Assassination Witness, ENACT

Mozambique’s quiet assassination epidemic

...The surface of life in Mozambique conceals violent undercurrents that threaten development and stability alike. On 27 March, Mozambican journalist and activist Ericino de Salema was leaving the Nati...

Posted on 11 May 2018

Author(s): Simone Haysom, Rupert Horsley

Global Initiative

Five Misconceptions About Migrant Smuggling

...by Gabriella Sanchez  Abstract Migrant smugglers occupy a special place in the European ‘migration crisis’ discourse. They are depicted as the facilitators of irregular migrants’ journeys, an...

Posted on 07 May 2018

Global Initiative

GI strategy in 60 seconds

...Towards innovative and commensurate responses to organized crime...

Posted on 04 May 2018

Global Initiative

Global Initiative Strategy 2018-2020

Global Initiative Strategy 2018-2020

...The challenges posed by transnational organized crime and its negative impacts are increasingly being understood. And, all the while, new challenges are emerging. However, responses have not been comm...

Posted on 04 May 2018

UN Reform

Divisions thwart UNTOC review process

...Is the idea of a review mechanism for the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime dead? Effective implementation of the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) has l...

Posted on 04 May 2018

Author(s): Mark Shaw

Crime & Terrorism, SEE-Obs

The Balkans: A migrant gateway for jihadists?

...The story of Europe’s migrant crisis is still far from over. In the Balkans, a region that felt some of the greatest shocks, the situation may be easing, but in the post-caliphate era the potential ...

Posted on 01 May 2018

Author(s): Tuesday Reitano, Jessica Gerken

UN-TOC Watch

Much ground to cover at upcoming global compact

...Negotiations on the Global Compact for Migration will be held at the UN headquarters in May. David Donoghue, a co-facilitator during negotiations around the 2016 New York Declaration, considers whethe...

Posted on 27 Apr 2018

Author(s): David Donoghue

Crime & Conflict

Northern Mozambique: Where terror capitalizes on corruption

...Networks of powerful, politically connected criminal actors have created an enabling environment for an Islamic insurgency in northern Mozambique that is terrorizing local communities and threatening ...

Posted on 23 Apr 2018

Author(s): Simone Haysom