OCO Joins the University Observatory on Security of the Global Studies Institute

This initiative, sponsored by Nicolas Leyvrat, director of GSI, Rémi Baudouï and Frédéric Esposito, both members of GSI, will strengthen the role that OCO has established internationally since 2001.

This initiative, sponsored by Nicolas Leyvrat, director of GSI, Rémi Baudouï and Frédéric Esposito, both members of GSI, will strengthen the role that OCO has established internationally since 2001.

This integration will now secure the historical mission of center of competence on organized crime of OCO, and strengthen the role of the University Observatory on Security both institutionally and academically.

The Security Observatory projects are aimed at:

The newly created institute will be co-directed by N. Giannakopoulos and F. Esposito as of October 1^st 2013.

The Global Studies Institute thrives to develop research and educational programs around intelligence on globalization.

About OCO

OCO is a Swiss based association (NGO) founded in 2001. Its goals are to provide understanding on structured criminal behaviors, patterns and facts, to educate specialists and large public on the phenomenon through education, trainings, lobbying and public announcements but also by helping involved parties to communicate between them in a trustful and secure way. With more than 250 specialists worldwide, OCO believes that structured crime is a danger for the security of democracy, privacy and freedom around the world and must be addressed, as a global problem, through worldwide networking and exchange.

For more information, please visit http://www.o-c-o.net.

OCO Media Relations: Nicolas Giannakopoulos,[email protected]

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