Improving Governance and Tackling Crime in Free-Trade Zones
Free trade zones have been labelled ‘high risk’ for illicit trade and financial crime. So, why do countries keep introducing new ones?
SECUR.PORT Workshop: A conceptual report and summary of activities
In May 2020, we hosted 16 practitioners and 9 researchers with expertise in the field of port policing, port security, organised crime and border control.
Written Evidence for the International Trade Committee’s Inquiry on UK Freeports
The introduction of new UK freeports carry a number of potential risks.
Free Ports, Not Safe Havens: Preventing Crime in the UK’s Future Freeports
This Briefing Paper analyses the possible criminal risks posed by the UK's future freeports.
Free Trade Zones and Financial Crime – A Faustian Bargain?
To safeguard free trade zones from criminal activities, national authorities and zone administrators must feel the pressure to do the right thing.
Have Your Cake and Trade It: Is it Possible to Promote Legitimate Commerce While Reducing Illicit Trade?
Trade based money laundering and illicit trade both take advantage of the sheer scale of global commerce. Several solutions exist to tackling the issues.
Freeports: Harbouring Criminality in Brexit Britain?
The plan to introduce 10 new freeports across the UK after Brexit has drawn criticism. Introducing these provenly risky zones may contradict the UK’s wider efforts to ramp up the fight against financial crime.