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For millennia Syria was at the heart of empires, but today the country has become synonymous with war.


Since the Arab Spring of 2011 (https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-...) , the country has been in a state of civil war with competing armed actors with different aims and allegiances battling one another leaving staggering human misery in their wake.


The Syrian civil war (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-midd...) has also created a perfect brewing pot for illicit activities, from the production of synthetic drugs to trafficking of both humans and arms. And state-backed actors are deeply involved in these activities and there is little oversight.


How did the war change the organised crime landscape in Syria (https://ocindex.net/country/syria) ? Who are the criminal actors today and how are they profiting from the conflict? And why do some people call Syria a “narco-state (https://www.economist.com/middle-east...) ”?


Speaker:


Laura Adal (https://globalinitiative.net/profile/...) , Head of Western Asia Programme, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime. Laura also leads the development of the Organized Crime Index (https://ocindex.net/) .


Presenter:


Thin Lei Win (https://twitter.com/thinink?ref_src=t...)


Additional Links:


Syria Country Profile (https://ocindex.net/country/syria)


(website (https://ocindex.net/) ) The Global Organized Crime Index


(paper (https://globalinitiative.net/analysis...) ) The Global Organized Crime Index


Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (https://globalinitiative.net/)