Civil Society Observatory of Illicit Economies in Eastern and Southern Africa
The stories in the first issue of the regular ‘Risk Bulletin’ of new trends, developments and insights from the criminal economies of Eastern and...
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How can Civil Society counter organized crime in the Western Balkans?
In July 2018, the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) launched the Civil Society Observatory to Counter Organized Crime...
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...
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The Global Initiative at the 74th UNGA
The Global Initiative hosted, participated in and moderated several events held in the margins of the General Assembly – not least of which was the...
Organized crime and the UN Security Council
In 2018, 40% of UN Security Council Resolutions demanded a response to organized crime. Here, we present insights into the United Nations Security...
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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...
World Atlas of Illicit Flows
Organized crime takes the lion’s share of USD31.5 billion in illicit flows in and around conflict areas A new report warns that the...
Human Trafficking and the Illicit Cigarette Trade: Global Consequences
The illicit trade of cigarettes has become a multi-billion dollar business today and has taken centre stage in the global debate in the last few...
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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: Jean-Luc Vez
Global Initiative Board Member, Jean-Luc Vez, Managing Director for Security Policy and Security Affairs at the World Economic Forum (WEF), and the...
GIN Interview: Louise Shelley, founder and director of the Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center
Academic and author Louise Shelley was driven to create the Washington-based Terrorism, Transnational and Corruption Center (TraCCC) in the...
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Dark Pharma: Counterfeit and Contraband Pharmaceuticals in Central America
This working paper, the second in a series on the global illicit economy, focuses on the “dark pharma” trade in Central America, where no country...
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...