How Crime Organises the World

About this episode

The episode features a discussion on organised crime with Professor Mark Galeotti, covering various criminal activities and his recent book.

Organised crime is the focus of this wide-ranging discussion with author, lecturer and academic, Professor Mark Galeotti. Criminal activities canvassed in the chat include people smuggling, the illicit drug trade, slavery, 3D printed weapons, human organ harvesting, and environmental crimes such as the smuggling of sand and counterfeit cacao beans. Mark’s recent book – Homo Criminalis: How crime organises the world – covers the history and evolution of organised crime. It leaves the reader po...

People in this episode

Guest: Professor Mark Galeotti

Topics covered

• organised crime
• people smuggling
• illicit drug trade
• slavery
• 3D printed weapons
• human organ harvesting
• environmental crimes

Keywords

• organised crime
• people smuggling
• drug trade
• human trafficking
• environmental crimes
• 3D printed weapons
• Homo Criminalis

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Homo Criminalis: How crime organises the world

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