NAS-Obs
Human smuggling and trafficking in North Africa and the Sahel
2025 series
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Global Organized Crime Index, UN Cyberwatch
The cybercrime arms race
Resilience to cyber-dependent crimes is rising, yet threats continue to outpace it
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SEE-Obs, WEA-Obs
Under the radar
Western Balkans’ cocaine operations in West Africa
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SEE-Obs
Washing away crime
Money laundering in the Western Balkans
Eco-Solve
New Frontiers in the Fight Against Environmental and Wildlife Crimes 2025
Tackling environmental crime through policy, law, and local action
POLICY BRIEF
Unregulated fentanyl in North America: A trilateral perspective
EAS-Obs
The Commanding Heights of the South Caucasus Underworld
An overview of the main criminal actors and illicit markets that serve them
NEWSROOM
The GI-TOC at the UN: Bringing local expertise to global frameworks
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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NAS-Obs
07 Oct 2025
Human smuggling and trafficking in North Africa and the Sahel 2025
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Eco-Solve, SA-Obs
02 Oct 2025
Losing ground: The growing illicit trade in South Africa’s ornamental plants
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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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Latinoamérica y el Caribe, North America Strategic Platform on Organized Crime
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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Our network
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View Profile Dr Erica Marat
Associate Professor, National Defense University
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View Profile Dr Dalia Ghanem
MENA Senior Analyst, European Institute for Security Studies (EUISS)
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View Profile Camino Kavanagh
Visiting Fellow at King’s College London
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View Profile Dr. Joschka J. Proksik
Postdoctoral researcher, ETH Zurich
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View Profile Luiz de Paiva
Co-founder, Centre for the Study of Liberty and Authoritarianism
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View Profile Mark Pegler
Senior customs adviser/expert, Royal Oman Police
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View Profile John Coyne
Director, Australian Strategic Policy Institute
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View Profile Luis Toledo Ríos
Director, CESCRO Universidad San Sebastián Chile
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View Profile MSc. Carolina Andrade Quevedo
General Secretary for Security Affairs of Quito
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View Profile Sasha Jesperson
Consultant