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DESCRIPTION:A Meet the Author Event\n\nWho: Misha Glenny, Former Central Europe 
 Correspondent, BBC World Service; Author, The Fall of Yugoslavia and The 
 Balkans\n\nEvent: From human trafficking in Bulgaria to elaborate Internet 
 frauds in Nigeria, how has globalization and new technology influenced 
 organized crime? While the political upheaval following the demise of 
 communism in Eastern Europe and easy flow of money and people to the West 
 certainly provided the perfect opportunity for the underworld’s shadow 
 economy to flourish, what are some of the less familiar aspects of global 
 crime? How does organized crime feed off poverty in the developing world 
 and how is it fueled by the material affluence of the West? To trace the 
 recent growth of organized crime, award-winning author Misha Glenny joins 
 the Council to discuss his new book McMafia. A former BBC World 
 correspondent and regularly consulted by U.S. and European governments on 
 the Balkans, Glenny traveled the globe and interviewed police, victims, 
 politicians, and members of the global underworld to shed light on this 
 confusing world. \n\nWhen: Wednesday April 23; Registration: 5:30pm; 
 Program: 6pm\nWhere: World Affairs Council, 2nd Floor Auditorium, 312 
 Sutter St. San Francisco\nAdmission Costs: Council Members: FREE; Students: 
 $5; Nonmembers: $15 \nInfo: 415.293.4600; info@wacsf.org\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/03/07/18484237.php
SUMMARY:“Inside the Global Criminal Underworld ”
LOCATION:312 Sutter St., 2nd Floor Auditorium
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/03/07/18484237.php
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