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...
Guatemala’s anti-corruption commission ordered to close by President Morales
The mandate of Guatemala’s International Commission Against Impunity (CICIG from the Spanish) came to an end on 3 September. The commission, an...
Civil society key to monitoring anti-corruption efforts in Western Balkans
Civil society plays a central role in monitoring and evaluating the Western Balkans governments’ progress on tackling organized crime and...
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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...
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...