Trends in Organized Crime, Smuggling, and International Security.
In this podcast, Mark Micallef, Alex Bish and I delve into organized crime issues in North Africa and the Sahel, part of a monthly podcast by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime on organized crime in Africa.
The podcast is available on podcast platforms, as well as here: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/69eabcd6-ca5e-49aa-bcbc-0f40436dd843
In March, the US Department of Justice indicted Nicolás Maduro and other Venezuelan government officials for their alleged involvement in drug trafficking. This article from the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime analyzes whether Maduro’s removal from office would have an impact on the narco-corruption that has long pervaded the Venezuelan political and military authorities?
Article here: https://globalinitiative.net/captured-by-the-cartels/
In this article for the Institute for Security Studies, I argue that the general’s global supporters shouldn’t just focus on whether he can win, but what victory would mean.
Article available here: https://issafrica.org/iss-today/what-would-khalifa-haftars-libya-look-like
In this article for the Institute for Security Studies, I argue that although the risk to the Tunisian state is low, several changes in the persistent and bloody conflict in the western heights warrant attention.
The article is available here: https://issafrica.org/iss-today/warning-signs-from-tunisias-localised-terrorist-insurgency
