EUR-Obs

How to make and lose a fortune smuggling migrants on the French coast

...Tackling migrant smuggling has been one of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s priorities since taking office in July 2024. The prime minister has repeatedly vowed to ‘smash the gangs’ who are usin...

Posted on 23 Jan 2025
06 Feb

Global Initiative

Mapping the World Order: An Exploration of Government Effectiveness, Rule of Law and Processes which Undermine the Capacity of States to Benefit Citizens

...Rule of law and government effectiveness are two of the most critical sources of order necessary for the economic and social development of nation states across the globe. There are many countervaili...

Posted on 20 Jan 2025

Crime & Conflict, HT-Obs

Last Chance? Breaking Haiti’s Political and Criminal Impasse

Last Chance?

...Haiti is at a crossroads, facing an unprecedented politico-criminal crisis. In 2024, gang violence escalated to record levels, with criminal groups controlling 85% of Port-au-Prince and expanding acro...

Posted on 17 Jan 2025

Crime & Conflict, UKR-Obs

Tomorrow’s fire: What does the future of the Ukraine conflict mean for Europe’s illicit arms market?

...In February, the war in Ukraine will enter its fourth year. It is too early to tell how the conflict will unfold in 2025, both on the battlefield and at the negotiation table. However, it is not too e...

Posted on 16 Jan 2025

Author(s): Brian Lee, Paddy Ginn

Global Organized Crime Index

Türkiye is taking steps to contain rising cases of fraud. Will they be effective?

...Financial fraud has become increasingly widespread in Türkiye, a phenomenon linked to wider technological and social trends and driven by more organized and sophisticated networks. Although there is ...

Posted on 14 Jan 2025

Author(s): Ebru Erkan

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Ebru Erkan

Analyst

...Ebru joined the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime in March 2023 and currently contributes to the development and dissemination of the Global Organized Crime Index. Before moving ...

Posted on 14 Jan 2025

CSA-Obs

Why is Afghanistan part of the great extractives race?

...Afghanistan’s mineral resources harbour great untapped potential. The country sits on an estimated 2.2 billion tonnes of iron ore, 60 million tonnes of copper, 183 million tonnes of aluminium, and v...

Posted on 08 Jan 2025

Author(s): Marcena Hunter, Paddy Ginn

Drug Policy, UKR-Obs

Is Belarus’s strategy on drugs bearing fruit or masking reality?

...‘The work of all [drug] prevention entities is bearing fruit,’ proclaimed Lidskaya Gazeta, a media outlet run by the Belarusian state, on 20 August 2024. In an upbeat article, it heralded a declin...

Posted on 18 Dec 2024

Global Organized Crime Index

The hidden costs of China’s seafood empire

...Since 2018, global seafood consumption has doubled and is expected to double again by 2050. In response to this increased demand, the fishing industry has developed through advances in vessel design, ...

Posted on 16 Dec 2024

Author(s): Ian Urbina

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Ian Urbina

Director, The Outlaw Ocean Project

...Ian Urbina is the director of The Outlaw Ocean Project, a non-profit journalism organization based in Washington D.C. that produces investigative stories about human rights, environment and labor conc...

Posted on 16 Dec 2024
16 Dec

Private Sector, SEE-Obs

On Target? Sanctions and Their Effectiveness in the Western Balkans

On Target?

...Click here to access the Database Sanctions have long been used as a tool to combat organized crime and political corruption in the Western Balkans. But how effective are they in disrupting cri...

Posted on 16 Dec 2024

Author(s): Ruggero Scaturro, Fatjona Mejdini

15 Nov

UNTOC, CSA-Obs

Pulling together to push back: A call to action against transnational organized crime in Pakistan

...Pakistan is at a critical juncture in its battle against transnational organized crime, a multifaceted threat that affects all sectors of society. Criminal networks have transformed the country into a...

Posted on 11 Dec 2024

Author(s): Patricia Neves

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