Transnational Crime - Antiquities Coalition

The illicit antiquities trade transcends borders and touches every corner of the globe. However, when compared to other transnational crimes, from arms running, to drug smuggling, or the illicit wildlife trade, there is still much to learn. Learn more about the criminal aspects of cultural racketeering.

From our Blog

November 06, 2020

Financial Crimes Task Force Chairs Discuss Safeguarding National Security and Economic Integrity at Recent Bipartisan House Foreign Affairs Committee Staff Briefing

October 29, 2020

Latest AC Story Map Seeks Some of the World’s Most Significant Looted or Stolen Artifacts

October 23, 2020

The Art of Financial Crime

Press

October 29, 2020

Antiquities Coalition Launches “Ten Most Wanted Antiquities” List

Campaign to Engage the Public in the Search for Missing Artifacts WASHINGTON, October 29, 2020 — Today the Antiquities Coalition is releasing the Ten Most Wanted Antiquities list of significant […]

September 03, 2020

Think Tank Considers the Legal Obligations of Archaeologists to Report Looting

New Antiquities Coalition Commentary Re-Examines a Critical Topic from a New Perspective In March, the Antiquities Coalition published a policy brief by criminologist Dr. Blythe Balestrieri that examined the ethical […]

September 05, 2019

Antiquities Coalition Releases “Cultural Piracy: Mapping Antiquities Seizures Around the Globe”

Nearly $65 Million in Illicit Artifacts Seized Since 2014 From the Middle East and North Africa WASHINGTON, DC (September 5, 2019) — The Antiquities Coalition is proud to launch its […]

Presentations & Publications

November 11, 2020

AC Executive Director Tess Davis and Other Experts Discuss How to Disrupt the Illicit Antiquities Trade in Panel for 24-Hour Conference on Global Organized Crime

October 23, 2020

“The Scope of Illegality is Growing”: The Atlantic Council Releases Report on Tackling Global Illicit Trade’s Threat to Society and Governance

October 22, 2020

Executive Director Tess Davis Discusses Money Laundering and the Art Market at American Bar Association’s Tele-Coffee

AC in the News

October 21, 2020

International Consortium of Investigative Journalists Quotes AC Executive Director Tess Davis in Groundbreaking Report

August 28, 2020

“The International Black Market Never Shuts Down,” AC Executive Director Tess Davis Tells NPR

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