You are here
- Home
- Publications
- RUSI Newsbrief
- Volume: 34
- No: 3
- A Reliable Partner: The UK and Countering Organised Crime in Latin America
A Reliable Partner: The UK and Countering Organised Crime in Latin America
RUSI Newsbrief, 20 May 2014Organised Crime
Continue Reading
Become A Member
To access the full text of this article and many other benefits, become a RUSI member.
Support Rusi Research
Subscribe to our Newsletter
Related

Taking the Profit Out of Intellectual Property Crime: Piracy and Organised Crime
Whitehall Reports, 8 March 2021Ardi Janjeva, Alexandria Reid and Anton Moiseienko
This Whitehall Report explores how criminals make money from piracy and provides recommendations on how the UK government, law enforcement and private sector stakeholders can decrease the profitability of doing so.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Organised Crime and Policing, Whitehall Reports, AML/CTF, UK, Organised Crime, Technology
The Silent Threat: The Impact of Fraud on UK National Security
Occasional Papers, 26 January 2021Helena Wood, Tom Keatinge, Keith Ditcham and Ardi Janjeva
This paper explores the impact of fraud on the UK's national security landscape, and sets out the case for adopting a fundamentally different pathway for responding to the problem.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Organised Crime and Policing, Occasional Papers, AML/CTF, UK, National Security, Organised Crime
Improving Governance and Tackling Crime in Free-Trade Zones
Occasional Papers, 13 October 2020Anton Moiseienko, Alexandria Reid and Isabella Chase
This paper identifies factors that render free-trade zones vulnerable to illicit trade and financial crime and proposes measures to detect and prevent it.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Occasional Papers, Organised CrimePages

The European Commission Relaunches its List of Countries Regarded as High Risk for Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
Commentary, 22 June 2020Samantha Sheen
After a first attempt that was criticised from all sides in 2019, the European Commission is back with take two. Was it worth it?
Tags: European Union, Organised Crime
Are Criminals Playing Games with Us?
Commentary, 29 May 2020Kayla Izenman and Anton Moiseienko
As in-game economies flourish, game developers should take responsibility for keeping the virtual worlds they create free from real crime.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Organised Crime, Technology
The Coronavirus Pandemic Demands Digital Vigilance, Amid Intensifying Social Isolation
Commentary, 1 April 2020Ardi Janjeva
As the UK remains in its lockdown phase, the demand for electronic devices to work and engage in social contact is booming. This widens the target population for fraudsters in a substantial way, allowing them to adjust scams which play on people’s deepest fears.
Tags: Organised Crime, Organised Crime and Policing, Coronavirus, Organised Crime, TechnologyPages

Case Closed? Why We Should Review Historic Wildlife Trafficking Cases from a Financial Perspective
RUSI Newsbrief, 27 March 2020Alexandria Reid and Tom Keatinge
Based on a recent exercise in Lao People’s Democratic Republic, this Newsbrief explores the value of revisiting historic wildlife cases from a financial perspective.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, RUSI Newsbrief, Organised Crime
Small Parcels, Big Risks: The Forgotten Security Dimensions of the EU’s Digital Single Market Strategy
RUSI Newsbrief, 13 December 2018Alexandria Reid
E-commerce and cross-border delivery services within the EU are about to become more competitive, as new regulations introduced by the European Commission will permit a consumer in France to purchase a Gucci handbag from the company’s Romanian website with greater ease. While consumers are likely to rejoice at renewed efforts to harmonise prices across the single market, organised crime groups...
Tags: Organised Crime and Policing, RUSI Newsbrief, European Union, Organised Crime, Europe
The End of the Mexican War on Drugs?
RUSI Newsbrief, 30 November 2018Eduardo Guerrero
For the first time in a decade, Mexico can expect key changes to its security policy. While the ongoing war on drugs has proven to be an epic failure, the outcomes of the new strategy are uncertain.
Tags: International Security Studies, Terrorism and Conflict, Civil–Military Relations, RUSI Newsbrief, Central and South America, Counterinsurgency, Organised CrimePages

Organised Crime in 2015
Multimedia, 17 December 2014Organised Crime

2015: RUSI Analysts Examine the Year Ahead
Multimedia, 15 December 2014RUSI analysts look ahead at the issues affecting defence and security in 2015.
Aerospace, Global Security Issues, Intelligence, Organised Crime, Terrorism, UK Defence
Europe’s illicit cigarette trade is a major loss of tax revenue despite a declining trend, new study finds
News, 31 July 2018The latest KPMG study commissioned by RUSI reveals that almost 45 billion illicit cigarettes were consumed in Europe in 2017, despite a 7.4% decline on 2016 figures. This equates to €10 billion in...
Illicit Trade, Organised Crime, Terrorism and Conflict, Organised Crime, Europe
Research Programme into Disrupting Wildlife-Linked Illicit Financial Flows in East and Southern Africa
News, 24 May 2018RUSI is launching a new research and training programme focussed on disrupting the illicit funds earned from the illegal wildlife trade in East and Southern Africa, with a focus on Malawi, Zambia and...
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Illicit Trade, Organised Crime, Terrorism and Conflict, Organised Crime
RUSI Contributes to New Study on Illicit Cigarette Trade in Maghreb Region
News, 28 July 2017RUSI has been commissioned by KPMG to undertake qualitative analysis on illicit trade within the region.
Illicit Trade, Terrorism and Conflict, Organised CrimePages

A Discussion with David Green CB QC
Events, 30 January 2018A discussion with David Green CB QC, Director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), hosted by RUSI's Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Organised Crime, UK, Law and Ethics, Organised Crime
Virtual Currencies and the Future of Money Laundering
Events, 26 September 2017As part of RUSI’s Strategic Hub for Organised Crime Research workshop series, this event will examine the potential impact of virtual currencies and Fintech platforms on the future of money...
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Cyber, Illicit Trade, Organised Crime, Terrorism and Conflict, AML/CTF, Organised Crime, Technology
A Financial Approach to Policing Organised Crime
Events, 12 September 2017This event will examine the use of financial investigation and financial tools in policing as a means of tackling organised crime.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Policing and Security, UK, Domestic Security, National Security, Organised Crime
A Post Mortem of a Disintegrated Review
Revolutions Of War
Strengthening the UK’s National Resilience: The Tasks Ahead