Global Initiative

The perilous fallout from Brazil’s deadliest police raid

...On 28 October, police in Rio de Janeiro launched a ‘mega-operation’ targeting the Comando Vermelho (Red Command – CV), one of Brazil’s largest criminal organizations. During the crackdown, 2 5...

Posted on 03 Nov 2025

Author(s): Gabriel Funari

EAS-Obs

Crime by drone: A new paradigm for organized crime

Crime by drone

...The Russo-Ukrainian war has profoundly changed how drones are used in conflict. Over the past three years, drones have shifted from being auxiliary tools to becoming decisive elements on the battlefie...

Posted on 30 Oct 2025

Author(s): Paddy Ginn, Alex Goodwin

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Alex Goodwin

...Alex Goodwin is an analyst at the GI-TOC, focusing on the impact of the Russo-Ukrainian war on illicit economies in Ukraine and the broader region. Previously, he worked as an editor at the Internatio...

Posted on 29 Oct 2025
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Daniel Santiago Ferro

Chief Inspector, Spanish National Police

...For more than 10 years, Daniel worked at the Central Drugs and Organized Crime Unit of the Spanish National Police as head of different investigation groups dealing with drug trafficking, mainly cocai...

Posted on 29 Oct 2025
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Dr. Alexander Chance

Head of Policy & Research, Transparency International (TI) Ireland

...Dr. Alexander Chance specialises in strategic approaches to transnational organised crime, illicit finance and corruption, including in post-conflict settings. As Head of Policy and Research at Transp...

Posted on 29 Oct 2025

APA-Obs

Mekong Matters: The podcast

...Across the Mekong, organized crime shapes daily life—from illegal casinos in the Golden Triangle and synthetic drug production in Vietnam, to human trafficking, cyber scams, and the looting of fores...

Posted on 29 Oct 2025
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Dr. Maureen Moriarty

Senior Fellow, Duke Center for International Development and Senior Associate in Land and Security, CDA Collaborative Learning

...Maureen Moriarty PH.D has 27 years of experience working at the Triple Nexus of the humanitarian, development, and peacebuilding sectors. She is a Senior Fellow at the Duke University Center for Inter...

Posted on 29 Oct 2025
28 Oct

Sanctions and organized crime, SEE-Obs

Beyond the blacklist: How effective are sanctions in the Western Balkans?

Beyond the blacklist

...ACCESS THE DATABASE Sanctions are a key instrument of national foreign policies, but their impact depends on how effectively they are implemented. This policy brief examines how actors in the W...

Posted on 28 Oct 2025

APA-Obs

Designating cyber scam networks helps protect those exposing them against legal challenges

...On 14 October 2025, the US government charged Chen Zhi, founder of the Cambodia-based multinational business conglomerate Prince Group, for allegedly masterminding a vast criminal empire involving the...

Posted on 28 Oct 2025

Author(s): Lindsey Kennedy, Nathan Paul Southern

Global Initiative

Captured riches: The message in CAR’s disappearing diamond

...In January 2025, a 177-carat rough diamond, one of the largest ever found in the Central African Republic (CAR), disappeared without a trace. Sources familiar with the case told the Global Initiative ...

Posted on 24 Oct 2025

Author(s): Nathalia Dukhan, Ruben De Koning, Zobel Behalal

24 Nov

Resilience Fund, WEA-Obs

From context to action: Investigating illicit gold trafficking and conflict dynamics in West Africa

...Reporting on illicit economies and instability helps communities understand the root causes of conflict. This webinar series is organized in the context of the Global Initiative Against Transnational...

Posted on 24 Oct 2025
18 Nov

Resilience Fund, WEA-Obs

Du contexte à l’action : Enquête sur les économies illicites et les groupes extrémistes violents en Afrique de l’Ouest

...Le reportage sur les économies illicites et l'instabilité aide les communautés à comprendre les racines des conflits. Cette série de webinaires est organisée dans le cadre du projet de l'Initia...

Posted on 24 Oct 2025
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