The Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime was founded in 2013 today with a vision to mobilize a global strategic approach to tackling organized crime.
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🇳🇬 Brilliant new @GI_TOC report on cattle rustling in Nigeria.
'[It] deserves attention because it is among the illicit economies most clearly driving instability in 🇳🇬, more so than others traditionally focused on as sources of instability, such as armed robbery & drug traff.'
1⃣ The groups risk perpetrating #humanrights violations and abuses of power, including along ethnic lines.
📍 Both predominantly #Yoruba Amotekun and predominantly #Igbo ESN armed groups have positioned themselves against the #Fulani, accentuating a north–south political split.
⚠️ State interventions should prioritise #illicitmarkets that contribute to destabilization, and avoid crackdowns on those that fulfil a stabilizing function.
🔴 The decision of #Balkan crime bosses to relocate to the #UAE is part of a wider trend, and with so many kingpins in one small place, the country is seen as a haven for #criminals.
Find out more in @FatjonaMejdini and @ZhillaFabian's latest blog 👇
https://t.co/FQqIKNRI2p
💊 Criminal groups from the #WesternBalkans have become key actors in the global #drug trade.
🇦🇪 However, most of their operations take place outside the region, with dealmakers working near supply sources, and bosses keeping their distance and money in the #UnitedArabEmirates.
🚨 #ArmsTrafficking is known to be a consistent accelerant of #instability and violence.
🇳🇬 The proliferation of criminal and conflict actors, and the ensuing instability they generate, have driven demand for arms, positioning #Nigeria as a central hub for #weapons.