drug trafficking

Drug trafficking is a global illicit trade involving the cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of substances which are subject to drug prohibition laws.

Meet our Speakers

We've gathered some of the top experts in the field to discuss this topic. With years of experience between them, they're well-equipped to offer invaluable insights and perspectives.

Dina Siegel

Dina Siegel

Utrecht University, Utrecht University / CIROC

Dr Reychad Abdool

Dr Reychad Abdool

African Union

Felia Allum

Felia Allum

Polis, University of Bath

Marie Jauffret-Roustide

Marie Jauffret-Roustide

Centre d'étude des mouvements sociaux (CEMS), Inserm

Gema Kloppe-Santamaría

Gema Kloppe-Santamaría

Assistant Professor of Latin American History, George Washington University

Concepción Anguita Olmedo

Concepción Anguita Olmedo

Professor, Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Fernando Zarabozo

Fernando Zarabozo

European Center for Security Studies “George Marshall”

Fausto Carbajal-Glass

Fausto Carbajal-Glass

Delphi Solutions and Strategic Services

Maria López-Uribe

Maria López-Uribe

Universidad de los Andes

Dr Yun Huang

Dr Yun Huang

Shanghai University

Damon McCoy

Damon McCoy

Associate Processor, New York University, New York University Tandon School of Engineering

Dr. ir. Jude Roys Oboh

Dr. ir. Jude Roys Oboh

Ruggero Scaturro

Ruggero Scaturro

Senior Analyst, GI-TOC

Hans Nelen

Hans Nelen

Maastricht University, Faculty of Law, Maastricht University, Faculty of Law

Karen Laidler

Karen Laidler

Director, Centre for Criminology, University of Hong Kong

Tony Duffin

Tony Duffin

CEO, Ana Liffey Drug Project

Ella Cockbain

Ella Cockbain

Associate Professor, UCL

John Collins

John Collins

Director of Academic Engagement, GI-TOC

Dr. Cecilia Farfán-Méndez

Dr. Cecilia Farfán-Méndez

Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, UC San Diego

Romain Le Cour Grandmaison

Romain Le Cour Grandmaison

Noria Research / Paris-1 Panthéon Sorbonne -

Adriana Abdenur

Adriana Abdenur

Executive Director, Plataforma CIPÓ

Ya-kai Wang

Ya-kai Wang

Shanghai University

Edward Huang

Edward Huang

George Mason University, George Mason University

Roland Moerland

Roland Moerland

Assistant Professor of Criminology, Maastricht University

Martin Verrier

Martin Verrier

RUSI

Talks

Drugs and development debate in Africa - Drugs and Development Hub

01 December 2021, 02:30 PM
Dr Reychad Abdool John Collins Anine Kriegler Maria-Goretti Loglo Bernice Auma Apondi Anna Paus

Breaking drug policy silos: Examples from France and Canada

01 December 2021, 05:30 PM
Marie Jauffret-Roustide Déborah Alimi Karine Bertrand Laurie Wdowiak

Organized crime in Latin America: What is new?

01 December 2021, 07:00 PM
Concepción Anguita Olmedo Adriana Abdenur Mariano Bartolomé Carolina Sampó Marcos Alan Ferreira Andrea Oelsner

Comparative perspectives on illicit crop economies and non-punitive rural drug policies

02 December 2021, 01:00 AM
Maria López-Uribe Romain Le Cour Grandmaison David Restrepo María Alejandra Vélez

Regulation of smuggling and circulation of drugs in China and India: A historical review

02 December 2021, 01:00 AM
Yun Huang Ya-kai Wang Ved Baruah

The exponential growth of counterfeit PPE and other counterfeits during the COVID pandemic: Illicit trade in the open and dark web

02 December 2021, 01:00 AM
Damon McCoy Edward Huang Layla Hashemi Louise Shelley

Expanding beyond cocaine: Rising polycriminality along the ‘cocaine route’

02 December 2021, 08:30 AM
Martin Verrier Alejandro Lerch Sasha Jesperson Marija Atanaskova

Organized crime and drugs in the Netherlands

02 December 2021, 08:30 AM
Hans Nelen Roland Moerland Lieselot Bisschop Karin van Wingerde

Illicit Economies in Asia: Changes, effects and futures

02 December 2021, 10:00 AM
Karen Laidler Cassandra Cross Amanda Whitfort Emiline Smith Katie Lowe Li-Fung Cho

Drug markets in Ireland and Scotland: Problems and possible solutions?

02 December 2021, 01:00 PM
Tony Duffin Sheelagh Brady Fiona Gilbertson DAVE LIDDELL Jack Nolan

Africa and drugs: Rewriting the tale? Presenting the forthcoming JIED Special issue on drugs markets and policies in Africa

13 October 2022, 04:00 PM
Bernice Auma Apondi Déborah Alimi Daniel Brombacher Charity Monareng Clemence Rusenga

Organized crime in the UK

13 October 2022, 04:00 PM
Felia Allum Ella Cockbain Stan Gilmour Francisco Garcia

The intersection between illicit economies and instability in West Africa

13 October 2022, 05:30 PM
Lyes Tagziria Eleanor Beevor Kingsley Madueke Mouhamadou Kane Freedom Onuoha

Transforming the war on drugs: Victims, warriors, and vulnerable regions

13 October 2022, 07:00 PM
Annette Idler John Pokoo Mónica Serrano Carlos Pérez Ricart Juan Carlos Garzón Vergara

Legalizing the drug wars: A regulatory history of UN drug control

13 October 2022, 08:30 PM
John Collins Déborah Alimi William McAllister Virginia Berridge

The illogic character of drug trafficking: Counterintuitive routes and strategies

13 October 2022, 08:30 PM
Anna Sergi Carolina Sampó Luca Raineri Christian Vianna de Azevedo Josefina Salomon

Cocaine hoppers: Nigerian international cocaine trafficking

13 October 2022, 10:00 PM
Jude Roys Oboh Stefano Becucci Damián Zaitch Victor Akpan

How US policy shapes organized crime in Mexico

13 October 2022, 10:00 PM
Gema Kloppe-Santamaría Gabriel Mondragón Toledo Olivia Leon Mónica Meltis Michael Chamberlin Luis Daniel Vazquez

Legal regulation of drugs: A policy to transform the state and organized criminal organizations

14 October 2022, 01:00 AM
David Restrepo Zara Snapp Amaya Ordorika Nazlee Maghsoudi

Trying to make it the enterprises, gangs, and people of the American drug trade

14 October 2022, 01:00 AM
Guadalupe Correa Cabrera R. V. Gundur Rebecca Wickes Christian Bolden Tim Lauger

Drugs trafficking

14 October 2022, 08:30 AM
Dina Siegel Marco Antonelli Anthony Morgan Toine Spapens Deborah Manzi

What's hiding in the shadows? Insights from comparative research on illicit drug trafficking

14 October 2022, 01:00 PM
Ruggero Scaturro Gulzat Botoeva Erica Marat

Narcas, The Secret Rise of Women in Latin America's Cartels + The War on Dirty Money

18 October 2023, 01:00 PM
Deborah Bonello Elaine Carey Tristram Hicks Mariola Marzouk

Invisible women in drug economies and gender sensitive drug policies

18 October 2023, 05:30 PM
Cecilia Farfán-Méndez Jennifer Fleetwood Adela Llatja Sarah David Nara Denilse de Araujo

Organized crime in Latin America

18 October 2023, 07:00 PM
Fausto Carbajal-Glass Damián Zaitch Jose Pablo Ampudia Sarah W. Hirsch Juan Corredor-Garcia