Transnational Tentacles: Global hotspots of Balkan Organized Crime
While the Western Balkans is often portrayed as a hotspot of illicit activity, the region is a relatively small market for organized crime. The...
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A triangle of vulnerability – changing patterns of illicit trafficking off the Swahili coast
A triangle of vulnerability for illicit trafficking is emerging as a key geographic space along Africa’s eastern seaboard – the Swahili coast. At...
Tackling Serious and Organized Crime in the Western Balkans
Organized crime is not a new phenomenon in the Western Balkans. Yet, despite its pervasiveness, research on the topic is scarce. Information is often...
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#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...
#CovidCrimeWatch – July
As of 21 July 2020, almost 15 million cases of COVID-19 had been reported worldwide, and over 610 000 deaths registered. Although both have continued...
Pakistan’s pandemic challenges
In Pakistan, the COVID-19 pandemic has compounded critical economic challenges, as well as issues related to governance and internal security. The...
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After the storm: Organized crime across the Sahel-Sahara following upheaval in Libya and Mali
Organized crime in the Sahel has entered a new phase of consolidation and diversification. During the past decade, criminal activity expanded...
Organised Crime Index (Africa 2019)
The ENACT Organised Crime Index is an innovative tool designed to measure levels of organised crime in African countries and assess their resilience...
Supporting asylum seekers with local NGO Dhia in Ciudad Juárez
The Resilience Fund works with local NGO DHIA in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico to support asylum seekers and build their resilience against organized crime....
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Organized Crime and Criminal Networks in Africa
Summary and Keywords Organised crime and criminal networks are an outcome of Africa’s weak systems of state reach and governance, and in turn they...
In Memoriam: Stephen Ellis, 1953-2015
The Global Initiative is very sad to report that Prof. Stephen Ellis died on July 29, 2015, having lost his three-year battle with leukaemia....
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Organized Crime and Criminal Networks in Africa
Summary and Keywords Organised crime and criminal networks are an outcome of Africa’s weak systems of state reach and governance, and in turn they...
Munich Security Report 2019
Looking at the current state of international affairs it is difficult to escape the feeling that the world is not just witnessing a series of smaller...
Data bulletins: improving migration data to implement the global compact for migration
IOM’s Global Migration Data Analysis Centre released an edited volume of the “Data Bulletin Series: Informing the Implementation of the Global...