ESA-Obs

Following the money: The use of the hawala remittance system in the Yemen–Somalia arms trade

Following the money:

... The ubiquity of small arms and light weapons (SALW) in Yemen, as well as centuries-old cultural and commercial ties with Somalia, has made Yemen the primary source for illicit arms among Somali im...

Posted on 17 Sep 2020

Author(s): Jay Bahadur

CovidCrimeWatch

#CovidCrimeWatch – August

... By the end of August 2020, more than 25.5 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 had been registered, with more than 850 000 confirmed deaths documented worldwide. The United States, Brazil, Mexico a...

Posted on 15 Sep 2020

Author(s): Lyes Tagziria

CovidCrimeWatch, Latinoamérica y el Caribe

Policing in Rio: Beyond confrontation?

... Recent changes in crime-fighting tactics demanded by Brazil’s Supreme Court have called into question the efficacy of the state’s militarized approach in Rio. The first six months o...

Posted on 15 Sep 2020

CovidCrimeWatch

Counterfeiting during a pandemic: What can we learn from it?

... The effects of the health crisis are changing every aspect of global society and trade. The demand and supply of many product categories, as well as their means of production and distribution, hav...

Posted on 15 Sep 2020

Author(s): Gabriel Moberg, Justin Picard

ESA-Obs, SA-Obs

East and Southern Africa Risk Bulletin #11

Civil Society Observatory of Illicit Economies in Eastern and Southern Africa

...Risk Bulletin Download PDF Observatory of Illicit Economies in Eastern and Southern Africa Issue 11 Aug–Sep 2020 Summary highlights Special report: Gangs in East and Southern Africa use lockdowns to...

Posted on 11 Sep 2020

Extortion in Central America, Latinoamérica y el Caribe, CAM-Obs

Guía Práctica: Para prevenir, detectar y erradicar el delito de extorsión en Centroamérica

Guía Práctica

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Posted on 10 Sep 2020

Assassination Witness

Ján Kuciak: Murder unpunished?

... The controversial acquittal of two defendants accused of orchestrating the murder of investigative journalist Ján Kuciak has sent shockwaves through Slovakia, a country grappling with corruption ...

Posted on 04 Sep 2020

Author(s): Ana Paula Oliveira

Assassination Witness

Ján Kuciak: A nation waits for justice

... On 3 September, the Slovakian courts will decide the fate of Marian Kočner, a Slovak businessman who stands co-accused with two others of orchestrating the murder of investigative journalists Já...

Posted on 02 Sep 2020

Drug Policy

Drug policies and development

... The 12th volume of International Development Policy explores the relationship between international drug policy and development goals, both current and within a historical perspective. Contributi...

Posted on 31 Aug 2020

JIED

Journal of Illicit Economies and Development Vol.2 – Issue 1

JIED Vol 2 - Issue 1

... --- John Collins is the Editor-in-Chief of JIED...

Posted on 31 Aug 2020

Author(s): John Collins

Crime & Conflict, NAS-Obs, WEA-Obs

Crime after Mali’s coup: business as usual?

... Despite the upheaval in Bamako, the patronage networks and socio-political systems that enable illicit economies to thrive in Mali – such as drug trafficking, migrant smuggling and arms traffick...

Posted on 31 Aug 2020

Author(s): Matt Herbert, Peter Tinti