WEA-Obs
Private military companies and arms control challenges
The Wagner group in Mali
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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
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NAS-Obs
Human smuggling and trafficking in North Africa and the Sahel
2025 series
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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
EAS-Obs
Crime by drone
A new paradigm for organized crime
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.
More about the GI-TOCLatest Publications
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EAS-Obs
30 Oct 2025
Crime by drone: A new paradigm for organized crime
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Sanctions and organized crime, SEE-Obs
28 Oct 2025
Beyond the blacklist: How effective are sanctions in the Western Balkans?
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WEA-Obs
20 Oct 2025
Illicit hub mapping in West Africa 2025
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WEA-Obs
16 Oct 2025
Private military companies and arms control challenges: The Wagner group in Mali
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SA-Obs
15 Oct 2025
A proposal to fortify South Africa’s organized crime laws against enablers
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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?
Upcoming and Past Events
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Global Organized Crime Index
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Resilience Fund
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Eco-Solve
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ENACT
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IUU Fishing Index
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UN-TOC Watch
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JIED
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IASOC
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ESA-Obs
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SEE-Obs
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NAS-Obs
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EAS-Obs
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APA-Obs
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WEA-Obs
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CAM-Obs
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Our network
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View Profile Christina Bain
Director, Initiative on Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery, Babson College
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View Profile Dr T. Wing Lo
Associate Vice-President, City University of Hong Kong
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View Profile Dr. Eman Ragab
Director General of the Regional Expertise Center for Combating Drugs and Crime (joint UNODC center of excellence) at Nayef Arab University for Security Sciences Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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View Profile Fábio Bechara
Professor/Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie
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View Profile Eirini Stamouli
Post-doc Researcher & Lecturer, Democritus University of Thrace / Open University of Greece
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View Profile Christian Bueger
Professor of International Relations, Copenhagen University
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View Profile John R. Heilbrunn
Associate Professor Emeritus, The Colorado School of Mines
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View Profile Dr. Carolina Sancho Hirane
Security and Globalization Chair, University of Chile, Institute of International Studies
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View Profile Yuliya Zabyelina
Associate Professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY)
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View Profile Tomslin Samme-Nlar
Research Director, Gefona Digital Foundation