In this article for the NATO Foundation Defense College, which is part of a larger dossier, I look at how organized crime in the Middle East and North Africa has changed over the last decade.
It is available here
Video: Changing human smuggling and trafficking dynamics in North Africa and the Sahel in 2019 and 2020
On 18 May, Mark Micallef, Alice Fereday, Alex Bish, Peter Tinti and I presented on our recent report “Conflict, Coping and COVID”, which details human smuggling and trafficking trends in Libya, Tunisia, Chad, Niger and Mali between 2019 and 2020.
The event video can be accessed here.
Article: Strange Days for Hashish Trafficking in Niger
On 2 March Niger seized 17 tons of hashish originally shipped from Lebanon. Two months later, some of the seized drugs have arrived in Tobruk, Libya.
This article from the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime unpacks the complex dynamics around the shipment, seizure, & the politics around drugs in Niger.
It is available on the Global Initiative website, and can be accessed here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/hashish-trafficking-niger/
Report Launch: Conflict, Coping and Covid: Changing human smuggling and trafficking dynamics in North Africa and the Sahel in 2019 and 2020
I'm delighted to provide my latest report for the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime: "Conflict, Coping and Covid: Changing human smuggling and trafficking dynamics in North Africa and the Sahel in 2019 and 2020."
Written in collaboration with Mark Micallef, Rupert Horsley, Alexandre Bish, Alice Fereday, and Peter Tinti, the report details human smuggling and trafficking trends (and broader organized crime, security and political issues around them) in Libya, Tunisia, Chad, Niger and Mali. It encapsulates the monthly reporting the GI has conducted on the subjects throughout 2019 and 2020 (and which remains ongoing).
The report can be found here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/smuggling-trafficking-sahel-2020/