Global Initiative

Political Connections and Tariff Evasion – Evidence from Tunisia

...Abstract Are politically connected firms more likely to evade taxes? This paper presents evidence suggesting firms owned by President Ben Ali and his family were more prone to evade import tariffs. D...

Posted on 24 Jun 2015

Global Initiative

Norway announces fight against the intertwined role of organised crime in conflict and terrorism

...The Norwegian government launched a new white paper on global security challenges in Norway’s foreign policy, which includes efforts to strengthen information and analysis capacity against the rap...

Posted on 19 Jun 2015

Private Sector

Tackling the neglected megaproblem: counterfeiting and intellectual property theft

...Since the “war on drugs” was launched in the early 1970s counter-narcotics have enjoyed centre stage, with related international law expenditure today exceeding US$100 billions per year. Althou...

Posted on 17 Jun 2015

Global Initiative

Calls for More Balanced Drug Policies in West Africa

...Representatives from a range of West African civil society organizations and media outlets gathered in Accra, Ghana to discuss the role of media in helping countries develop more nuanced drug policies...

Posted on 12 Jun 2015

Private Sector, RESPECT

Webinar: Responses to the Global Trade in Illicit Organs

...The Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime and Babson College present The Price of Life: Responding to the Global Black Market in Illicit Organs Date: Wednesday, 17th June  2015 ...

Posted on 11 Jun 2015

Global Initiative

Fixing a fractured state? Breaking the cycles of crime, corruption and governance in Mali and the Sahel

Fixing a fractured state?

...The international community has reiterated its commitment to supporting the government to rebuild the fractured state of Mali. Despite formidable investments in sponsoring the electoral process, reinf...

Posted on 11 Jun 2015

RESPECT

Countering Human Trafficking through Business and Human Rights (the ruggie principles)

...On 2 June 2015 in The Hague, the Global Initiative and the Hague Institute for Global Justice convened an Expert Roundtable and Panel Discussion on Countering Human Trafficking through the United Nati...

Posted on 09 Jun 2015

Wildlife Watch

Wildlife in Crisis – Seminar Summaries

...Abajo la versión en español The Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime, with the Centre for Criminology at the University of Cape Town and the Conservation Action Trust, hosted�...

Posted on 05 Jun 2015

Development Dialogue, Latinoamérica y el Caribe

The Jalisco Cartel: Mexico’s New Menace

...Despite being one of the youngest cartels, the “Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación” or New Generation Jalisco Cartel, (CJNG), has gained quick notoriety. The attention derives not only from its rapi...

Posted on 28 May 2015

Wildlife Watch

Interview: Alejandro Nadal, Prof. of Economics, University of Mexico

...Prof. Alejandro Nadal, Prof. of Economics, Centre for Economics, Colegio de Mexico, discusses the possible implications of the legalisation of domestic sale in rhino horn in South Africa....

Posted on 28 May 2015

Wildlife Watch

Interview: Paula Kahumbu, Hands off our Elephants Campaign

...Paula Kahumbu is the Executive Director of WildlifeDirect, talks to Peter Gastrow about their Hands Off Our Elephants campaign, launched in 2013. One of the Kenya’s most influential conservation ...

Posted on 17 May 2015

Wildlife Watch

Interview: Bonaventure Ebayi, Head of the Lusaka Taskforce

...GIN Interview: Bonaventure Ebayi, Head of the Lusaka Agreement on Cooperative Law Enforcement...

Posted on 16 May 2015