Report details trafficking in gold, antiquities, and human beings during and after “catastrophic” conflict June 30, 2025 (Washington DC) – The Sentry has found evidence indicating that the Eritrean Defense Forces (EDF) engaged in and orchestrated industrial-scale looting operations during and after the war in Tigray. The trafficking of gold, antiquities, and human beings occurred […]

US Treasury’s Blocked Pending Investigation sanctions listings can deliver speed and agility to match fast-evolving illicit operations The tool’s reemergence offers opportunities for NGOs, civil society, and financial institutions to provide critical information to support rapid action by sanctions authorities   June 17, 2025 (Washington, DC) – A new report by The Sentry, “Targeting Dynamic […]

Note: This op-ed was originally published in Just Security and was authored by John Prendergast, Co-Founder of The Sentry.   Azerbaijan has recently moved to strike a peace deal with Armenia after violently recapturing the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh in 2023. But continued fighting between the two countries might be more likely than peace, and other […]

Note: This op-ed was originally published in Foreign Affairs and was authored by Justyna Gudzowska, Executive Director of The Sentry, and Laura Ferris, Director of Illicit Finance Policy at The Sentry.   In January 2020, the body of a beloved nature guide who had dedicated his life to protecting the monarch butterfly was found dead in […]

Note: This op-ed was originally published in the St. Louis Business Journal and was authored by John Prendergast, Co-Founder of The Sentry, and Sasha Lezhnev, Senior Policy Advisor at The Sentry.   St. Louis is a vibrant community with myriad connections to Africa – Washington University’s 100-plus faculty members working in 36 African countries, Webster University’s Ghana campus, etc. That’s why […]

Note: This op-ed was originally published in Foreign Affairs and was authored by John Prendergast, Co-Founder of The Sentry, and Sasha Lezhnev, Senior Policy Advisor at The Sentry.   The Deadly Global Gold Rush How to Stop the Illicit Mining and Trade That Fuel War and Repression very year, illicit gold worth more than $30 billion […]

Experts at The Sentry Urge Accountability and Transparency April 25, 2025 (Washington, DC) – Today, United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio will host the signing of an agreement between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on a “declaration of principles” between the neighboring countries. The DRC and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have agreed to […]

Experts at The Sentry spotlight the role of UAE and other foreign states in fueling the conflict, and are available for comment and analysis April 14, 2025 (London and Washington, DC) – Tomorrow, London will co-host with Germany and France a global conference on the devastating civil war in Sudan. More than twenty senior diplomats […]

Experts at The Sentry spotlight the role of UAE and other foreign states in fueling the conflict, and are available for comment and analysis April 14, 2025 (London and Washington, DC) – Tomorrow, London will co-host with Germany and France a global conference on the devastating civil war in Sudan. More than twenty senior diplomats and […]

Note: This op-ed was originally published in Just Security and was authored by John Prendergast, Co-Founder of The Sentry. Azerbaijan has recently moved to strike a peace deal with Armenia after violently recapturing the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh in 2023. But continued fighting between the two countries might be more likely than peace, and other transnational […]

BREAKING: EU Sanctions Rwanda March 17, 2025 (Brussels and Washington DC) – Today, the European Union (EU) placed sanctions on Rwandan officials linked to the illicit extraction of natural resources amid a Rwandan-led invasion of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The EU sanctions designate Rwandan army commanders, senior members of the M23 rebel group, and the […]

BREAKING: Switzerland Sanctions Myanmar’s National Oil and Gas Company March 11, 2025 (London and Washington DC) – Today, Switzerland imposed sanctions on Myanmar’s national oil and gas company, Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE). Experts at The Sentry are available for interview and analysis. Oliver Windridge, Director of Illicit Finance Policy at The Sentry, said: “Switzerland’s actions today […]

Seasoned Expert on Countering Illicit Finance, Transnational Crime, Terrorism, and Kleptocracy to Lead Investigative and Policy Organization’s Next Chapter March 3, 2025 (Washington, DC) – The Sentry, a leading investigative and policy organization dedicated to countering corruption and illicit finance linked to conflict, is pleased to announce the appointment of Justyna Gudzowska as its new […]

US Sanctions Sudan’s Armed Forces Commander Burhan January 16, 2025 (Washington DC) – Today, the US imposed sanctions on Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, the commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), citing actions including “indiscriminate bombing of civilian infrastructure, attacks on schools, markets, and hospitals, and extrajudicial executions.” The new sanctions designations by the US Department […]

January 7, 2025 (Washington, DC) – Today, the US announced a determination of genocide in Sudan and leveled sanctions on the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and its leader General Mohammad Hamdan Daglo Mousa, known as Hemedti. The Sentry commends these actions, and experts are available for comment. John Prendergast, co-founder of The Sentry, said: “RSF leader General Hemedti is ultimately responsible […]

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NEW INVESTIGATIVE REPORT: After Horrific Dam Disaster, Corruption Threatens Libya’s Derna Again Surge of high-level corruption and reliance on foreign patrons in Libya parallels vulnerabilities that led to collapse of Assad regime in Syria Red flags for corruption in Derna reconstruction project controlled by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar Report urges critical actions to address the […]

Law firms, banks, and power players “grease the wheels” of $13 billion empire controlled by Azerbaijan’s first family “Squadron of enablers” spans the globe from Baku to the UK, Singapore, Malaysia, and Panama   November 21, 2024 (London and Washington, DC) – A cohort of law firms, banks, and highly placed individuals spanning the globe from […]

The Sentry’s new interactive Atlas platform offers a deep dive into the “nuts and bolts of a kleptocracy” November 19, 2024 (Washington, DC and Brussels) – Today, The Sentry published a massive trove of data exposing the control by the family of South Sudan President Salva Kiir over a secret business empire. “Kiirdom: The Sprawling Corporate Kingdom of […]

Spanning Dubai, London, Malta, and Moscow, massive private fortune of businesses and assets controlled by Leyla and Arzu Aliyeva, linking international banks and tangled networks of facilitators The Sentry’s new interactive Atlas platform pieces together “Gigantic jigsaw puzzle” of shell companies, no-bid contracts, corporate data, and interlinked enterprises across oil sector, real estate, telecom, mining, […]