Triple Edge Resources

Leading intergovernmental organisation on migration — publishes World Migration Report and FSU-specific migration and trafficking data. Early IOM reports on FSU trafficking in the 1990s are key historical sources.

UN body combating drugs, crime, corruption and terrorism — publishes the Global Report on Trafficking in Persons, World Drug Report, and anti-corruption tools. Essential primary source for trafficking statistics.

Russian tycoon launches legal action after being profiled in the Russian Mafia playing card series — illustrates how oligarchs use litigation to suppress organised crime associations.

US rewards Belgium for cooperation in the arrest of a major drugs trafficking boss — documents transatlantic law enforcement cooperation on organised crime.

HETQ investigation into international Russian organised crime gambling operations — documents how old-school mob methods adapted to digital platforms.

Russian research institute releases playing card format profiles of Russian mafia figures — a visual taxonomy of the organised crime network in 2013.

RAPSI reports on the NYC art dealer guilty plea in the Nahmad Russian mob gambling case — closes the art dealer thread of the FBI operation.

US Justice Department action targeting the Russian mob for $230m tax fraud — documents the US legal response to Russian organised crime financial operations.

Forbes documents the arraignment of art dealer Helly Nahmad in the $100m Russian mob gambling case — connects the art world to organised crime financial networks.

WSJ follow-up on the FBI gambling investigation — documents links between high-stakes poker and Russian mob money laundering in New York.

FBI operation dismantles a high-stakes gambling ring linked to the Russian mafia in New York — documents the US dimension of the Russian organised crime network.

Report on a suspected Russian mafia boss laundering millions through Spain — documents the Southern European dimension of Russian mob financial networks.

Reuters report on the death of a Russian mafia whistleblower in the UK — contemporaneous documentation of the pattern of suspicious deaths of Russian nationals in Britain.

OHCHR compilation of international standards on trafficking — covers definition, prevention, prosecution and victim protection frameworks.

The principal EU legislative instrument on trafficking — defines trafficking offences, establishes victim support obligations, and harmonises member state criminal law.

The primary European legal instrument against trafficking — establishes victim identification, protection and support obligations for member states.

Academic study of Open Society Foundations operations in post-Yugoslav countries — covers Soros’s network as a vehicle for democratic transition, examining both the genuine civil society dimension and the political economy of Western-funded NGOs.

Prospect investigation into the Salvini-Putin relationship — covers the Metropol Hotel Rosneft oil deal allegations and the structural alignment between Russian and Italian far-right political interests.

La Stampa investigation into how Putin’s friends conducted business and spied undisturbed in Italy — covers the oligarch-intelligence network operating in the Italian context.

Reuters Institute investigation into the spyware infiltration of two Italian journalists’ phones — documents the surveillance of Italian media covering oligarchs and intelligence.

ESI full investigation into the Azerbaijan lobbying operation — documents specific payments to PACE members and the suppression of human rights monitoring.

ESI investigation into Azerbaijan’s systematic bribery of Council of Europe members — how Baku used luxury gifts, cash and caviar to silence criticism of its human rights record in the Parliamentary Assembly.

FCO has provided over £25m to organisations targeting “disinformation” — many directed by former British and US foreign policy figures, focused on official enemies. Documents the state-adjacent infrastructure of Western counter-disinformation.

Media agency Zinc Network contracted by the UK government to recruit social media influencers across Europe for covert British propaganda — documents the UK’s own disinformation operations.