Re-route of all evil: transnational crime and Ukraine’s war

<p>Criminal networks <a href="https://www.economist.com/international/2023/04/24/how-the-war-split-the-mafia?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">have had to reorganise</a> since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with knock-on effects from Afghanistan to the Andes. We take a look at the <a href="https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2023/04/13/many-thousands-of-africans-have-disappeared-in-conflict?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">scourge of abductions</a> in Nigeria, and what is being done for the families of the missing. And Scotland’s Campbeltown whisky is enjoying <a href="https://www.economist.com/britain/2023/04/24/how-campbeltown-has-responded-to-the-boom-in-scottish-whisky?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">a long-awaited resurgence</a>.</p><br><p>For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, try a free 30-day digital subscription by going to <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a></p><p><br></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>