Haiti is at a crossroads, facing an unprecedented politico-criminal crisis. In 2024, gang violence escalated to record levels, with criminal groups controlling 85% of Port-au-Prince and expanding...
Pakistan is at a critical juncture in its battle against transnational organized crime, a multifaceted threat that affects all sectors of society. Criminal networks have transformed the country into...
Author(s) Romain Le-Cour-Grandmaison Haïti est à nouveau frappé par une tempête de violence. Après une période d’accalmie entre mai et septembre 2024, des attaques liées aux gangs ont éclaté depuis...
Author(s) Romain Le-Cour-Grandmaison The latest storm makes groundfall in Haiti Haiti once again is being battered by a storm of violence. After a lull between May and September 2024, gang-related...
Phil Williams By 2040, organized crime may thrive like never before, exploiting climate crises, geopolitical conflicts, and technological advancements. Our latest report reveals a chilling forecast...
En résumé L’expansion des gangs et la pression sur les stratégies de sécurité publique. Les attaques de gangs menées à l’intérieur et à l’extérieur de Port-au-Prince exercent une forte pression sur...
Summary highlights Gangs’ expansion and the pressure on public security strategies. Gang attacks carried in and out of Port-au-Prince are putting immense pressure on the Haitian National Police (HNP)...
Le 27 septembre 2024, le Conseil de sécurité des Nations Unies a ajouté deux nouveaux noms à la liste des Haïtiens sanctionnés : Luckson Elan, chef du gang Gran Grif, opérant dans le département de...
Mali + 3 more
Summary highlights IS Sahel: Consolidating territory and reviving economies. Since 2023, the Islamic State Sahel Province (IS Sahel) has expanded and consolidated its influence over north-eastern...
The global population’s demographic and social transition into predominantly urban environments has implications for security dynamics and efforts to promote peace. Yet cities, their governments, and...
On 27 September 2024, the United Nations Security Council added two new names to the list of sanctioned Haitians: Luckson Elan, leader of the Gran Grif gang operating in the Artibonite department of...
Recent evidence shows early signs that organized arms trafficking is on the rise in Ukraine, marking a potential change from the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC)’s...
INTRODUCTION The Security and Development Dialogue on Environmental Crime, held virtually on 18 July 2024, was the first in a series of meetings to discuss how the challenges and weaknesses in...
Albania + 7 more
Summary highlights Cyber-enabled crime poses significant risks to South Eastern Europe. The lack of preventative measures has left South Eastern Europe at an increased risk of cyber-enabled crime, as...
In September 2013, the GI-TOC was conceived as a platform to articulate a vision for more effective responses to organized crime. This 10th birthday year was an opportunity not to celebrate, but...
Author(s) Antônio Sampaio Urbanisation is reshaping our world at an unprecedented pace, particularly in the Global South. However, rapid and unmanaged urban growth is creating fertile ground for...
El Salvador + 2 more
Este informe pretende comprender cómo las comunidades en El Salvador, Guatemala y Honduras construyen y mantienen su resiliencia frente a la extorsión, así como los efectos que han tenido las medidas...
En résumé Viv Ansanm: Comment une coalition de gangs a transformé la violence à Port-au-Prince. La reconstitution de la coalition de gangs Viv Ansanm (Vivre ensemble, en créole haïtien), qui vise à...
Summary highlights Viv Ansanm: How a gang coalition has transformed violence in Port-au-Prince. A key development in Haiti’s gang violence is the re-formation of the gang coalition Viv Ansanm (Living...
Mali + 6 more
AUTHOR(S) Flore Berger Lucia Bird Ruiz-Benitez de Lugo For the decade between 2012 and 2022, the central Sahel was the focus of attention from Western partners, spurred by the Tuareg rebellion and...
