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GI-TOC flags Pacific Islands as crime transit hub, calls for community-led security amid meth crisis and rising foreign cartel influence

by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Jul 16, 2025

This growing presence of foreign crime groups is fueling a sharp rise in methamphetamine trafficking and usage across the region, which is contributing to wider social harms such as increased petty crime, community fragmentation, and a surge in HIV infections linked...

GI-TOC updated Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) Toolkit spotlights how 6 Western Balkans countries address illicit proceeds linked to corruption, tax evasion, and trade mispricing

by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Jul 1, 2025

The report offering country-specific insights into how Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Serbia tackle illicit flows linked to corruption, tax evasion, trade mispricing, and informal cash systems. Drawing on FATF-style...

Global Initiative’s 2025 investigation reveals Ecuador’s gold sector has shifted from informal artisanal mining to a criminally exploited industry

by AdrianaAMLP | Jun 25, 2025

The Global Initiative’s 2025 report identifies the infiltration of organized crime into Ecuador’s artisanal gold mining sector, enabled by weak oversight, corruption, and opaque export practices. It recommends enhancing financial transparency, enforcing traceability...

GI-TOC paper explores the Russia’s Wagner Group and Africa Corps’ post-Prigozhin evolution, focusing on their evolving role in illicit markets, and the implications for African peace and security

by AdrianaAMLP | Feb 14, 2025

Russia’s Africa Corps and Wagner Group remain critical tools in its geopolitical arsenal, combining military intervention, economic exploitation, and political manipulation. Without strategic countermeasures, their continued expansion will destabilise African nations,...

GI-TOC reveals that Indonesian islands are under scrutiny for illegal tin mining and corruption, leading to environmental damage and economic repercussions

by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Sep 11, 2024

Illegal tin mining is causing significant harm to the environment, including deforestation, pollution, and habitat destruction. These activities are affecting the local and national economies, potentially undermining legitimate mining operations and contributing to...

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GI-TOC flags Pacific Islands as crime transit hub, calls for community-led security amid meth crisis and rising foreign cartel influence

GI-TOC updated Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) Toolkit spotlights how 6 Western Balkans countries address illicit proceeds linked to corruption, tax evasion, and trade mispricing

Global Initiative’s 2025 investigation reveals Ecuador’s gold sector has shifted from informal artisanal mining to a criminally exploited industry

GI-TOC paper explores the Russia’s Wagner Group and Africa Corps’ post-Prigozhin evolution, focusing on their evolving role in illicit markets, and the implications for African peace and security

GI-TOC reveals that Indonesian islands are under scrutiny for illegal tin mining and corruption, leading to environmental damage and economic repercussions

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