Flash Points: How to run a criminal network in a pandemic

Has COVID-19 emboldened the mafia? [Foreign Policy Logo]( [Foreign Policy Flashpoints]( December 03, 2021 | [View in browser]( SPONSORED BY [TEMPLE UNIVERSITY'S KLEIN COLLEGE]( “Goodbye, government. Hello, mafia,” [wrote]( FP’s Audrey Wilson in the early days of the pandemic, just as organized crime started to soar. In this collection, we explore how criminal networks have continued to grow in the face of new challenges, stepping in to fill the power vacuums left by struggling governments worldwide.—Chloe Hadavas --------------------------------------------------------------- [The Pandemic Is Putting Gangsters in Power]( As states struggle, organized crime is rising to new prominence. By Lindsey Kennedy and Nathan Paul Southern --------------------------------------------------------------- [Goodbye, Government. Hello, Mafia.]( From insurgent groups to charities, a range of nongovernmental organizations are stepping in to respond to the coronavirus crisis. By Audrey Wilson --------------------------------------------------------------- [Mafia, Poverty, and the Pandemic]( In southern Italy, an already shaky economy is left struggling by the coronavirus—leaving a vacuum for organized crime. By Stefania D’Ignoti --------------------------------------------------------------- [Lockdowns Have Been Hard on Organized Crime, Too]( And a rise in cyber-ransoms is the result. To stop the cycle, businesses should stop paying up. By Jamal Ahmed --------------------------------------------------------------- [How to Run a Criminal Network in a Pandemic]( Drug dealers and human traffickers are upgrading their marketing and delivery services. By Lindsey Kennedy and Nathan Paul Southern Photo: Jon Benedict for Foreign Policy --------------------------------------------------------------- [Don’t observe change, create it.]( Don’t observe change, create it. Klein's Communication for Development and Social Change master's program emphasizes effective action by tailoring academic training to the needs of practitioners, policy makers and project managers in the development sector, as well as community advocates working in citizen’s media. This program provides the specialized training needed to address challenges in public health, environmental sustainability and human rights. [Learn more](. FOLLOW FP ON This email was sent to {EMAIL} because you are subscribed to FP’s Flashpoints newsletter. Want a friend to receive this newsletter? [Forward it]( now. Want to receive other FP newsletters? [Manage]( your FP newsletter preferences. [unsubscribe]( | [privacy policy]( | [contact us]( | [advertise]( Foreign Policy magazine is a division of Graham Holdings Company. All contents © 2021 The Slate Group, LLC. All rights reserved. Foreign Policy, 1750 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006. [Link](