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News, Events, Publications about Transnational Organized Crime

  • Panel Discussions 10-08-2013

    Transforming the Illicit Economy in Mali

    On October 8th, IPI, in cooperation with International Alert (IA), organized two roundtable discussions in New York to analyze the impact of organized crime on the political economy in Mali and to assess options for a comprehensive response by the international community.

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    Transnational Organized Crime
  • Panel Discussions 06-07-2013

    IPI Launches New Report on Peace Operations and Organized Crime

    On June 7th, IPI launched a new publication entitled “The Elephant in the Room: How Can Peace Operations Deal with Organized Crime?” a policy-oriented report designed to reduce the impact of crime where UN peace operations are trying to make, keep, or build peace. The report examines the threat posed by transnational organized crime in […]

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    Peacebuilding, Peacekeeping, Transnational Organized Crime
  • Policy Papers 06-03-2013Walter Kemp, Mark Shaw, and Arthur Boutellis

    The Elephant in the Room: How Can Peace Operations Deal with Organized Crime?

    From Afghanistan to Kosovo, from Mali to Somalia, organized crime threatens peace and security. And yet, of the current 28 UN peacekeeping, peacebuilding or special political missions, less than half have mandates related to organized crime, and those that do are not well-equipped or well-prepared to face this threat.

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    Peacebuilding, Peacekeeping, Transnational Organized Crime
  • Conferences 05-14-2013

    2013 Vienna Seminar: The Dangerous Nexus of Crime, Conflict, and Terrorism

    On May 14-15, the IPI Vienna Seminar took place, focusing on the dangerous nexus between crime, conflict and terrorism, particularly in failing states. This 43rd session of the Vienna Seminar–which was held in the historic Marble Hall of the Austrian Ministry for European and International Affairs–was attended by over one hundred participants from around the […]

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    Transnational Organized Crime, Violent Extremism
  • General Announcements 04-25-2013

    Republic of Niger Strategy for Development and Security in Sahel-Saharan Areas of the Country

    As the regional implications of the crisis in Mali become apparent, there has been speculation as to whether Niger will be the next country in the region to be undermined by Islamist insurgency and separatist rebellion, transnational organized crime, and weak governance practices.

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    Sustainable Development, Transnational Organized Crime
  • Panel Discussions 12-10-2012

    Huggins: Positive Trends in Combating Piracy “Fragile and Reversible”

    “Recent positive trends are fragile and reversible,” said Jon Huggins, Director of Oceans Beyond Piracy, on December 10, 2012, at an event entitled “A Sustainable Solution to Somali Piracy.” “If we emphasize too much the declining numbers of attacks, we could erode the international commitment to the framework,” he said, commenting on some of the […]

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    Humanitarian Affairs, Transnational Organized Crime
  • Panel Discussions 10-10-2012

    Lt. Col. Teo: Piracy is Spreading

    Modern piracy has grown from petty theft to hijacking and kidnapping and ransoming of the crew, and it has also diversified geographically, from attention-getting attacks off the Horn of Africa to large-scale thefts in Southeast Asia and complex operations in the Gulf of Guinea.

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    Transnational Organized Crime
  • Policy Papers 07-03-2012by Rachel Locke

    Organized Crime, Conflict, and Fragility: A New Approach

    The rise of transnational organized crime in conflict-affected and fragile states poses a serious threat to peace and development. And the pressure transnational organized crime is placing on the international system is stretching the collective ability to respond.

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    State Fragility, Transnational Organized Crime
  • Panel Discussions 06-26-2012

    Understanding Organized Crime

    On June 26, which is UN International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, IPI Vienna officially launched a new publication entitled, “Spotting the Spoilers: A Guide to Analyzing Organized Crime in Fragile States.”

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    Transnational Organized Crime
  • Panel Discussions 05-03-2012

    Shachtman: Cyber Threats Akin to South Bronx, Not Pearl Harbor

    “There’s not a danger of a cyber Pearl Harbor… it’s more like the South Bronx circa 1999, where there’s a danger that it becomes such a tough neighborhood that no one wants to set up shop there and people move out,” Noah Shachtman, editor of the Danger Room blog at Wired magazine and non-resident fellow […]

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    Transnational Organized Crime
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