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Welcome to Underworlds with Mark Shaw. Organized Crime is everywhere, hidden in plain sight. The stories from this world have been mythologised by Hollywood. But the reality can be even stranger and more exciting than fiction. From the golden age of the American mafia (La Cosa Nostra), to the modern-day cocaine empires, and from the shadowy links between organized crime and terrorism, to the twilight of the Yakuza. In this series Mark Shaw, the Director of the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime delves into non-fiction books about organized crime and the illicit economy ...

In many parts of the world, assassinations have become a daily occurrence. Data collected by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime shows that at least 2,700 people were victims of contract killings between 2019 and 2020 in 84 countries. Many of which were members of civil society. In this podcast we bear witness to the victims of organized crime by looking at why certain individuals or groups of individuals are at risk of assassination, and what can be done to prevent it.

Crimen y Resiliencia, el podcast de Latinoamérica y el Caribe de la Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, explora los impactos del crimen organizado en la región y las respuestas de las comunidades más afectadas.

The Index is a podcast based around the Global Organized Crime Index, an online tool that ranks levels of criminality and resilience in 193 countries. From drug trafficking and mafia-style crimes to criminal justice and security – In this series we’ll take a deep dive into the Global Organized Crime Index with leading experts and look at some of the biggest organized crime threats facing countries and regions around the world. The Index was nominated for 'Best Video Podcast' at the 2024 Publishers Podcast Awards. Disclaimer: This series was funded in part by a grant from the United States ...

La extorsión es tan común en algunas partes de Centroamérica, que es el elefante blanco' presente en la vida diaria de los ciudadanos, las empresas y del propio tejido institucional del estado. La impunidad generalizada y la incapacidad de las instituciones para combatirla, han convertido a la extorsión en un impuesto violento, criminal y omnipresente, que tiene implicaciones a nivel personal, económico y social. Este podcast examina las tendencias de este fenómeno en la región, así como los esfuerzos oficiales y comunitarios por combatirla.

Experts, analysts and scholars from around the world came together for the 24 Hour Conference on Global Organized Crime, to discuss the most fascinating research into organized crime.

Winner of the 'Best Deep Dive Podcast' at the 2024 Publishers Podcast Awards, shortlisted three times for 'Best Investigative Podcast' and once for 'Best Video Podcast'. The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime brings you stories and investigations from the global criminal underworld. The topics covered by Deep Dive are far ranging, one episode could be looking at a hybrid paramilitary organized criminal cartel; the next could be the dismantling of an encrypted communications network; or the use of complex corporate structures to hide illicit activity; or the role organized ...

The Impact: Coronavirus and Organized Crime is a special edition weekly podcast from the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime. We'll look at how the ongoing COVID-19 virus is impacting on organized crime around the world and how the illicit economy may affect our ability to respond to the virus. We'll be covering cyber crime, the illegal wildlife trade, counterfeit medicines, drug trafficking, human smuggling, corruption and human trafficking.

El Fondo Resiliencia de The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) lanzó su primer fellowship centrado en las desapariciones relacionadas al crimen organizado en 2020 con el objetivo de ampliar la discusión sobre el papel de los actores criminales en las desapariciones y apoyar a diez líderes en comunidades afectadas. Como resultado de este trabajo, el 30 de agosto GI-TOC lanzará el proyecto Desaparecido es un lugar: paisajes e historias de quienes #TodaviaFaltan, una lectura colectiva sobre las desapariciones relacionadas al crimen organizado a través de la ...

Crime Beyond Borders is a podcast series that delves into the cutting-edge research found in the Journal of Illicit Economies and Development. JIED is an open source, peer-reviewed, electronic journal funded by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime.

What does the assassination of billionaire Wandile Bozwana mean for the state of politics, crime and justice in South Africa today? It's a story involving politicians, taxi bosses, assassins and flamingo's. This podcast is brought to you by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime and produced by Develop Audio.

Africa and the Global Illicit Economy brings you stories and investigations based on the extensive research networks at the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime. We'll be looking at corruption, illicit financial flows, gangs, the role of foreign corporations, the political economy of crime, and the enabling environment that has made Africa vulnerable to the growth of organized crime. Drawing on the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime's civil society observatories for North, South, East and West Africa to get a feel for how organized crime is impacting ...

Organized crime is indiscriminate in who it targets. Not only are conflicts between, and within, criminal groups often settle with violence, but the same violence regularly claims the lives of innocent people. There are also a very large number of those who are deliberately targeted for murder because they choose to take a stand against organized crime. This podcast tells their stories.

The UN and Organized Crime Podcast is a series from the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime. As multilateralism itself comes under intense pressure, and as existing responses to transnational organized crime continue to fail, we’ll analyse the UN responses to the issue with some of the world’s leading experts as we try to unpack diplomatic discussions, policy developments and programme implementation.