A Latvian Case Study

Cross-domain coercion and Russia’s efforts to weaken NATO’s eastern flank By Cmdr. Roslaw Jezewski, Polish Navy and national military representative at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe Russian President Vladimir Putin has…

Hybrid War in the Lands in Between

BOOK AUTHOR:  Mitchell A. Orenstein PUBLISHED BY:  Oxford University Press, 2019 REVIEWED BY:  per Concordiam Staff Mitchell Orenstein assures us that his book, The Lands in Between: Russia vs. the West and the New Politics of Hybrid…

Dispelling Myths

Defeating transnational organized crime requires a thorough understanding of how it works By Dr. Paul Rexton Kan  |  Photos by The Associated Press Organized crime syndicates and cartels are major nonstate actors in the international…

Following the Money

An informal group of financial sleuths is critical to fighting transnational crime By Joseph Wheatley, trial attorney, Organized Crime and Gang Section, U.S. Department of Justice Transnational crime, including terrorist financing,…

Social Media Intelligence

Using Facebook, Twitter and other sites to combat organized crime By Tudoriu Constantin-Sorin | Photos by The Associated Press The international security environment has responded to the rapid development of the internet and mobile…

Hitting Them Where It Hurts

Interrupting the Money Flow Can Paralyze Terror Groups By Ivica Simonovski, Ph.D., Financial Intelligence Officeof the Republic of North Macedonia. Photos by The Associated Press One of the key elements in the fight against terrorism is…

Lessons Learned in Serbia

Whether trafficked or smuggled, immigrants can be exploited By Vladan Lukic, chief police inspector, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Serbia Discussions about human smuggling in Southeast Europe or along the “Balkan route” are mostly…

Confronting the Scourge Head-On

Ukraine develops a comprehensive national strategy to counter organized crime By Maj. Andrii Rudyi. Organized crime and corruption analyst, Security Service of Ukraine  A well-coordinated and organized response that sufficiently…

Fighting Corruption in Croatia

A specialized office targets organized crime By Saša Manojlovic and Marta Šamota Galjer Corruption and organized crime emerged as serious problems in the Republic of Croatia and other Balkan states as they worked to transition from the…

Colombia’s Coca Leaf Boom

Why it should concern us all By Laura Diorella Islas Limiñana, the Standing Group on Organised Crime of the European Consortium for Political Research Cocaine production is growing again, despite the exhaustive, combined efforts of…