threats in the Pacific Islands
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Gold Watch, WEA-Obs
03 Dec 2025
Violent extremist threats to northern Ghana’s gold sector
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Eco-Solve, SEE-Obs
02 Dec 2025
Unveiling green crimes – Environmental crime in the Western Balkans
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CA-Obs
01 Dec 2025
Collateral circuits: The impact of the Sudan’s war on arms markets and mercenary networks in Chad and Libya
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Gold Watch
25 Nov 2025
Illicit finance and Africa: A regional assessment
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Global Organized Crime Index, IUU Fishing Index
24 Nov 2025
IUU Fishing Risk Index 2025
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Eco-Solve
20 Nov 2025
Monitoring online illegal wildlife trade: Featuring rhino horn pills and wildlife substitutions
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Our network
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View Profile Mark Bishop
National Crime Agency, British High Commission, Australia
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View Profile Ubaldo Félix Rodríguez Chinchilla
Special Forces Officer, Honduran Armed Forces
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View Profile Katie A. Paul
Co-director, ATHAR Project
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View Profile Yvon Dandurand
Professor Emeritus, Fellow, International Centre for Criminal Law Reform
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View Profile Olga Biegus
Independent Environmental Crime and Policy Specialist
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View Profile Dr. Patricio R. Estévez-Soto
Lecturer (Teaching) for Latin America and The Caribbean, UCL Department of Security and Crime Science
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View Profile Gulnara Shahinian
Independent expert
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View Profile Miroslav Nožina
Senior Researcher, Institute of International Relations in Prague
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View Profile Ambika Satkunanathan
Human Rights Lawyer and Fellow, Open Society Foundation
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View Profile Manuel Medina Rendon
Intelligence Analyst at the Basel Institute on Governance