Gangs
Dr Leo Lin
Institution: University of Glasgow
Area of Expertise: Asset seizure, Crime prevention and criminal justice, Criminal networks, Cryptocurrency, Cybercrime, Fraud, Gangs, Intelligence, Modern slavery and human trafficking, Money laundering, Policing, Terrorism, Threat assessment, War and conflict
Marco Codispoti
Area of Expertise: Corruption, Criminal networks, Cryptocurrency, Cybercrime, Drug trafficking, Extortion, Financial flows, Gangs, Intelligence, Mafia, Modern slavery and human trafficking, Nuclear smuggling, Policing, Terrorism, Threat assessment, Trafficking in cultural property, War and conflict, Wildlife and forest crime
Dr Chamila Liyanage
Institution: Global Network on Extremism and Technology
Area of Expertise: Contraband / counterfeit products, Corruption, Criminal networks, Cryptocurrency, Cybercrime, Disruption, Drug trafficking, Extortion, Fraud, Fraudulent medicine, Gangs, Illicit cigarettes and tobacco, Mafia, Modern slavery and human trafficking, Money laundering, Organ trafficking, State control, Terrorism, Threat assessment, War and conflict
Iisa Kosonen
Institution: London School of Economics and Political Science
Area of Expertise: Crime prevention and criminal justice, Criminal networks, Drug trafficking, Fraud, Gangs, Intelligence, IUU fishing, Mafia, Maritime crime and piracy, Modern slavery and human trafficking, Money laundering, Policing, Terrorism, Threat assessment, War and conflict, Wildlife and forest crime
To Militarise or not to Militarise: That is the Question
Argentina, a country in which the armed forces are struggling to grasp their role amongst other government institutions, presents fertile ground for the re-emergence of a timeless debate. To what extent should governments support the adoption of repressive counter narcotics policies and signal a move towards militarisation. Democracy and internal…
Exploring the Nexus Between Crime and Politics: Why Latin American Criminal Groups Engage in Political Discourse
In Latin America, several armed groups, after having created and functioned as criminal organisations, have publicly engaged in political discourse. For these organised crime groups (OCGs), participating in plausible political dialogue is not easy. It requires certain members of the organisation to be constantly assigned to this purpose (which reduces…
A New Era in the War on Drugs? Between the Lines of the US-Colombia Bicentennial Partnership
Since establishing diplomatic relations in 1822, Colombia has become one of the United States’ (US’s) most important partners in Latin America. Collaboration notwithstanding, Colombia’s prominent role as a cultivator of coca, the base product for cocaine, has pushed counternarcotics policies centred on supply reduction to the forefront of this relationship.…
Reynell Badillo Sarmiento
Area of Expertise: Contraband / counterfeit products, Criminal networks, Discourse, Drug trafficking, Extortion, Gangs, Mafia, Terrorism, War and conflict
Human Trafficking in a Post-Accord Colombia: A Persistent Trend of Targeted NNA Forced Recruitment
On November 26, 2016, the signing of the Peace Accord (hereinafter referred to as the Accord) between the Government of Colombia (GoC) and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), was perceived by some citizens as the start of a new phase in the country’s violent history. Others felt it…