This piece is drawn from Agenda for Change 2016: strategic choices for the next government. The day-to-day focus of most of a government’s time in office is on matters seemingly unrelated to terrorism and counterterrorism. …
The Beat In depth: Anti-Corruption Summit On 12 May, British Prime Minister David Cameron held an Anti-Corruption Summit in London. The Summit focused on some of the biggest global corruption problems, including secrecy in the …
The Beat Report: Australia’s advocacy for the abolition of the death penalty The Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade released its final report to conclude the inquiry into Australia’s advocacy for the …
The Beat New resources on organised crime There are some interesting new resources out on organised crime. The Global Initiative has created a framework (PDF) for how national development actors can analyse and more effectively …
The Beat Paying would-be criminals to not commit crimes Can future criminals be bribed to not commit crimes? One American city has been experimenting with that idea. Richmond, California, launched in 2010 a program targeted …