RUSI Free-Trade Zone Risk Assessment Tool: Global Launch Event

Zoom Webinar (register below) on 14th June 2021 at 12:00-13:30 BST

This event will bring together banking, shipping and other experts to discuss best practices in addressing crime in free-trade zones. It also launches RUSI’s online risk-assessment tool for free-trade zones: https://ftz-risk.rusi.org  Free-trade zones (FTZs) make a vital contribution to the economic prosperity of many countries but are fraught with risks…

Illegal Wildlife Trade and Financial Investigations in West Africa – Paper Launch

Zoom webinar (register below) on 27th May 2021 at 11:00-12:00 BST

Over the past five years, West Africa has emerged as a major source and transit hub in the global illegal wildlife trade (IWT). Today, countries in the region account for the world’s largest volume of African rosewood and pangolin scale seizures. However, while the significance of the region in global…