Illicit wildlife markets and the dark web
This brief gives an overview of the online illicit wildlife trade (IWT), and analyzes the current state of this market, and speculates on its likely...
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Not above the law? The role of lawyers in combating money laundering and illicit asset flows.
Lawyers frequently find themselves caught between their obligations to governmental authorities and their fidelity to their clients. This becomes...
Organized crime and its role in contemporary conflict
This brief aims to contribute to the basis of evidence for ongoing debates over the complex connections between criminal markets and conflict actors,...
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Artificial intelligence in policing
Technologies that make use of forms of artificial intelligence (AI) are rapidly changing the face of law enforcement around the world. These...
Trade infrastructure and organized crime
Trade infrastructure may enable the economic benefits of globalization, but at the same time it can also make countries more vulnerable to organized...
UNTOC review mechanism: now or never
Will a review mechanism for the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime finally be achieved this week at the ninth session of the...
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Global Initiative Briefing to the UN Security Council
The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime is honoured to address the Security Council today during the briefing on policing in the...
World Atlas of Illicit Flows
Organized crime takes the lion’s share of USD31.5 billion in illicit flows in and around conflict areas A new report warns that the illegal...
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Mapping Global Transformations – Illicit Economies
What exactly are the Transformation Maps? Transformation Maps are the World Economic Forum’s dynamic knowledge tool. They help users to explore and...
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Q and A with Nadia Isler, director of the SDG Lab Geneva
Nadia Isler speaks to the Global Initiative’s Julia Stanyard on the SDG Lab’s work, its findings and how international actors seek to address...
Interview with Ruth Dreifuss on the decriminalization of drugs.
How would you assess the current state of the debate around decriminalization of drugs? There have certainly been positive developments since the...
The essential role of civil society in the UNTOC and UNCAC review processes
The role of civil society in the UN Conventions against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) and against Corruption (UNCAC) has been a contested...
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Mixed Migration Review 2018
This publication by the Mixed Migration Centre offers a review of mixed migration around the world focusing on key events and policy developments...
When Terrorism and Organized Crime Meet
Terrorism and organized crime are increasingly blurred, such that differentiating between the two can be counterproductive. Instead, efforts must be...
Organized Crime on the UN Security Council Agenda
On 7 June 2018, for the first time, a Committee of the United Nations Security Council placed individuals on a sanctions list for human trafficking....