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 C4ADS will host a webinar on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 that explores data-driven methodologies for investigating entities involved in China's Belt and...
Issue Brief Intercepted As elephant ivory and rhino horn seizure numbers begin to rebound following pandemic shutdowns, wildlife trafficking networks are adapting and evolving to...
Issue Brief Faulty Transmission For years, the Myanmar military has relied on back-alley trade with global entities to support its brutally violent campaign of terror against...
Commentary Spoiled Fruit C4ADS analysis shows that the food conglomerates that feed millions continue to enable forced labor through their indiscriminate import of tainted palm...
Issue Brief Who’s Controlling the Distant Water Squid Fishing Fleet? In order to better understand squid fishing in the Southeast Pacific Ocean, C4ADS analyzed publicly available Automatic Identification System (AIS) data compiled...
Commentary The Role of Beneficial Ownership in Combating IUU Fishing How complex corporate structures enable companies in the fishing industry to systematically exploit forced labor, corruption, tax evasion and fraud.
Issue Brief Shared Skies Shared Skies offers examples of data-backed linkages between wildlife trafficking and other illicit activities and introduces a framework of five levels of...
Commentary Power in Numbers: C4ADS’ Wildlife Seizure Database To arm the counter wildlife trafficking community with accurate insights, C4ADS maintains a robust database of illegal wildlife seizures, with a primary...