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Category Archives: Middle East
Garda strengthening international networking
The Garda commissioner recently visited the agency’s liaison officer in Bogota, Colombia as part of a networking trip to North and South America, as reported here. In Colombia, “discussions centred on the booming cocaine trade from South America to Europe.” … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America
Tagged Bolivia, Colombia, Ireland, Mexico, Peru, UAE, USA
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Gallup 2022 Global Law & Order Report
Gallup’s 2022 Global Law & Order Report is available here. It reports on an index comprised of 4 survey items including confidence in police, feelings of safety, and recent property and personal crime victimization. Twelve countries scored 90 or higher … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Global, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America
Tagged Afghanistan, Congo, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, Gabon, Iceland, Indonesia, Norway, Portugal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovenia, Switzerland, Tajikistan, UAE, Uganda, Venezuela, Zambia
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Global crime trends
Interpol recently released its first ever Global Crime Trend report, summarized in this column. More than 60% of police officials see “money laundering, ransomware, phishing and online scams as high or very high threats,” and over 70% “expect crimes such … Continue reading
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Police Training to Promote the Rule of Law and Protect the Population
A new report from the U.S. National Academies of Sciences on “Police Training to Promote the Rule of Law and Protect the Population” is available for download here. The purpose of the report, which builds on an organizing framework published … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America
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2021 Corruption Perceptions Index
Transparency International’s 2021 perceptions of public corruption index is available here. Among 180 countries, the least corrupt were Denmark, Finland, and New Zealand. The most corrupt were South Sudan, Syria, and Somalia. Over the last 5 years, the countries that … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America
Tagged Angola, Armenia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Honduras, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Somalia, South Korea, South Sudan, Syria
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Interpol election raises human rights questions again
Interpol is holding elections this week for president (4-year term) and executive committee seats, as reported here. Human rights organizations have criticized a UAE candidate for president, citing torture allegations and other human rights abuses. They are joined by two … Continue reading
New e-learning on security sector governance & reform
The Geneva Center for Security Sector Governance has posted a new e-learning available here. The 3-4 hour course “provides participants with an understanding and overview of SSG/R, its key principles, actors and contexts within which SSG/R takes place.” The target … Continue reading
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Training in support of security sector reform
The EU is currently supporting security sector reform in missions in Africa, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe, staffed by 2,000 personnel from 27 countries. A recent review found that the biggest challenge for mission staff is “working at the … Continue reading
World Policing blog in 2020
The World Policing blog had visitors from 54 countries in 2020. Blog posts were viewed over 2,500 times during the year by over 1,500 visitors. The most-viewed blog post was “Eliminating police shootings in the U.S.” followed by “Defunding the … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Central America, Conferences, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America
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Terrorism at 5-year low
Global deaths from terrorism decreased in 2019 for the 5th consecutive year, marking a 59% decrease since 2014, as reported here. Afghanistan and Nigeria registered the biggest decreases but remained the two countries with over 1,000 deaths during the year. … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America
Tagged Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Sri Lanka
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