Publications

Walter Kegö and Alexander Georgieff

The adoption of the risk-based money laundering detection system across Europe has given increased investigative responsibility to banks. For countries where banks are often collaborators in the money laundering schemes, […]

Walter Kegö, Alexandru Molcean, Christina Wenngren, Liis Lill, Aurelijus Gutauskas, Greg Nizhnikau, Vladimir Ovchinsky, Alexander Sukharenko and Andrejs Vilks

A new criminal landscape is emerging in Europe. A key factor behind the dramatically increasing crime levels is Russian organized crime. While these groups are often comprised of Russians, they […]

Gert Vermeulen

Transnational organized crime is one of the greatest global threats to the security and development of open and democratic societies. It is imperative for states to develop counterstrategies against it. Prof. […]

Christina Wenngren and Walter Kegö

Russian organized crime and Russian-speaking criminals have established themselves in Sweden. Authorities are well aware of their existence but not much is known about their extent or what can be […]

Erik Leijonmarck and Walter Kegö

Erik Leijonmarck, Walter Kegö and Alexandru Molcean

The financial crisis has affected not only the economies of countries in the Baltic Sea Region. It also provided a golden opportunity for organized crime groups to expand their activities. […]

Walter Kegö and Alexandru Molcean

The events in Libya have once again put focus on Belarus as an arms exporter. According to the Congressional Research Service, Belarus has sold or delivered weapons worth an estimated […]

Walter Kegö and Mathias Hedlund

As the war in Afghanistan reaches the decade mark, the effort to stem opium poppy cultivation has taken a turn for the worse. International efforts to defeat the Taliban have […]

Erik Leijonmarck and Walter Kegö

Millions of Russians are estimated to be addicted to illicit drugs. Despite the enforcement of a new drug policy, the government has not been successful in reducing the number of […]

Louise Shelley / summarized by Stina Hartikainen

At a recent ISDP Forum on Transnational Crime, Dr. Louise Shelley discussed the link between human trafficking and conflict. Dr. Shelley is Professor, Founder and Director of the Terrorism, Transnational […]