The UN System-Wide Response to Organized Crime
From peace operations to how to better manage forests and food supply chains, the United Nations (UN) is engaged in the fight against organized crime...
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Extortion in Central America
In parts of Central America, extortion has become so endemic that it is now a feature of the daily socio-economic life of citizens, businesses and...
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 illegal...
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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...
The Global Initiative at the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
Next week (20–24 May), UN member states and civil-society groups will gather in Vienna for the annual session of the UN Commission on Crime...
East Africa: Organized crime and terrorism
In East Africa, three spheres co-exist – informal economies, organized-crime networks and terror groups. We need a better understanding of how they...
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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 illegal...
Forward Thinking on Transnational Threats
This event from the IISS and the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime followed a recent US National Defense University project on...
Constructive Powers: the defining elements of transnational organized crime
Mark Shaw, Director, talks about Constructive Powers, the defining elements of transnational organized crime and how the role of private institutions...
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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...
Constructive Powers: the defining elements of transnational organized crime
Mark Shaw, Director, talks about Constructive Powers, the defining elements of transnational organized crime and how the role of private institutions...
Misha Glenny investigates global crime networks
Journalist, and member of the Global Initiative Board, Misha Glenny spent several years in a courageous investigation of organized crime networks...
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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...
Mexico Peace Index 2018: Mapping the evolution of peace and its drivers
This report contains a comprehensive measure of peacefulness in Mexico from 2003 – 2017. “Peace in Mexico has declined for a second year...
Security for Sale: Challenges and Good Practices in Regulating Private Military and Security Companies in Latin America
by Sarah Kinosian and James Bosworth The elevated, and in some cases epidemic, criminal violence that afflicts much of Latin America has given rise...