Mark Williams is as Research Analyst in the Organised Crime and Policing Team at RUSI. His research covers a range of topics related to transnational organised crime, including maritime security, environmental security and illicit financial flows. More broadly, he has research interests in transnational law, international criminal legislative frameworks and the evolution and modernisation of organised criminal groups. He is the Communications Officer of the Strategic Hub for Organised Crime Research (SHOC) at RUSI.
Mark holds a Masters in Law (LLM) in Transnational Law from King’s College London and a Bachelors in Law (LLB) from the University of Birmingham. He achieved a distinction in his LLM dissertation, where he evaluated the failure of International Refugee Law in protecting Internally Displaced Persons, focusing on Kenya and Somalia as a primary case study.
Prior to joining RUSI, he was a Programme Officer at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Regional Office for Eastern Africa. During his posting at UNODC, Mark primarily supported the formulation and implementation of regional projects and programmes in the areas of transnational organised crime, terrorism, criminal justice and anti-corruption.