Trilateral 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…

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ICAIE 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…

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Corruption 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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Fentanyl and criminal networks: the other threats to the Chancay megaport

ICAIE colleagues and senior advisors, Douglas Farah and Pablo Zeballos, interviewed for their pathfinding research on fentanyl and criminal networks: the other threats to the Chancay megaport as covered in the recent ICAIE Chancay (Peru) Report and extensive media coverage including this week in BioBioChile (see below). The inauguration of the new megaport of Chancay…

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ICAIE Calls on Canada to Implement a Threat Convergence Framework to Safeguard its National Security by Robustly Combating Cross-Border Illicit Economies, Money Laundering, and Strategic Corruption

Washington, DC / Vancouver / ICAIE News (Press Release) / November  28, 2024: Speaking at the Vancouver International Security Summit (VISS), 25-26 November 2024, David M. Luna, Executive Director, International Coalition Against Illicit Economies (ICAIE), and a former U.S. diplomat and national security official, underscored the growing concerns shared by the United States related to…

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Preliminary ICAIE Report: UNDERSTANDING THE STRATEGIC CHALLENGES OF THE PORT OF CHANCAY (PERU) IN THE REGIONAL CONTEXT

Washington, DC / ICAIE News (Press Release) / November 22, 2024: The International Coalition Against Illicit Economies (ICAIE) announces the publication of a new Preliminary Report, entitled,”Understanding The Strategic Challenges of the Port of Chancay (Peru) in the Region Context” in the Americas, co authored by ICAIE Advisors Douglas Farah, Pablo Zeballos, IBI Consultants. Executive…

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How Russian Surveillance Tech is Reshaping Latin America, Douglas Farah (An ICAIE Report for FIU)

How Russian Surveillance Tech is Reshaping Latin America 27 September 2024 Authors: Doug Farah, Senior Advisor and Director for Latin America Programs, International Coalition Against Illicit Economies (ICAIE) Description: Over the past decade, Russian-based companies have provided sophisticated surveillance technology to several Latin American countries. These technologies are critical to the survival of the repressive regimes…

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E-Commerce and Digital Marketplaces: The Booming Business of Cross-Border Transaction Laundering

Washington, DC / ICAIE News (Press Release) / September 17, 2024: The International Coalition Against Illicit Economies (ICAIE) announces the publication of a new Fall 2024 Policy Brief entitled, “E-Commerce and Digital Marketplaces: The Booming Business of Cross-Border Transaction Laundering“, co-authored by John Cassara, David M. Luna, and Dr. Layla M. Hashemi. Executive Summary Criminals,…

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ICAIE Announces New Investigative Docuseries ‘Illicit Economies of the Shadowverse’ in Partnership With Sam Rad

Press Release [ICAIE News] [Newswire]• Sep 10, 2024 06:00 EDT The Illicit Economies of the Shadowverse are all around us, everywhere. They know no borders. And they encompass the intricate, often unseen networks of illicit trade and criminalized economies that silently shape our world. Related Media Press Release WASHINGTON, September 10, 2024 (Newswire.com) – The International Coalition Against…

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Irregular Warfare in Great Power Competition and Gray Zones: Prosecuting Authoritarian Subversion, Strategic Corruption & Criminality to Weaken Democracy

Irregular Warfare in Strategic Competition and Gray Zones: Prosecuting Authoritarian Subversion and Exploitative Use of Corruption and Criminality to Weaken Democracy The recording of the Presentation, Powerpoint, and White Paper and other supporting materials are up and available at https://nsiteam.com/smaspeakerseries_22august2024/ David M. Luna Executive Director International Coalition Against Illicit Economies (ICAIE) Strategic Multi-Layer Assessment (SMA)…

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