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Dirty money: Assessing the vulnerability of financial institutions in the Balkans to illicit finance

Dirty money

...Despite efforts to prevent illicit finance – such as the adoption of international frameworks, Financial Action Task Force (FATF) standards and the EU’s anti-money laundering (AML) directives – ...

Posted on 18 Nov 2024

Author(s): Dardan Kocani

Assassination Witness

‘Don’t rock the boat’

...Assassination of Mexican fisheries leader casts a long shadow, signalling organized crime’s expanding grip on the country. In October 2024, the Mexican Institute for Research in Sustainable Fisheri...

Posted on 15 Nov 2024

Author(s): Siria Gastelum Felix

Global Initiative

The Fifth Wave: Organized Crime in 2040

The Fifth Wave

...By 2040, organized crime may thrive like never before, exploiting climate crises, geopolitical conflicts, and technological advancements. Our latest report reveals a chilling forecast where criminal n...

Posted on 14 Nov 2024

Author(s): Phil Williams

EAS-Obs

Breaking Klad: Russia’s Dead Drop Drug Revolution

Breaking Klad

...There has been a groundbreaking shift in the global drug trade, pioneered in Russia and now spreading globally. Unlike traditional drug trafficking models, this system leverages darknet markets and cr...

Posted on 13 Nov 2024

Author(s): Max Daly, Patrick Shortis

AR-Obs

Coca leaf and cocaine legalization in Peru

Coca leaf and cocaine legalization in Peru

...Coca legalization in Peru could reshape the economy, drug control policies, and even the influence of organized crime, but the implications are complex. This report explores how moving from prohibitio...

Posted on 11 Nov 2024

Author(s): Nicolás Zevallos Trigoso, Jaris Mujica, Christian Campos Vásquez

EUR-Obs

Downfall

...Yevgeny Prigozhin’s story is one of stark transformation – from prisoner to one of Russia’s wealthiest and most influential power players. Quietly amassing a sprawling business empire under Vlad...

Posted on 06 Nov 2024

Author(s): Mark Shaw