Modern slavery is more likely to be seen as a project management risk to be safeguarded against, rather than a target for strategic programming, lending, or policy advice.
Author: James Cockayne
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The virtual summit of the G20 today was a defining moment for international cooperation.
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Just as globalized transportation allows criminal groups to bring their illegal goods and services to foreign markets, it also allows them to bring foreign markets to them.
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Because the Security Council is a political body—not a forum for justice—there is a danger that, over time, an over-reliance on criminal justice discourse may create a dangerous gap between its practice and public expectations of the Council as an enforcer of the international rule of law.
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James Cockayne writes that breaking the crime trap requires coming to grips with how some political and military actors draw power from the illicit economy, and figuring out how to arrest those criminal agendas.
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A voluntary oversight mechanism may bring effective oversight of private military and security companies significantly closer.
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Ban Ki-moon indicated support for a new counterterrorism czar, though there are disagreements between member states about key details.