State control
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
What the Illicit Activities of Militias Can Tell Us About the True Nature of States
Relationships between states and militias – also understood as paramilitaries, self-defence groups, vigilantes, and other, more localised terms – can be difficult for analysts to make sense of. This is partially because there is huge variation across space and time in the form of the relationships. But it is also…
Manuel Carranza
Institution: The Citadel - Military College of South Carolina
Area of Expertise: Criminal networks, Intelligence, State control, Terrorism, Threat assessment, 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…
Ana Laura Velasco Ugalde
Area of Expertise: Drug trafficking, Gender, Policing, State control, War and conflict
Dr Yarin Eski
Area of Expertise: Contraband / counterfeit products, Corruption, Crime prevention and criminal justice, Criminal networks, Cryptocurrency, Discourse, Drug trafficking, Financial flows, Firearms, Illicit cigarettes and tobacco, IUU fishing, Mafia, Maritime crime and piracy, Modern slavery and human trafficking, Money laundering, Nuclear smuggling, Organ trafficking, Policing, State control, Terrorism, Trafficking in cultural property, War and conflict, Wildlife and forest crime
Raphael Maretto
Area of Expertise: Criminal networks, Data analytics, Discourse, Drug trafficking, Extortion, Financial flows, Firearms, Fraud, Gangs, Intelligence, Mafia, Maritime crime and piracy, Modern slavery and human trafficking, Money laundering, Nuclear smuggling, Policing, Prisons, Recruitment, State control, Terrorism, Threat assessment, Use of technology by criminals, War and conflict
Mark Nuttall
Area of Expertise: Asset seizure, Contraband / counterfeit products, Corruption, Crime prevention and criminal justice, Criminal careers, Criminal networks, Cryptocurrency, Cybercrime, Discourse, Disruption, Drug prevention, treatment and care, Drug trafficking, Extortion, Financial flows, Firearms, Fraud, Fraudulent medicine, Gangs, Illicit cigarettes and tobacco, Intelligence, Law, Mafia, Maritime crime and piracy, Modern slavery and human trafficking, Money laundering, Organised immigration crime, Policing, State control, Terrorism, Threat assessment, Trafficking in cultural property, Use of technology by criminals, War and conflict, Wildlife and forest crime