Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

Blocked from international financial and gold markets following its invasion of Ukraine, Russia could use its influence in...

For decades, law enforcement has been neglecting the illegal trade and sale of protected wildlife online, leaving it up to...

The overwhelming majority of countries which had the highest rates of criminality in 2021 are those in the midst of armed...

The U.N. is set to begin negotiations between its member states to establish legal instruments to confront the growing...

At least 2,700 contract killings took place in 2019 and 2020 in more than 80 countries, enabling criminals to silence those...

Timber trafficking out of Myanmar, which is largely shipped to China, is responsible for the rapid deforestation of the...

Cheetah trafficking rates by sea from East Africa to Yemen reportedly increased by 58% between March 2020 and February 2021;...

Wildlife crime, from poaching to trafficking, remains a booming industry in East Africa. According to a recent report, it is...

With as much as US$20 billion generated annually, the illegal wildlife trade is a massive and global business that is...

Once the most pirate-infested region on the planet, the waters off the coast of Somalia are now home to a different maritime...

The complete breakdown of law and order in the Democratic Republic of the Congo two decades ago has given birth to local...

Methamphetamine is taking over illicit markets across East and Southern Africa, as established “Mexican Meth” from Nigeria...