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Crime & Conflict, Geocriminality, EAS-Obs

Crime after war: Post-Conflict Organized-Crime Dynamics in Russia & Ukraine

... Three years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the prospect of a ceasefire—or even a fragile peace—has thrust policymakers, civil society actors, and donors into a race to anticipa...

Posted on 19 Jun 2025

Crime & Conflict, EAS-Obs

Crossing the line: Will Lithuania’s ICJ case against Belarus set a precedent for state accountability in human smuggling?

...On 19 May 2025, Lithuania filed a case against Belarus at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing Alexander Lukashenko’s regime of breaching the UN Protocol Against the Smuggling of Migra...

Posted on 18 Jun 2025

Author(s): Maria Khoruk

ESACD, ESA-Obs

ESACD – Final report and action plan

ESACD - Final report and action plan

...The Eastern and Southern Africa Commission on Drugs (ESACD) was formally launched in 2023 to address the serious and multifaceted challenges arising from the escalating illicit drug trade in the regio...

Posted on 16 Jun 2025

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Moucclin Mambone

Associate, Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

...Moucclin Mambone is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in International Relations with a focus on Geopolitics at the Catholic University of Lille (FLSH), after earning a Bachelor’s degree in Law...

Posted on 12 Jun 2025

APA-Obs

Flying under the radar: How airports and airlines could be vital partners in combating the cyber scam industry

...The growth of cyber scam centres around the world is fuelling a global human trafficking crisis on a scale and organizational complexity rarely seen since the height of the transatlantic slave trade. ...

Posted on 12 Jun 2025

Author(s): Lindsey Kennedy, Nathan Paul Southern

Eco-Solve

Monitoring online illegal wildlife trade: Focus on the maritime and marine dimensions

Monitoring online illegal wildlife trade:

...The last decade and a half have seen an alarming surge in illegal wildlife trade (IWT) on the internet. However, a dearth of data regarding the scale of the market, its dynamics, operations and ramifi...

Posted on 11 Jun 2025

Crime & Conflict, Geocriminality, EAS-Obs

Trouble at home: Russia’s looming demobilization challenge

Trouble at home:

...Russia is facing a growing security threat from within. The return of tens of thousands of veterans from the Russo-Ukrainian war, including a large number of convicted criminals, is triggering a surge...

Posted on 10 Jun 2025

Author(s): Mark Galeotti

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Maxime Lechat

Associate, Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

...Maxime Lechat is a Master’s student in International Relations, specializing in War Studies, based in France. She joined the GI-TOC as an associate within the Multilateral Engagement team for a five...

Posted on 10 Jun 2025

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Olivia Neuray

Multilateral Engagement Associate, Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

...Olivia Neuray is a Belgian-Canadian graduate in International Development from McGill University. She contributed to the EU-ACT II Programme in Madrid, where she supported the integration of human ri...

Posted on 10 Jun 2025

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Morgan Fox

Associate, Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

...Morgan Fox is an Associate at the GI-TOC and an MA Candidate in European and Eurasian Affairs at the University of Toronto. She was previously a Program Associate at Project Ploughshares, a civil soci...

Posted on 10 Jun 2025

UN-TOC Watch

A return to consensus at the UN? Despite global tensions, the CCPCJ agreed on key resolutions to counter organized crime

...The UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) held its 34th session in Vienna from 19 to 23 May. This followed the tumultuous March session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CN...

Posted on 09 Jun 2025

Author(s): Ian Tennant, Olivia Neuray, Morgan Fox, Maxime Lechat, Moucclin Mambone

Eco-Solve

A plastic problem: European waste destined for Türkiye

A plastic problem

...Since 2018, Türkiye has become the primary destination for Europe’s plastic waste, absorbing more than half of the EU’s total plastic waste exports. This shift follows tightening regulations in A...

Posted on 04 Jun 2025

Author(s): Lauren Young

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