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This paper gives an account of the existing literature on Afghanistan’s crime–conflict nexus, identifying some of the key insights that this literature has revealed.

Trends, developments and insights into the relationship between criminal economies and instability across wider West Africa and the Sahel.

Sri Lanka’s political and economic crisis has had a broader destabilizing effect on the country, with challenges to food security and law and order, in particular. The economic stress has also generated a surge in illicit activities, driving up the country’s previously low criminality rate, as measured by the Global Organized Crime Index.

Violent extremist groups have been expanding from their primary bases in Mali and Burkina Faso towards the southern and coastal states of West Africa. One of the main corridors for this expansion has been the stretch of protected land comprising the W, Arly and Pendjari national parks. This area of connected natural reserves, which also contains several smaller semi-protected areas and hunting concessions, is referred to as the WAP complex.

How should we define organized crime? What components should be included in its definition? And what are the best ways of measuring it?

This brief offers insight into the current state of gender-based violence in Cité Soleil (Haiti), and identifies potential areas of support for donors and organizations interested in improving the situation.

The UN Ad Hoc Committee negotiating a treaty on Countering the Use of Information and Communications Technologies for Criminal Purposes (‘AHC’) completed its fifth meeting in April, marking the end of deliberations on potential text before a ‘zero draft’ treaty is provided to states in June 2023.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has prompted thousands of Russians to flee their country for fear of political persecution. Migration flows from Central Asia, particularly Uzbekistan, have also surged. Many seek refuge in the US, facilitated by Russian- and Uzbek-speaking smuggling networks operating in Turkey, Central America and Mexico.