International Coalition Against Illicit Economies

THE INTERNATIONAL COALITION AGAINST ILLICIT ECONOMIES (ICAIE) BRINGS TOGETHER DIVERSE CHAMPIONS ACROSS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS AND COMMUNITIES TO MOBILIZE ENERGIES TO COMBAT CROSS-BORDER ILLICIT THREATS AND PROTECT GLOBAL SECURITY.

IN FALL 2023, ICAIE LAUNCHED A NEW MAPPING LATIN AMERICA SECURITY THREATS PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM WILL BUILD ON DECADES OF EXPERIENCE IN ILLUMINATING AND COMBATING THE CONVERGENCE OF ILLICIT ECONOMIES AND MONEY MOVEMENTS, CORRUPTION SYSTEMS, TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME NETWORKS, AND TERRORIST GROUPS IN LATIN AMERICA. AS IDEOLOGICALLY AGNOSTIC AUTHORITARIAN, POPULIST GOVERNANCE MODELS TAKE ROOT, THE PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT TO LEADERS FROM GOVERNMENTS, PRIVATE SECTOR, AND CIVIL SOCIETY FROM ACROSS LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN TO BETTER UNDERSTAND TODAYS HEMISPHERIC CROSS-BORDER CRIME CONVERGENCE CHALLENGES AND TO DEVELOP EVIDENCE-BASED ANALYSES AND SOLUTIONS TO COMBAT THESE MALIGN NETWORKS THROUGH THREAT INTELLIGENCE, AND IN A SUSTAINED, COORDINATED AND MULTIFACETED, INNOVATIVE INVESTIGATIVE METHODOLOGY THAT HAS PROVEN SUCCESSFUL. ICAIE WILL ALSO BE EMBARKING ON A NEW TRANSNATIONAL THREAT INTELLIGENCE PROJECT RELATED TO THE PILFERING, CORRUPTION, MONEY LAUNDERING, AND ILLICIT TRADE IN CRITICAL MINERALS, RARE EARTH ELEMENTS, AND NATURAL RESOURCES INCLUDING OIL, GOLD, DIAMONDS, LITHIUM, COBALT, ETC. ICAIE WILL IDENTIFY PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMERICAL TECHNOLOGIES TO DESIGN AND DEVELOP INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO COMBAT ILLICIT TRADE AT THE OPERATIONAL, CASE-SPECIFIC LEVELS ON THESE VITAL NATIONAL SECURITY AREAS WITH THE LAW ENFORCEMENT, DEFENSE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY SECTORS. ICAIE PARTICIPATED IN NUMEROUS MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES INTERNATIONALLY AND PROVIDED CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONIES TO SEVERAL COMMITTEES IN THE U.S. SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. ICAIE ENGAGED KEY U.S. LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND POLICY OFFICES ACROSS THE U.S. GOVERNMENT ON THE HARMS OF ILLICIT ECONOMIES.