Resilience Fund Webinar
Lessons of Resilience
Experiences, challenges, and insights from the ground
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Observatory of Illicit Economies in West Africa (WEA-Obs)
Illicit hub mapping in West Africa 2025
A comprehensive mapping of 350 illicit hubs across West Africa and parts of Central Africa
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NAS-Obs
Human smuggling and trafficking in North Africa and the Sahel
2025 series
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EAS-Obs
The Commanding Heights of the South Caucasus Underworld
An overview of the main criminal actors and illicit markets that serve them
Captured riches:
The message in CAR’s disappearing diamond
Global Organized Crime Index, AMA-Obs, APA-Obs, AR-Obs, CAM-Obs, CSA-Obs, EAS-Obs, ESA-Obs, EUR-Obs, HT-Obs, NAS-Obs, SA-Obs, SEE-Obs, WEA-Obs
The Global Organized Crime Index 2025
Crime at a crossroads
EAS-Obs
Crime by drone
A new paradigm for organized crime
APA-Obs
Mekong Matters
The Podcast
A network to counter networks
The Global Initiative comprises a network of over 600 independent global and regional experts working on human rights, democracy, governance, and development issues where organized crime has become increasingly pertinent.
More about the GI-TOCLatest Publications
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EAS-Obs
30 Oct 2025
Crime by drone: A new paradigm for organized crime
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Sanctions and organized crime, SEE-Obs
28 Oct 2025
Beyond the blacklist: How effective are sanctions in the Western Balkans?
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WEA-Obs
20 Oct 2025
Illicit hub mapping in West Africa 2025
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WEA-Obs
16 Oct 2025
Private military companies and arms control challenges: The Wagner group in Mali
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SA-Obs
15 Oct 2025
A proposal to fortify South Africa’s organized crime laws against enablers
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NAS-Obs
07 Oct 2025
Human smuggling and trafficking in North Africa and the Sahel 2025
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Eco-Solve, SA-Obs
02 Oct 2025
Losing ground: The growing illicit trade in South Africa’s ornamental plants
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HT-Obs
18 Sep 2025
From criminal governance to community fragmentation: Addressing Haiti’s escalating crisis
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SEE-Obs
11 Sep 2025
Integrity and independence of the judiciary and anti-corruption bodies in the Western Balkans
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Cities & Illicit Economies, SA-Obs
08 Sep 2025
Western Cape gang monitor – Issue 6
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Latinoamérica y el Caribe, North America Strategic Platform on Organized Crime
04 Sep 2025
Unregulated fentanyl in North America: A trilateral perspective
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WEA-Obs
29 Aug 2025
What do two recent incidents reveal about Guinea-Bissau’s cocaine politics?
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Our network
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View Profile William Graham
Senior Lecturer, Abertay University
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View Profile Melina Risso
Research Director, Instituto Igarapé
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View Profile Karen Laidler
Professor, Director, Centre for Criminology, University of Hong Kong
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View Profile Jay Bahadur
Independent researcher and investigator
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View Profile Bruce Ohr
Counsellor for Transnational Organized Crime and International Affairs, Criminal Division, US Department of Justice, Washington, DC, USA
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View Profile Stephen Noguera
Special Agent, U.S. Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) Chair and Professor of National Security Studies, George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies
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View Profile Marcena Hunter
Director of Extractives, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime
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View Profile Emmanuel Mayah
Founder, Satellite Times
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View Profile Michael Temple
International Financial Crime and Compliance Leader, Standard Chartered Bank