Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center (TraCCC)

Panel on Illicit Networks and National Security

Friday, May 17th: THE GEOGRAPHY OF TERRORISM

Dr. Richard Medina, an expert in Geographic Information Science and spatial analysis, will share insights from his new book, in which he argues that geography has a strong influence on terrorists’ motivations, behaviors, options and activities.

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Panel on Illicit Networks and National Security

On April 30, TraCCC hosted a panel of esteemed experts to mark the publication of Convergence: Illicit Networks and National Security in the Age of Globalization, by the National Defense University Press. Greg Gatjanis of the U.S. Department of the Treasury attended as a guest moderator and discussant. MORE INFORMATION

Welcome to TraCCC

The Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center (TraCCC) is the first center in the United States devoted to understanding the links among terrorism, transnational crime and corruption, and to teach, research, train and help formulate policy on these critical issues. TraCCC is a research center within the School of Public Policy at George Mason University.

Poaching and Organized Crime in Russia
Aaron Beitman, April 15, 2013

A recent story in the New York Times described how African elephants may soon face extinction as poachers hunt them down with automatic weapons, GPS tracking devices, and Land Rovers. Seeking
to satisfy seemingly insatiable Chinese demand for ivory, poachers attack elephant herds with murderous viciousness, hacking out ivory tusks from mortally wounded animals. An extensive
organized crime network, greased by sophisticated bribery schemes, facilitates shipment of ivory to Chinese markets. While poaching in Russia lacks the same sensational subject as the African elephant, the environmental group Greenpeace estimates that poaching costs the Russian economy $5 billion annually. Broadly speaking, environmental crime in Russia is an increasingly serious problem.

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