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TraCCC in the News This page lists recent appearances of TraCCC staff and researchers in print and video publications. 13 November 2009, TraCCC was mentioned in the Voice of America article "Why Corruption Continues to Grow in Russia" which involves that corruption case involving Militia Major Alexei Dymovski. The article is in Russian. 21 October 2009, Louise Shelley appeared on CNN Prime Time discussing Russian crime organizations. The story is entitled "FBI: Mobster more powerful than Gotti"
21 October 2009, TraCCC had its third conference this year entitled " Drug Flows Out of Afghanistan and Pakistan" consisting of 2 panels: The Drug Situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan; and Drugs Flows, Illicit Trade and Corruption as a Facilitating Factor along the Routes out of Afghanistan. Here are the Biographies of the Speakers, Relevant Publications, and Speaker Mahmut Cengiz Power Point Presentation. 14 October 2009, Louise Shelley was mentioned by the George Mason University's President, Alan Merten, in his Fall 2009 Convocation Speech. She can be found on page 12. 10 September 2009, TraCCC release its very first Newsletter. The newsletter contains information about TraCCC students and Scholars, the Open World Program, Upcoming Events, what the Russian Centers are doing right now and much more. 10 September 2009, TraCCC hosted the conference, "US Policy on Transnational Crime" which consisted of 4 panels discussing Drug Trafficking, Mexico, and US Policy, Human Smuggling and Trafficking, Why Countering Counterfeiting and Diversion Deserve More Policy Attention, and Countering Transnational Crime 19 August 2009, TraCCC hosted "An Anti-Corruption Exchange" with a small group of officials from Southern Sudan tasked by GOSS with the establishment of southern Sudan’s first anti-corruption body and legislative framework. Minutes from the Exchange 17 August 2009, George Mason University wrote article, "Professor Works to Eradicate Modern Slave Trade" discussing human trafficking in the United States and what Dr. Louise Shelley recommends to be done. July 2009, Security Management Online posted article, "Sleuthing Nuclear Smuggling," mentioning Dr. Louise Shelley along with other panelists from the April 16th Conference, "What Is Needed?: The Way Ahead for WMD Policy" 23 July 2009, the Washington Post printed the article "Official's Arrest in Russia Linked to GMU Research" which discussed the arrest of Alexander Astafyev, senior anti-corruption investigator at the Vladivostok Center in Russia. The Finnish-Russian Civic Forum also discusses the arrest. 29 June, 2009, Dr. Louise Shelley was quoted in the Public Integrity article titled, Tobacco, Terrorism, and Illicit Trade, which discusses the undermining of cigarette smuggling worldwide by law enforcement. 20 May, 2009, Dr. Louise Shelley was interviewed by Voice of America to discuss TraCCC's work with the Open World Program, and the need for Russia and the United States to work together against transnational crime and illegal migration. This article is in RUSSIAN. 4 May, 2009,TraCCC hosted a major policy talk with Mr. David Luna, Director for the Anti-Crime Programs at the Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) Affairs in the US Department of State. The talk was largely focused on thematic threat convergence issues and the United States’ recent diplomatic efforts to combat transnational threats and dismantling threat networks. His statement can be found here 16 April,2009, TraCCC hosted an event,"What Is Needed?: The Way Ahead for WMD Policy" at the School of Public Policy. This Weapons of Mass Destruction Conference discussing the theoretical and operational frameworks of the policy domestically and abroad, and what is needed for the future. The Conference Report can be found here March, 2009, TraCCC Director Dr. Louise Schelley appeared in the The Center for Infrastructure Proction (CIP) Report, published by GMU's Law School. The article is titled Winners and Losers of the Current Crisis. 16 March, 2009, TraCCC Director Dr. Louise Shelley appeared in the School of Public Policy Monthly Newletter, Currents, to discuss her up and coming book, Human Trafficking: A Global Perspective, along with her concerns with the growing epidemic. 16 December 2008, TraCCC Director Dr. Louise Shelley appeared on television station WUSA9 to discuss the likely rise in sex trafficking in the Washington, DC area during the inauguration celebrations in January 2009. A transcript of the televised piece is available here. 12 December 2008, TraCCC Director Dr. Louise Shelley was quoted on page 5 in a Men's Journal article on attempts to keep notorious illegal arms dealer Viktor Bout behind bars. The article is accessible here. 5 November 2008, TraCCC Director Dr. Louise Shelley was interviewed by Washington Profile on the characteristics, scale and scope of Russian organized crime. The interview is available in English and Russian. 12 August 2008, TraCCC Director Dr. Louise Shelley was interviewed by Irina Lagunina of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's Russian service, Svoboda News, concerning the escalating conflict between the Republic of Georgia and the Russian Federation over South Ossetia and Abkhazia. 11 July 2008, Dr. Shelley was quoted in a Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty on-line article entitled Experts Say Human Trafficking a Major Problem in U.S., which detailed a conference in which Dr. Shelley participated as a featured panelist. April 2008, Dr. Shelley was quoted in a French-language article in the magazine Private Banking. The artice, entitled Le doute a retardement, examines Russian wealth and Russian organized crime. 13 March 2008, Dr. Shelley was quoted in an Economist article entitled Suited and Booted about notorious arms trader Viktor Bout's arrest in Thailand. 15 February 2008 Interview with TraCCC Founder and Director Dr. Louise Shelley in the George Mason University Gazette. 20 January 2008 Jan. 20, Toronto Sun 17 December 2007 CNN International Interview with Dr. Shelley about the verdict on a domestic human trafficking case in New York. 2 August 2006 Voice of America article on corruption, entitled Experts Say Corruption Hinders Global Economic Development, features statements by Dr. Shelley on the effects of corruption on countries with economies of various sizes. February 2006 U.S. Department of State E-Journal article by Dr. Shelley entitled The Globalization of Crime and Terror. 12 December 2005 video stream of Kennan Institute Discussion on The Links Between Organized Crime and Terrorism in Eurasian Nuclear Smuggling by Dr. Louise Shelley, TraCCC Founder and Director, and former TraCCC Senior Researcher Dr. Robert Orttung (discussion at the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars in Washington, DC) 30 November 2003 Op-Ed in The Washington Post by Dr. Shelley and former TraCCC Georgia Program Director Erik Scott entitled Georgia's 'Revolution of Roses' Can Be Transplanted. 7 April 2002 New York Times article entitled The War on Terrorism Takes Aim at Crime features comments by Dr. Shelley on the links between criminal organizations and terrorist groups. |