Global Initiative

Wildlife has a Facebook problem

Wildlife has a Facebook problem

...Illegal wildlife trade is no longer a peripheral online problem. It is a major digital market governance failure playing out during a global biodiversity crisis, with serious implications for conserva...

Posted on 09 Apr 2026

Author(s): Russell Gray, Simone Haysom

EUR-Obs

Berlin burning: Developments in the German capital confirm a Europe-wide trend of rising criminal violence

...Berlin is currently facing an unprecedented surge in lawlessness, driven by a criminal underworld undergoing profound shifts. Germany, a country accustomed to modest levels of criminal violence, now a...

Posted on 02 Apr 2026

Author(s): Daniel Brombacher

Global Initiative

Democratizing cybercrime: How sophisticated AI systems are empowering a new generation of cybercriminals 

...AI is once again in the news for the wrong reasons, with recent developments at two major companies – Anthropic and OpenAI – introducing an unprecedented cybersecurity vulnerabilityÂ...

Posted on 31 Mar 2026

Global Organized Crime Index, APA-Obs

Papua New Guinea returns to the FATF grey list

...Papua New Guinea has been placed on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)’s grey list for the second time in 10 years. This time, however, the country cannot simply pass new legislation to re...

Posted on 30 Mar 2026

Author(s): Michael Kabuni

SA-Obs

Western Cape gang monitor – Issue 8

Western Cape gang monitor

...During the monitoring period, hotspots of gang violence were closely linked to fragmentation dynamics – an issue explored in detail in this report – as well as territorial expansion. Conflict trig...

Posted on 29 Mar 2026

HT-Obs

Hispaniola’s common cause

...The arrival of the Gang Suppression Force (GSF) in Haiti in April 2026 signals a surge, albeit inconclusive, in international commitment to stabilizing Haiti’s security landscape. A successor of the...

Posted on 27 Mar 2026

Author(s): Dorly Castaneda