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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East and Southern Africa Risk Bulletin #6
The coronavirus pandemic will have a profound effect on the global economy, and illicit economies will be no exception. Already from other regions...
Crime and Contagion: The impact of a pandemic on organized crime
The fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic is having profound impacts on society and the economy, and it will also influence and shape organized crime and...
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#CovidCrimeWatch – n°12
Over the past 12 weeks, the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) has closely monitored the impact of COVID-19 on the...
#CovidCrimeWatch – n°11
In the debate and analysis concerning the interaction between the coronavirus pandemic and organized crime, the focus has largely been on illicit...
A double-edged sword
Governments around the world are deploying military forces to support the fight against the pandemic. But there are crucial lessons to be learnt from...
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Organized Crime and International Terrorism – Addressing the Extortion & Governance Dilemma
Hosted with the Permanent Missions of Norway, Peru, and Tunisia (21, November 2019) Norwegian Mission to the UN, New York, NY An event contributing...
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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A Tale of Two Countries: COVID-19 and organized crime in the Korean Peninsula.
There couldn’t be a starker contrast. Since its first confirmed case of an infection in late January, South Korea has responded swiftly and...
GI-TOC condemns the detention and exclusion of Serbian journalist from participating at UN Anti-corruption Conference in UAE
Geneva, 19 December 2019 – As reported by the UNCAC Coalition, award-winning Serbian journalist Stevan Dojčinović, founder and editor-in-chief of...
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...
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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...