Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC)

Sanctions and organized crime, SEE-Obs

Beyond the blacklist

How effective are sanctions in the Western Balkans?
Observatory of Illicit Economies in West Africa (WEA-Obs)

Illicit hub mapping in West Africa 2025

A comprehensive mapping of 350 illicit hubs across West Africa and parts of Central Africa
WEA-Obs

Private military companies and arms control challenges

The Wagner group in Mali
EAS-Obs

The Commanding Heights of the South Caucasus Underworld

An overview of the main criminal actors and illicit markets that serve them

Captured riches:

The message in CAR’s disappearing diamond

Global Organized Crime Index, AMA-Obs, APA-Obs, AR-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

WEA-Obs

Private military companies and arms control challenges

The Wagner group in Mali

Geocriminality, APA-Obs

Exporting fraud

China’s acquiescence to Myanmar’s military regime fuels ‘foreigner butchering’ scam epidemic

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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WEA-Obs

Global Organized Crime Index, AMA-Obs, APA-Obs, AR-Obs, CAM-Obs, CSA-Obs, EAS-Obs, ESA-Obs, EUR-Obs, HT-Obs, NAS-Obs, SA-Obs, SEE-Obs, WEA-Obs

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