Russian organized crime has a mythology attached to it - the brutal tattooed men of the Vory v Zakone. But those days are long in the past, rapid globalisation saw a new type of organized criminal take the reins in the Russian underworld, spreading their influence as criminal facilitators across the world. But the war in Ukraine has changed that. It's changed the relationship between organized crime and the Russian state, the status quo within the established criminal order, the potential vacuum left by those criminals who fight and die in the conflict, the establishment of Russian criminal groups outside of the country, the flows of illicit goods themselves have evolved, and then Ukraine, once so critical to those illicit flows, is currently lost.Such is the uncertainty surrounding organized crime that there have been rumblings about a possible return to a dark period in Russian history, known as the 'Wild 90s' - a period of anarchy that is etched into the Russian psyche.Speaker(s):Mark Galeotti, the Executive Director of Mayak Intelligence, honorary professor at University College London, member of the GI Network. Author of ‘<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vory-Russias-Super-Mafia/dp/0300186827" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Vory: Russia’s Super Mafia</a>' and the GI-TOC paper: <a href="https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/the-russian-underworld-since-the-ukraine-invasion/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Time of Troubles: The Russian underworld since the Ukraine invasion</a>Links:(GI Paper) <a href="https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/donbas-conflict-crime/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rebellion as racket: Crime and the Donbas conflict 2014-2022</a>(GI Paper) <a href="https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Ruggero-Scaturro-An-altered-state-Evolving-drug-trends-in-wartime-Ukraine-GI-TOC-February-2024.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Evolving drug trends in wartime Ukraine</a>(GI Analysis) <a href="https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/alfa-pvp-drug-trafficking-ukraine-russia-conflict/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The devil’s not-so-new psychoactive substance: Alpha-PVP, a highly addictive synthetic drug, is experiencing growing demand in Ukraine.</a>(GI Paper) <a href="https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/kazakhstans-illicit-drug-economy/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Crossroads: Kazakhstan's changing illicit drug economy</a>(GI Paper) <a href="https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Port-in-a-storm-Organized-crime-in-Odesa-since-the-Russian-invasion-GI-TOC-September-2023.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Port in a storm: Organized crime in Odesa since the Russian invasion</a>(Podcast) <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/DD_GITOC" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">“Death Can Wait”: Drugs on the Frontline in Ukraine </a>Research Links:<a href="https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/10/23/russian-artist-fined-for-extremist-toy-doll-with-prison-tattoos-a82852" rel="noopener noreferrer" 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