Wagner-sponsored arsonists covicted; UK citizens paid by Russian proxy to burn down a London warehouse storing aid for Ukriane - highlights the role of serious organised crime and state threats. Read @cfs-rusi.bsky.social Rusi's Matthew Redhead on State Threats at Socace's site - bit.ly/4eK7HW6 -

📢 And watch this space for more research and analysis coming out of this work, with a series of synthesis papers from kicking off soon! New papers on Russia, China, Iran, DPRK, cyber, organised crime, illicit finance, information manipulation, proliferation beyond the West, concepts and more. 5/5

4. Shape a coherent, comprehensive and prioritised set of responses 5. Take an approach based on partnership, both domestically and internationally. Lots of implications for the UK's new National Security Strategy #NSS2025 and beyond. 4/5

The note also sets out 5 implications for future policy, based on @matthewrr.bsky.social's research: 1. Avoid wishful thinking and ignorance when assessing threats & vulnerabilities 2. Understand opponents' thinking 3. Ask whether the current resilience-focused model of response is enough 3/5

The briefing note sets out: - what state threats are - why we seem to be having a state threats 'moment' - mapping state threats across covert & clandestine measures, origins and execution, patterns of activity & motives - novelty and effectiveness of state threats - state threats futures. 2/5

Out now, a new @soc-ace.bsky.social briefing note on @matthewrr.bsky.social's big paper on #statethreats. This research builds on longstanding collaboration with @cfs-rusi.bsky.social. Both the must read paper & brief are at bit.ly/44mF262. 1/5

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Insights from the latest research by Daniel Haberly: 🚨 Mismatch in financial regulatory focus ⚖️ Disconnect between AML/CFT compliance & transparency 🌐 Regulatory gaps in major economies (USA, China) 🔗 RIFF dataset: bit.ly/3ZMcHDL 🔗 Working paper: bit.ly/3ZMcHDL #GIACE #TransparencyMatters

Excited to see this great article from Suzi Ring & Martin Arnold in the @financialtimes.com yesterday covering new @soc-ace.bsky.social & @cfs-rusi.bsky.social research by Eliza Lockhart on potential financial rewards for economic crime whistleblowers. 👇 www.ft.com/content/2ebb...

📢 A new #openaccess paper from @samibensassi.bsky.social and Arisyi Raz on whether or not #FATF is an effective tool for combatting trade-related #fraud. Click below for the journal article 👇 To find out more about the research project - www.socace-research.org.uk/projects/23-...

📢 A new podcast from GI-TOC and the 2nd in a series on SOC ACE's research project on Colombia's #TotalPeace plan. The team discuss the 2022 truce signed by 2 gangs in the coastal town of Buenaventura & what the research is telling us about the impact on violence. globalinitiative.net/analysis/dee...

Upcoming webinar on #illicitfinance from our friends over at @giace.bsky.social 👇

Kicking off my Bluesky account with a new hot off-the-press publication in the @rusi.bsky.social RUSI Journal: 'Illicit Finance as a National Security Threat: Balancing Security and Unintended Consequences'. www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1... #illicitfinance #nationalsecurity

📢 Launch event for new research by @cfs-rusi.bsky.social's Eliza Lockhart on the impact of financial rewards for whistleblowers in the fight against #economiccrime. Click below for the link to register for the event. 👇 Find out more about the research: www.socace-research.org.uk/projects/whi...

"JNIM, said it ambushed a convoy of mercenaries working for the Wagner Group on Thursday in the Mopti region, killing fighters and burning vehicles." apnews.com/article/mali...

A second podcast episode in a series looking at research on Colombia's #TotalPeace plan is coming soon! In the meantime, here's the first episode from 28th Oct for those who would like to catch up with what the research team have been doing. 👇 globalinitiative.net/analysis/dee...

Welcome to friends at @openownership.bsky.social! 👇

New SOC ACE researchers Starter Pack! 🤩 Keep on top of their great research on organised crime, illicit finance, kleptocracy, corruption etc with SOC ACE, and beyond. 👇 Will update as & when more people join 🦋. 👀 go.bsky.app/Tfr9XtB

I have put together a starter pack of those who I follow in the NATSEC, war studies and #Ukraine communities. This is just an initial list - it is sure to expand. go.bsky.app/pfbxoC

The #OffshoreLeaks Database just got a major upgrade! Our new API lets you match your own data with ours in real time. #Researchers, #journalists and regulators: This is your chance to dig deeper and more efficiently! Comment with any questions below.

Cracking oped from @financialtimes.com editorial board, calling for public registers of beneficial ownership to end 'The scourge of corporate secrecy' (and citing @taxjusticenet.bsky.social, thank you kindly) www.ft.com/content/0bb3...

The SFO's director discusses the potential for incentivising whistleblowers on economic crime in @rachelsylvester.bsky.social's article in @thetimes.com. His comments chime well with forthcoming SOC ACE research by Eliza Lockhart @cfs-rusi.bsky.social on the evidence on incentives-based approaches.

Excited to see the launch of this new RUSI/SOC ACE Taskforce on Security Sector Reform, Organised Crime & Corruption being launched by @rusi.bsky.social today! 👏 rusi.org/explore-our-... For more info on the research project: www.socace-research.org.uk/projects/sec...

Welcome to SOC ACE on BlueSky! Our research focuses on organised crime, illicit finance, kleptocracy & corruption in relation to transnational threats. So far, we've worked with 24 organisations and almost 60 researchers, across 43 research projects, producing over 100 publications (and counting). ❕