Kidnap-for-ransom and extortion incidents are rising, becoming more complex, opportunistic and global.
In this episode of Ground Truth, we draw on Control Risks’ latest report...
More than 419 tonnes of illicit drugs were seized in the EU in 2023. But stopping drug trafficking isn't just about making seizures.
How do criminal networks move drugs across Europe? And how doe...
How have drug cartels diversified their activities around the world? As Mexico's powerful criminal cartels expand their illicit operations across international borders, Senior Fellow Vanda Felbab-B...
Europe is stepping up the fight against cross-border crime, 🇲🇩 young Moldovans could soon join DiscoverEU, and Europe’s defence industry is adapting to the age of drones. The EU is also simplifying.
Are Russia's 'Wild 90s' Returning? Crime, Veterans & Putin's Failure | Russian Organized Crime Ep. 4
In Episode 4 of 7, Mark Galeotti examines whether Russia is heading back to the lawless chaos of the 1990s — and why Putin's failure to lead on the issue of returning war veterans could make a surg...
Utilización de NNA en actividades ilícitas – Agentes de Cambio
La campaña comunitaria "Agentes de Cambio: saberes y resistencias frente a la trata de personas" busca reducir la vulnerabilidad que supone la trata de personas para las comunidades indígenas y afr...
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Criminal networks operate across borders.
The EU is upgrading its tools and cooperation to better investigate, prosecute and dismantle organised crime.
During the 35th session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ), Leif Villadsen, Acting Director of UNICRI, presented the 2025 Report of the Institute’s Board of Trustees...
The side event “From Local Patterns to Global Insights: Exploring Interregional Crime and Justice Trends” was held on the margins of the 35th session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Crimi...
Why is Russia hunting a 64-year-old crime boss?
...s the launch of BRATVA, a new monthly series from the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, looking at organized crime in Russia and across the wider Eurasian s...
Something is breaking in the Russian underworld | Bratva
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Bratva is his monthly video blog series for the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime on the Russian mafias, so-called "Thieves-in-law" quietly rewiring Ru...
Why is everyone talking about organized crime and the Colombia election?
Colombia’s election is heavily focused on security policies and responses to organized crime.
The two leading candidates, right-wing candidate Abelardo de la Espriella and left-wing candidate Ivá...
Wildlife Justice Commission, Executive Director, Olivia Swaak-Goldman was recently in New York at the United Nations, where governments, experts, and organisations from around the world came togeth...
U.S.-Canada Cooperation to Counter Transnational Organized Crime
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"U.S-Canada Cooperation to Counter Transnational Organized Crime"
Panelists:
Dr. Vanda Felbab-Brown, Senior Fellow, Brookings Instit...
Will taking out Niño Guerrero actually prevent organized crime in Venezuela?
The leader of one of Latin America's most notorious criminal organisations is dead. On June 13th, the U.S. government announced they had carried out a targeted strike killing Niño Guerrero, the hea...
Between Moscow and Brussels: What Armenia's Election Means for Organised Crime
Armenia's recent election was about more than domestic politics. The result carries consequences for the licit and illicit trade networks running through the South Caucasus — routes that have grown...
Idea Audaz # 19: La criminalidad que no vemos tras la deforestación de la Amazonía
Detrás de la deforestación que amenaza a la Amazonía hay ecosistemas criminales complejos: manifestaciones armadas y visibles, pero también estructuras que pasan desapercibidas, en las que el diner...
What does global crime prevention look like from the ground?
For Kseniia Tkachuk, it looked like intense conversations, new friendships, shared challenges, and a renewed belief that change is possible.
At this year’s CCPCJ in Vienna, Kseniia joined the GI-T...
...ment of a dedicated Protocol on CAE under the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) at its upcoming 13th Conference of the Parties. The intervent...
Arms Smuggling Threat: How Criminal Groups Gain Power #shorts
Millions of unaccounted firearms threaten to fuel organized crime and homicide. As criminal groups grow stronger, the risk of these weapons flooding into gang hands is immense, with devastating con...