Commentary Bulldozed China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has long been plagued by accusations of corruption, fraud, environmental degradation, and labor exploitation — now,...
Event The Data-Driven Approach to Investigating the BRI On Wednesday, May 14, 2025, C4ADS hosted a webinar that explored data-driven methodologies for investigating entities involved in China's Belt and Road...
Issue Brief End-User Unknown Licit shipments of handguns produced by major global manufacturers like Beretta, Glock, and Israeli Weapons Industries are diverted into the hands of...
Commentary Hot Lines Highly concentrated industrial-scale scam centers along the Myanmar border — staffed by victims of forced trafficking — generate trillions of dollars annually,...
Multimedia Dubai Unlocked As we continue to expand our dataset on assets hiding in Dubai, C4ADS is collaborating with a coalition of scholars and journalists...
Event Breaking the Bank: Building Policies to Support Justice & Accountability in Sudan On July 13, 2022, C4ADS will host a virtual panel discussion and presentation on our newly published report mapping the Sudanese deep...
Report Breaking the Bank In October 2021, a Sudanese state-affiliated cartel staged a coup against the civilian-led transitional government. Now, they use their control of Sudan’s...
Multimedia The C4ADS Dubai Property Database (2022) In 2022, C4ADS partnered with a coalition of journalists and scholars in 19 countries across the world to enable their independent investigations...
Event Workshop: Flight Tracking with Icarus On November 4, 2021, the Global Investigative Journalism Network will host a workshop with C4ADS to showcase Icarus Flights showcase (our new...