Once the domain of organised crime syndicates, the illicit wildlife trade is increasingly becoming a major source of income for non-state armed groups. Will the fusion of armed groups and criminal enterprise fuel conflicts indefinitely?
So asks Sasha Jesperson, Research Analyst at the Whitehall-based defence and security think-tank Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). For the full article, visit the RUSI website – https://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C53CFEB48EA10A/#.U985NRZa_Hg.
