tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187092772024-03-14T17:52:01.316+00:00Standing Group on Organised Crime blogThe Standing Group on Organised Crime is part of the European Consortium for Political Research. We promote research in transnational organised crime across different disciplines, and co-operation and communication among the scholars and practitioners internationally through conferences and electronic communications. We publish in January, May and September a newsletter. You can enable an RSS feed for this blog by clicking on the Atom link at the bottom of the page.Our website: www.sgocnet.org/Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2166125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18709277.post-77699103698414620612015-07-09T07:49:00.002+00:002015-07-09T07:49:29.877+00:00Australian figures linked to Calabrian Mafia revealed<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Panos Kostakoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09126817177561645215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18709277.post-57689968379404117832014-03-11T09:44:00.000+00:002014-03-11T09:44:58.881+00:00How Thailand's trade in fake passports fuels crime gangs around the worldAs usual, title is misleading, but some information about stolen and counterfeit passports. In fact, the majority of UK passports are stolen in Spain, the article says. An interesting pastiche of what the reporter could throw together as the story of the stolen passports and the disappearing aircraft begins to move on.Smokeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04323494133902274495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18709277.post-52920300764781694582014-02-28T13:39:00.000+00:002014-02-28T13:39:39.779+00:00Al Qaeda the third generation Part OneThis is the first part of the article, which i read on the plane back from turkey yesterday. Just found it! fascinating analysis.Smokeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04323494133902274495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18709277.post-6929301871098830042014-02-28T13:34:00.003+00:002014-02-28T13:34:57.538+00:00Al Qaeda: the third generationInteresting piece, effectively revisiting a piece in the Economist on Urban Guerillas many years ago.Smokeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04323494133902274495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18709277.post-20048165201808348822014-02-21T14:28:00.001+00:002014-02-21T14:28:40.268+00:00Information about new Summer SchoolThe website for the new Summer School is under construction. Some of the links in the bar at the top of the page lead to more information, some are still being organised. This was as of 21st February.Smokeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04323494133902274495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18709277.post-60572313467211253512014-02-21T12:53:00.000+00:002014-02-21T12:53:13.027+00:00New issue of SGOC NewsletterThere's something not quite right with the link, but if you scroll down, the Newsletter is just past the weird stuff.Smokeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04323494133902274495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18709277.post-47905657074207220222013-12-17T11:06:00.001+00:002013-12-17T11:06:42.857+00:00Cybercrime shopping list study points to falling pricesInteresting study of the going price for stolen computer and other details on criminal forums suggests that there's a glut of information and that the price is therefore going down.Smokeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04323494133902274495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18709277.post-69000409920089636902013-12-17T11:04:00.001+00:002013-12-17T11:04:13.683+00:00Police target Salford 'untouchables' in dawn raids following investigation into drugs and guns Normally, we look at Liverpool here, but Manchester is equally interesting. This article seems to hint at a rudimentary capo di tutti capi in Salford...Smokeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04323494133902274495noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18709277.post-49757422432465153192013-12-17T11:02:00.001+00:002013-12-17T11:02:07.834+00:00That $2.5 Million Classic Jaguar for Sale May Be a FakeOnly 33 ever built, but 100 on sale...Smokeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04323494133902274495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18709277.post-47412922328515563402013-12-17T10:48:00.000+00:002013-12-17T10:48:00.085+00:00Ransomware creation kit 'sought by cyber-thieves'Cybercrime marches on. Customisable off the shelf software being created for blackmailers and others without computer skills, but good ideas on how to make money.Smokeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04323494133902274495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18709277.post-6367243275428617682013-12-17T10:43:00.002+00:002013-12-17T10:43:48.206+00:00Local take on origins of Boko HaramEditor of Nigerian newspaper the Sunday Trust provides an account of the present situation regarding Boko HaramSmokeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04323494133902274495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18709277.post-59523213760622271872013-12-17T10:03:00.002+00:002013-12-17T10:03:48.125+00:00SGOC panels at the ECPR General Conference, Glasgow 2014<h5 class="uiStreamMessage userContentWrapper" data-ft="{"type":1,"tn":"K"}">
<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3,"tn":"K"}"><span class="userContent">Call for Panels and papers<br /> ECPR General Conference<br /> Standing Group on Organised Crime Section<br /> 3-6 September 2014<br /> Glasgow, United Kingdom<span class="text_exposed_show"><br /> <br /> Understanding and Tackling the Roots of Insecurity:<br /> Terrorism, Transnational Organised Crime and Corruption<br /> <br />
The Standing Group on Organised Crime (SGOC)’s section is organising a
section at the ECPR General Conference in Glasgow in 2014 and would like
to welcome panels/individual papers’ proposals on topics related (but
not limited to) to the following topics: <br /> <br /> 1. Critical Reflections on the Concepts of Terrorism, Organised Crime and Corruption<br /> <br /> 2. Policy-Making Responses to Terrorism, Organised Crime and Corruption<br /> <br /> 3. The Nexus between Terrorism and Organised Crime<br /> <br /> 4. Violent Extremism and Radicalization<br /> <br /> 5. Law Enforcement Responses to Terrorism, Organised Crime and Corruption<br /> <br /> 6. Emerging Forms and Manifestations of Organised Crime<br /> <br /> 7. Contemporary Border Security Challenges<br /> <br /> 8. Non-State Responses to Terrorism, Organised Crime and Corruption<br /> <br />
A selection of best papers presented at the SGOC section in Glasgow
could be published in a Special Issue of The European Review of
Organised Crime (EROC). For more information about the journal, please
visit SGOC webpage.<br /> <br /> Contact and submission details:<br /> The
deadline for full panels and individual papers is 15 February 2014. All
submissions should be made online through the MyECPR part of the ECPR
website. Should you have questions or comments, please do not hesitate
to contact Yuliya G. Zabyelina, University of Edinburgh
(yuliya.zabyelina@gmail.com) or Helena Farrand Carrapico, University of
Dundee (Helena.carrapico@eui.eu).</span></span></span></h5>
Smokeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04323494133902274495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18709277.post-49299929681656157522013-12-10T13:10:00.001+00:002013-12-10T13:10:23.089+00:00UK’s flawed counter-terrorism strategySame criticisms could be made of organised crime strategies too. Politicians ignore the academics who have done the research and surround themselves with groupuscules who reinforce their own prejudices. "Evidence-based policy?" "I know best, thank you!"Smokeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04323494133902274495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18709277.post-38984622128019686002013-11-17T10:05:00.002+00:002013-11-17T10:05:30.321+00:00Al-Shabaab is facing a bloody crisis of its own: After the Westgate atrocity, the terrorists are turning on each other Title owes more to sub editor than to the article. Some interesting stuff about internal developments in Al-Shabaab. Smokeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04323494133902274495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18709277.post-19246536733655342692013-11-04T09:07:00.002+00:002013-11-04T09:07:28.503+00:00Cyber war is being won by ‘crook stars’ Note to lazy Independent journalist: cyberwar and cybercrime are not the same thing.Smokeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04323494133902274495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18709277.post-8707630511764700102013-11-04T09:03:00.000+00:002013-11-04T09:03:13.093+00:00The Horn of Plenty: How piracy became a $413m business Sorry readers. Your blogger has been researching shiftas in Ethiopia. back now and here's a cracking World bank Report into the financing of piracy.Smokeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04323494133902274495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18709277.post-40106169404954519122013-10-31T10:18:00.002+00:002013-10-31T10:18:19.999+00:00Greek Internal Affairs division releases report following crackdown on police brutality and neo-nazi ties<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Source in Greek:<br />
http://www.vimaonline.gr/default.asp?pid=20&ct=1&artid=12459</div>
Panos Kostakoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09126817177561645215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18709277.post-4052827250329452182013-10-12T13:03:00.002+00:002013-10-12T13:03:14.389+00:00Cigarette companies accused of supplying black market in BritainNice graphic. Article a bit of a tease.Smokeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04323494133902274495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18709277.post-16487740792836886032013-10-06T09:56:00.001+00:002013-10-06T09:56:50.974+00:00Terrorist financing: A "Forbes List" of the world's wealthiest terrorist groupsA tongue in cheek attempt to present a top 5 of the world's wealthiest terrorist networks. I promise to follow it up with some more serious thoughts on methodology.Smokeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04323494133902274495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18709277.post-72657279184681738232013-10-06T09:32:00.001+00:002013-10-06T09:32:06.481+00:00How I bought drugs from 'dark net' – it's just like Amazon run by cartelsAccount of journalists use of Tor and the Silk Road. The amount of academics and journalists studying the site makes me suspect that there will be another system already created. Interesting libertarian justification of illegality thrown in!Smokeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04323494133902274495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18709277.post-7924842597293515262013-10-06T09:07:00.003+00:002013-10-06T09:07:47.124+00:00£1bn a month: the spiralling cost of oil theft in NigeriaWell, it had to be going on, given that duty is so high that duty evasion has become very profitable. This article accuses all the players of being involved: the military, the oil companies, the refineries. Didn't Europol suggest that oil refineries were being bought by organised crime in last year's report? It seemed odd at the time, but no there are allegations of supply for such refineries. Similar things happening in Syria, probably Libya too. Get that solar power technology moving!Smokeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04323494133902274495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18709277.post-56048897933545488292013-10-04T10:09:00.001+00:002013-10-04T10:09:58.671+00:00Dodgy deals: One in 10 Italian contracts is corrupt, says EU anti-fraud office reportIt would be worth finding the full report. I will check the OLAF websiteSmokeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04323494133902274495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18709277.post-37538675652279327122013-10-02T17:12:00.000+00:002013-10-02T17:12:47.175+00:00FBI arrests Silk Road drugs site suspectRoss William Ulbricht arrested in San Francisco, Silk Road site closed down and many bitcoins seized.Smokeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04323494133902274495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18709277.post-76836528224092385882013-10-02T11:25:00.000+00:002013-10-02T11:25:28.308+00:00Gangs from eastern Europe use budget airlines to commit crimes across the continent , says Europol chief Times has a go at Bulgarians, Romanians and cheap air travel. I suppose the Murdoch press will be supporting UKIP in the next election?<br />
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Wainwright interviewed and appears to be alleging that Easyjet facilitates Romanian and Bulgarian card skimmers flying in in the morning and off home in the evening. Hmmmm....wonder if he's ever flown budget airline? Easyjet should be consulting their lawyers!Smokeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04323494133902274495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18709277.post-90485461171074207392013-10-02T10:16:00.001+00:002013-10-02T10:16:33.857+00:00Somali militants mixing business and terrorPiece from New York Times on shifting funding mechanisms for al-ShababSmokeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04323494133902274495noreply@blogger.com0