Geopolitical and
Security briefings
Stay informed on global developments shaping security, infrastructure protection, and international stability. This section presents selected geopolitical updates, regional risk developments, and security related analysis relevant to governments, critical infrastructure operators, and industry decision makers. The focus is on practical insight that supports awareness and informed planning in a changing global environment.
Responding to Shifting Cocaine Trafficking Routes Across the Sahel with Mobile Screening Vans
The recently published August 2026 report Cocaine and Conflict in Mali, Niger and Libya by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) provides an important and timely analysis of how cocaine trafficking is reshaping the security landscape across the Sahel and North Africa.
Their research shows a highly adaptive trafficking ecosystem connecting West Africa, the Sahel, North Africa and European markets. GI TOC identifies four principal overland corridors beginning at arrival points in West Africa, crossing the Sahel and exiting through Libya, Morocco or Mauritania towards Europe.
These routes are not static. Trafficking networks adapt to changes in political control, security pressure and access to established corridors. When pressure increases, routes change. When political control changes, networks adapt. Trafficking does not simply disappear.
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Regional cooperation cannot be ignored in ensuring effective security in the Lake Chad Basin.
