About this Talk
Weaponised skills, weaponised stockpiles
When the fighting stops, combat-tested drone pilots, hacktivists, and special-operations veterans from the conflict will return to civilian life, joined by serious illicit flows of lethal military equipment, from small arms to larger weapons systems. This webinar examines how the convergence of human expertise and physical hardware may shape the dynamics of post-war criminal markets, extending from Eastern Europe and Russia to sub-Saharan Africa and beyond.
Three questions to guide the debate:
- How do we prevent combat-experienced and skilled veterans being enticed into organized crime?
- Would a pan-European “Illicit Arms Dashboard” be an effective way to track post-conflict flows of arms and ammunition?
- How might novel drone capabilities reshape organized crime?
