Supporting the new Asia-Pacific Integrity School and Fellowship in Public Integrity and Anti-Corruption
The Basel Institute is delighted to announce its support for the new Asia-Pacific Integrity School.
Coronavirus: a wake-up call on illegal wildlife trade?
The latest deadly strain of coronavirus emerged, according to the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, from a market in the city of Wuhan selling everything from rats to wolf pups and civet cats. The Chinese government shut the market, locked down the city and banned the trade in wildlife nationwide while it battles to contain the nascent epidemic.
New report explores social network analysis applied to wildlife trafficking
A new report sets out preliminary findings from the social network analysis of wildlife trafficking networks in East Africa.
It first explores the structure and characteristics of social networks engaged in wildlife trafficking, suggesting that they operate as a form of transnational organised crime and remarkably like a business enterprise. In terms of supply chains, both bottom-up and top-down mechanisms are evident.
Preliminary report: Examining wildlife trafficking networks in East Africa through the lens of social network analysis
This report provides a first iteration of preliminary insights from the social network analysis of transnational wildlife trafficking networks operating along the East Africa – Southeast Asia trading chain.
French version of Corruption and Money Laundering Toolkit for Arbitrators published
A French version of Corruption and Money Laundering in International Arbitration: A Toolkit for Arbitrators has just been published. You can download the toolkit in English, Russian and French (Corruption et blanchiment d’argent dans l’arbitrage international – Boîte à outils pour les arbitres) here.
Russian version of Corruption and Money Laundering Toolkit for Arbitrators published
A Russian version of Corruption and Money Laundering in International Arbitration: A Toolkit for Arbitrators has just been published. You can download the English and Russian versions here.
"Flying colours for anti-corruption systems... but in practice very little." New report on the future of public spending and the SDGs
“We see countries where corruption is endemic in spite of them having adopted all the recommended legal and institutional frameworks and best practices. Most receive ratings with flying colours for their formal anti-corruption systems and in practice they do very little.”
This was an observation of Claudia Baez Camargo, Head of Governance Research at the Basel Institute on Governance, in a new report published by The Economist Intelligence Unit and UNOPS.
4th Global Conference on Criminal Finances and Cryptocurrencies – Interpol Singapore, 18-19 November
**UPDATE** The conference has been postponed until 18-19 November due to travel restrictions relating to the coronavirus emergency.
The 4th Global Conference on Criminal Finances and Cryptocurrencies will take place this year on 18-19 November 2020 at the Interpol Global Complex for Innovation in Singapore.
New Working Paper on multi-stakeholder initiatives against illegal wildlife trade
A new Working Paper by our Collective Action experts explores private-sector engagement in the fight against illegal wildlife trade.
Part of a multi-disciplinary Basel Institute programme focused on financial crime in illegal wildlife trade (IWT), the working paper explores efforts by and with private-sector organisations to combat the multibillion-dollar illegal trade and strengthen their resistance to the risks it poses to their business.
Working Paper 32: Private-sector engagement in the fight against illegal wildlife trade
This working paper explores efforts by and with private-sector organisations to combat the multibillion-dollar illegal wildlife trade (IWT) and/or strengthen their resistance to IWT risks, with a focus on the East Africa – Southeast Asia trading chain.