Global Initiative

Transnational organised crime – Thematic Study Clingendael Strategic Monitor 2017

...Introduction This report focuses on the main trends in the area of transnational organised crime that affect security interests in the European Union (EU). In addition to terrorism and cybercrime, â€...

Posted on 03 Feb 2017

Global Initiative

Irregular migration and human smuggling networks in Mali

...by Fransje Molenaar & Thibault van Damme Abstract In 2016, an estimated 30,000 to 40,000 migrants transited through Mali on their way to Algeria and Libya. One major dilemma facing policy make...

Posted on 03 Feb 2017

Global Initiative

People smuggling in Libya: You can’t bomb away a problem of economics

...Europe seems to think force and arms are the solution to reducing people smuggling in the volatile and fluid Libya. Even Gaddafi knew better. Back in 2010, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi famously declared t...

Posted on 25 Jan 2017

Development Dialogue, Protecting Politics

Implementing the 2030 Agenda: A New Vision for Development

... The challenges of the Sustainable Development Goals on the Agenda 2030 are multi-facetted and numerous. The ACUNS Vienna UN Conference provided a forum to discuss actions, potentials and challenge...

Posted on 20 Jan 2017

Private Sector, RESPECT

Webinar: How are New Technologies Detecting Labour Trafficking and Exploitation?

...Responsible and Ethical Private Sector Coalition against Trafficking’ Initiative Present in the framework of the Webinar Series THE PRIVATE SECTOR COUNTERING HUMAN TRAFFICKING: New technologie...

Posted on 17 Jan 2017

WEA-Obs

In Niger, anti-smuggling efforts risk trading one crisis for another

... Abajo en español. The migrant smuggling industry has brought jobs, stability, and wealth to northern Niger. Which is why countering it is fraught with risk. With unprecedented flows of irre...

Posted on 17 Jan 2017

Gold Watch, Latinoamérica y el Caribe

Mercury: illicit flows with damaging impacts

... In December Senior Research Analyst Marcena Hunter spoke at the Global Environmental Fund (GEF) event: Global Opportunities for Long-term Development (GOLD) in the Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Min...

Posted on 04 Jan 2017

RESPECT

Not in the Same Boat: Prevalence & Patterns of Labor Abuse Across Thailand’s Diverse Fishing Industry

...After presenting the research methodology and profile of the fishermen in the sample, this paper presents three key analyses: the first explores the means of control and exploitation of Burmese and Ca...

Posted on 03 Jan 2017

Global Initiative

IACC: Corruption and Migration, connecting the flows of money and refugees

...Abajo en español. In early December, the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime participated in the 17th International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) in Panama City, Panama. ...

Posted on 03 Jan 2017

Global Initiative

Lawless Ocean: transnational crime on the high seas

...A new six-part National Geographic investigation, "Lawless Oceans" by Global Initiative member Karsten von Hoesslin, explores a range of maritime crimes. Also read Karsten's report for the Glob...

Posted on 02 Jan 2017

Development Dialogue, Resilience Fund

The impact of organised crime on local communities

...There is a lack of empirical research on organised crime in the UK and no consensus on how to define it. Little good quality information exists and researchers have difficulty accessing it. Efforts to...

Posted on 30 Dec 2016

Development Dialogue

Advancing Drug Policy Reform: a new approach to decriminalization

...Since the Global Commission launched its first report in 2011, a significant shift has taken place in global drug policy, both in terms of public discourse, scientific evidence and policy implementati...

Posted on 20 Dec 2016
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