Mapping civil society responses in confronting organized crime in the Western Balkans March 2021- Organised crime is a problem of such magnitude that it has limited the potential for democratisation and development of the Western Balkans as a whole. Despite its significance for regional policy agendas and the fact that …
Read More »Falling short of commitments: how Western Balkan governments fight organized crime
Falling short of commitments: how Western Balkan governments fight organized crime Fight against organised crime has been, at least at least according to officials’ statements, on top of the agendas of Western Balkan governments for almost a decade now. This commitment was often just a declaratory one, brought on by …
Read More »Albanian-Dutch cooperation to fight transnational organised crime | Policy Brief
Together or alone? The need for increased Albanian-Dutch cooperation to fight transnational organised crime Authors: Alban Dafa, Researcher governance and security at IDM and Wouter Zweers, Research Fellow at Clingendael In recent years the Netherlands has voiced security-related concerns about the involvement of Albanian nationals in organised crime …
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