Mogadishu, Somalia: Photography by C4ADS
ABOUT C4ADS
C4ADS is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing data-driven analysis and evidence-based reporting on global conflict and transnational security issues.
We use cutting-edge technologies to manage, integrate, and analyze disparate data from diverse languages, regions, and sources, incorporating our own field research from conflict zones and fragile states. We seek to engage with local and international audiences and produce compelling analysis on conflict and security issues. In doing so, we fill a critical gap left by traditional public sector and profit-driven institutions.
ANNUAL REPORTS
2020/2021 Annual Report
Learn more about who we are, what we do, and the impact we have on the world in our 2020/2021 Annual report.
2019/2020 Annual Report
Learn more about who we are, what we do, and the impact we have on the world in our 2019/2020 Annual report.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at C4ADS
Our mission demands that we create a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture. Learn how we are prioritizing diversity, equity and inclusion at C4ADS.
Our Ethics
Many organizations create lists of prohibited actions to describe their ethics. Others focus on weighing potential gain against the harm their actions could cause. Both of these approaches fail to address the rapidity of change and complexity of the environment. C4ADS takes a proactive approach to the ethical challenge. Our system of ethics provides principles that guide actions in an uncertain environment.
Focus Areas
Transnational Organized Crime
Global criminal networks move hundreds of billions of dollars in contraband annually, threatening to undermine the rule of law and the integrity of the surrounding financial and political institutions. States emerging from conflict are most vulnerable to this illicit economic exploitation. We focus on mapping illicit networks and identifying ties to licit institutions, where law enforcement and sanctions are most effective.
Threat Finance
International financial institutions are increasingly subject to exploitation by criminal enterprises. Billions of dollars are laundered through licit global financial systems to sustain activities that threaten international peace and security. We follow the money using open-source data-driven analysis and nontraditional investigative techniques to identify financial flows that sustain violence and corruption around the world.
Proliferation Networks
Rogue nations and non-state actors use illicit networks to procure strategic services and military hardware. These networks deliberately operate in opaque jurisdictions where traditional analytical approaches are ineffective. We understand what data is available, where to extract it from, and how it can best be used to expose procurement networks across international boundaries and legal jurisdictions.
Supply Chain Security
Sourcing raw materials, delivering development aid, or investing in frontier markets all require navigating deliberately opaque business environments that expose companies to significant risk of illicit activity. Our analytical approach can help private-sector organizations overcome the challenges experienced when performing traditional due diligence assessments and auditing of distribution or procurement chains in conflict environments.
Capabilities
Languages Spoken
Mandarin
Pashto
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Swahili
Urdu
German
Arabic
Farsi
French
Hindi
Italian
Korean
Japanese
Turkish
OVERSEAS EXPERIENCe
Afghanistan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
China
Colombia
Czechia
DR Congo
Egypt
El Salvador
Estonia
Ethiopia
France
Guatemala
India
Indonesia
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Jordan
Kenya
Kazakhstan
Latvia
Lebanon
Mali
Mexico
Morocco
Myanmar
Pakistan
Romania
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Somalia
South Africa
South Korea
South Sudan
Spain
Tanzania
Thailand
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
Ukraine
Uganda
Vietnam
Yemen
Technology Partners
