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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

08 May 2026

WEA-Obs

Coordinated attacks in Mali shift territorial control and realign illicit economies

07 May 2026

Global Organized Crime Index, ESA-Obs

How counterfeit agricultural products are harming Uganda’s economy

30 Apr 2026

SEE-Obs

How cannabis legalization reshaped illicit markets in the Western Balkans

23 Apr 2026

EUR-Obs

The high-profile resignation of an Italian justice ministry official highlights how mafias exert their influence today

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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

Coordinated attacks in Mali shift territorial control and realign illicit economies

How counterfeit agricultural products are harming Uganda’s economy

How cannabis legalization reshaped illicit markets in the Western Balkans

The high-profile resignation of an Italian justice ministry official highlights how mafias exert their influence today

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