The Index

By Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

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The Index is a podcast based around the Global Organized Crime Index, an online tool that ranks levels of criminality and resilience in 193 countries. From drug trafficking and mafia-style crimes to criminal justice and security – In this series we’ll take a deep dive into the Global Organized Crime Index with leading experts and look at some of the biggest organized crime threats facing countries and regions around the world. The Index was nominated for 'Best Video Podcast' at the 2024 Publishers Podcast Awards. Disclaimer: This series was funded in part by a grant from the United States Department of State. The opinions, findings and conclusions stated herein are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect those of the United States Department of State.

Episode Date
The synthetic drug market is out of control
Apr 02, 2026
Fiji’s Methamphetamine Crisis: Pacific’s biggest Drug Bust and surging HIV Rates | The Index
Jan 26, 2026
China’s Mafia Fight for Italy’s Fast Fashion
Dec 22, 2025
How cocaine is driving deforestation in the Amazon | The Index Podcast
Sep 18, 2025
The Truth Behind Nairobi's Hired Gangs | The Index Podcast
Aug 21, 2025
The Arrest of Celso Gamboa Sanchez: What's going on in Costa Rica? | The Index Podcast
Aug 06, 2025
Cyber scams, tax evasion, and billion-dollar embezzlement: Financial Crimes in the Mekong | The Index Podcast
Jul 22, 2025
Season 2! Underworlds with Mark Shaw - Underworlds with Mark Shaw
Jun 21, 2025
Arms Trafficking in Pakistan | The Index Podcast
Jun 12, 2025
Who is making Russia's drones? The migrant women exploited for Russia's war economy | The Index Podcast
May 13, 2025
Cannabis legalization efforts in Morocco | The Index Podcast
Apr 23, 2025
Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs in Canada | The Index Podcast
Dec 10, 2024
Vietnam & human trafficking | The Index Podcast
Nov 19, 2024
The Mocro Mafia in Western Europe | The Index Podcast
Oct 29, 2024
Paraguay: Rising Criminality | The Index Podcast
Sep 24, 2024
TRAILER: Underworlds with Mark Shaw - Underworlds with Mark Shaw
Sep 16, 2024
India, Ivory Poaching, and Technology | The Index Podcast
Jul 30, 2024
The War in Ukraine & Arms Trafficking | The Index Podcast
Jul 15, 2024
The Netherlands, illicit drugs and Western Balkans organized crime | The Index Podcast
Jun 10, 2024
South Africa, the taxi industry, and assassinations | The Index Podcast
May 27, 2024
Nigeria and Kidnappings | The Index Podcast
Apr 23, 2024
Brazil, Rio, and Militias | The Index Podcast
Apr 03, 2024
Cocaine & Montenegrin criminal groups | The Index Podcast
Mar 14, 2024
Gold Mining in West Africa | The Index Podcast
Feb 21, 2024
Papua New Guinea and Illegal Logging | The Index Podcast
Feb 07, 2024
Haiti: Criminal Governance & Civil Society | The Index Podcast
Jan 24, 2024
Cryptocurrency and Money Laundering | The Index Podcast
Dec 05, 2023
Ecuador: Politics, violence, and organized crime | The Index Podcast
Nov 20, 2023
Illegal Rare Earth Mining in Myanmar | The Index Podcast
Oct 10, 2023
Investigating Financial Crimes | The Index Podcast
Jul 31, 2023
Financial Crimes | The Index Podcast
Jul 03, 2023
Environmental and Organized Crime in South America | The Index Podcast
May 24, 2023
The drug markets of East and Southern Africa | The Index Podcast
Apr 11, 2023
Mexico and Resilience | The Index Podcast
Mar 02, 2023
Tunisia and human smuggling | The Index Podcast
Feb 01, 2023
Bride Trafficking from Cambodia to China | The Index Podcast
Dec 28, 2022
Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing in Oceania | The Index Podcast
Nov 29, 2022
Venezuela, Cocaine and State-Embedded Actors | The Index Podcast
Oct 27, 2022
How organized crime on the African Continent changed over two years | The Index Podcast
Aug 31, 2022
Ukraine and Arms Trafficking | The Index Podcast
Jul 06, 2022
Environmental Crimes in the Mekong | The Index Podcast
Jun 22, 2022
Italy and the mafias - Part 2: Resilience | The Index Podcast
Jun 01, 2022
Italy and the mafias - Part 1: Criminality | The Index Podcast
May 18, 2022
Conflict and Organized Crime Nexus: The Case of Syria | The Index Podcast
May 04, 2022
Kazakhstan | The Index Podcast
Apr 20, 2022