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ICAIE Partners with OAS Department against Transnational Organized Crime (DTOC) on a June 12 Dialogue in Santiago to strengthen cooperation to fight illicit economies in the Southern Cone of the Americas; Establishes an OAS DTOC-ICAIE Hemispheric Task Force on Countering Illicit Economies
June 9, 2025 | ICAIEpress | News Washington, DC / ICAIE News (Press Release): The International Coalition Against Illicit Economies (ICAIE), a global policy leader in advancing public-private partnerships to counter illicit economies, launched a regional initiative in Chile earlier today to fight illicit trade and organized crime in South America. Chile is strategically located in South America, connecting…
Read MoreThe global security threats posed by risky free trade zones (FTZs): ICAIE welcomes new legislation by U.S. Senators Cassidy and Whitehouse to Combat Illicit International Trade in FTZs
“We applaud Senators Cassidy and Whitehouse for their leadership in protecting our national security, American competitiveness, and the health and safety of our citizens by countering illicit trade, organized crime, and money laundering across some of today’s risky free trade zones around the world,” said David M. Luna, Executive Director for ICAIE. “Disrupting the increasing cross-border flows of illicit…
Read MoreICAIE Signs Cooperation Agreement with the Organizaton of American States (OAS), Department of Transnational Organized Crime
It is an honor for ICAIE to sign a Cooperation Agreement with the Organization of American States (OAS), Department against Transnational Organized Crime (DTOC). On February 2027, Executive Director David M. Luna visited OAS to meet with Director Gastón Schulmeister to discuss concrete ways for ICAIE to partner with OAS-DTOC, pursuant to our new Cooperation…
Read MoreCanada Transnational Organized Crime & Drug Trafficking: Canada’s Role in Expanding Global Illicit Economies
“Money laundering is the biggest illicit market and organized crime threat facing Canada.” — David M. Luna ICAIE Calls on Canada to Safeguard its National Security by Robustly Combating Cross-Border Illicit Economies, Money Laundering, and Strategic Corruption Find below new CGLR and ICAIE Infographic on Canada Transnational Organized Crime & Drug Trafficking: Canada’s Role in…
Read MoreExamining Policies to Counter China: U.S. efforts to Counter Illicit Fentanyl Trafficking and Related Money Laundering by the People’s Republic of China (Testimony of John A. Cassara)
ICAIE’s Board Member and Senior Advisor, John Cassara testified this morning before the U.S. House Financial Services Committee (HFSC), United States Congress hearing on “Examining Policies to Counter China” and one of focused thematic areas on “U.S. efforts to Counter Illicit Fentanyl Trafficking and Related Money Laundering by the People’s Republic of China”. ICAIE continues…
Read MoreAs U.S. Ramps Up Operations Against Cartels & Criminal Networks, Leveraging Threat Intelligence Critical to Disrupt Money Laundering and Illicit Trade
As I have underscored in numerous events and press interviews this week in Washington DC, as the United States ramps up more robust and targeted law enforcement, intelligence, and security operations against the Mexican cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) causing violent havoc across borders, and pursuant to numerous Presidential executive orders and designations of…
Read MoreThe Growing Ecosystems of Criminality Across South America in a Threat Convergence World. In Focus: Chile and the Southern Cone
“If Chile falls into the clutches of organized crime, South America begins to become a regional haven for a variety of malicious actors and threat networks.” David M. Luna, Executive Director, ICAIE Executive Summary Chile is strategically located in South America, bridging the trans-Pacific economies of Latin America and Asia, and serves as a bridge…
Read MoreTrilateral Authoritarian Alliance and The People’s Republic China
New ICAIE Report for FIU: Trilateral Authoritarian Alliance and The People’s Republic China (Winter/January 2025) Authors: Doug Farah, Senior Advisor and Director for Latin America Programs, International Coalition Against Illicit Economies (ICAIE) Description: Over the past decade an alliance of authoritarian regimes has systematically built an interlocking series of echo chambers and media amplification nodes across Latin…
Read MoreICAIE Releases New Report on Central Bank Digital Currencies. Risks and Rewards: Global Finance and the Fight Against Money Laundering
Where will the United States ultimately end up in the current international CBDC policy environment? Washington, DC / ICAIE News (Press Release) / January 8, 2025 – The International Coalition Against Illicit Economies (ICAIE) today announced the release of a new January 2025 report entitled, “Central Bank Digital Currencies Risks and Rewards: Global Finance and…
Read MoreCorruption and Money Laundering: The Risks of Chinese Financial Operations in Latin America
ICAIE VP and Senior Advisor John Cassara is quoted in a newly released article by Maria Zuppello, Dialogo Americas: Corruption and Money Laundering: The Risks of Chinese Financial Operations in Latin America: In a recent documentary, Dirty Money, Cartels, and Underground Banks, British daily Financial Times highlighted the exponential growth of Chinese money laundering operations worldwide, including in Latin…
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