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04 Aug 2026

UN Reform, UN-TOC Watch, UNTOC

Does the stagnation of the UNTOC review mechanism suggest that states have lost interest in the convention itself?

20 Jul 2026

Global Initiative

Abuse at scale: Artificial intelligence is reshaping child sexual exploitation

15 Jul 2026

Global Organized Crime Index

The wood for the trees, Why illicit logging persists despite North Korea’s expanding forest governance

06 Jul 2026

AR-Obs

Criminal aftershocks, What Niño Guerrero’s death and the earthquake mean for organized crime in Venezuela

30 Jun 2026

Global Organized Crime Index

Somali piracy surges due to Chinese ransom payments and Strait of Hormuz crisis

10 Jun 2026

Global Initiative

Betting on impunity: How the World Cup will heighten risks in global gambling systems

02 Jun 2026

SEE-Obs

Legal entry, irregular exit: The growing role of the Western Balkans in human smuggling into the EU

01 Jun 2026

Resilience Fund

Why UN engagement matters for strengthening state resilience to organized crime

21 May 2026

Eco-Solve

Observing, learning and restoring: Community responses to environmental crime

20 May 2026

APA-Obs, EUR-Obs

Chasing Ireland’s ‘pot of gold’: How illicit brokers profit from Vietnamese migration routes

19 May 2026

APA-Obs

China-linked scam operations pivot to Africa, presenting new challenges for at-risk countries

14 May 2026

NAS-Obs, SEE-Obs

A smuggling route reawakens: Movement surges between eastern Libya and Crete

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Analysis

Does the stagnation of the UNTOC review mechanism suggest that states have lost interest in the convention itself?

Abuse at scale: Artificial intelligence is reshaping child sexual exploitation

The wood for the trees, Why illicit logging persists despite North Korea’s expanding forest governance

Criminal aftershocks, What Niño Guerrero’s death and the earthquake mean for organized crime in Venezuela

Somali piracy surges due to Chinese ransom payments and Strait of Hormuz crisis

Betting on impunity: How the World Cup will heighten risks in global gambling systems

Legal entry, irregular exit: The growing role of the Western Balkans in human smuggling into the EU

Why UN engagement matters for strengthening state resilience to organized crime

Observing, learning and restoring: Community responses to environmental crime

Chasing Ireland’s ‘pot of gold’: How illicit brokers profit from Vietnamese migration routes

China-linked scam operations pivot to Africa, presenting new challenges for at-risk countries

A smuggling route reawakens: Movement surges between eastern Libya and Crete

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