As the Wagner Group established early mining operations in Sudan and the Central African Republic, it funneled payments for equipment and supplies through banks in Africa, China, the United Kingdom,...

The Eyes on Russia project is CIR's initiative to collect and verify videos, photos, satellite imagery, or other media related to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Sudan Shahid is a global collaborative effort to collect, monitor, and analyze visual documentation of surging violence across Sudan.

Despite international attention given to the excessive force used against pro-democracy protesters, and in the face of public pledges and government policy to the contrary, Western companies have...

A sophisticated new electronic warfare system is being used at the world’s busiest port. But is it sand thieves or the Chinese state behind it?

In the early afternoon of May 16, 2019, the normally quiet waters of Haeju Bay, North Korea could have been mistaken for a bustling, international port like Shanghai or Singapore. Less than 30...

In this analysis, we examine and map the relationships between Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region-based mines reliant on forced labor and global networks of finance and trade — including hundreds of...

Sudan Shahid is a global collaborative effort to collect, monitor, and analyze visual documentation of surging violence across Sudan.

As the war in Ukraine drags into its 6th year with limited prospect of resolution, its consequences are not limited to the Donbas, or to the Ukrainians trying to survive on both sides of the firing...

Last week, a group of European lawmakers from France, Germany, and the European Parliament wrote to European Commission President von der Leyen and French President Macron to call for an audit of...

The fleet, found just outside a protected zone, raises the prospect of damage to the marine ecosystem

C4ADS is a nonprofit organization with a mission to defeat the illicit networks that threaten global peace and security.

Forced labor at sea is rarely visible, but its witting and unwitting facilitators span the globe – and even our dinner tables. When a fishing vessel goes out to sea, it almost seems like it has...

Companies linked to the Wagner group are snapping up oil and gas leases—with an eye to pumping influence, not oil.

IntroductionHong Kong until recently was considered a top-tier global financial center, its influence rivalled only by New York and London. Governed by rule of law, its compliance with international...

Libya and the U.S. are investigating suspected gold-for-cash trades between Venezuela and Libyan militia leader Khalifa Haftar, security officials said.

How a shady network of operatives serves as the tip of the spear in Russia’s global influence efforts with almost no accountability.

Ukraine Field Dispatch, May 2022

At C4ADS, we value the perspectives, skills, and interests that our interns bring to the organization. As a C4ADS intern, you won’t make coffee or arrange conference room furniture. You will work...

As we continue to expand our dataset on assets hiding in Dubai, C4ADS is collaborating with a coalition of scholars and journalists to expose the illicit networks exploiting the UAE property market.

Money Tree serves as the first comprehensive review of the regulatory and security environment surrounding this little-researched topic. In it, we examine how conditions within South Sudan have made...

An examination of Libya’s aerial supply operations, revealing potential ownership and management ties between Libya’s flying armories and air freight providers in Libya, Eastern Europe, Turkey, and...