Dark commerce: how a new illicit economy is threatening our future

Introduction: the fundamental transformation of illicit trade

Illicit trade: past as prologue

The making of modern illicit trade: from 1800 to the end of the Cold War

How did we get here? Drivers of the post-Cold War expansion

The tragic trajectory of the rhino horn trade

Business models: historical transformation of illicit entrepreneurship and trade

Destroyers of human life

Destroyers of the planet

Summing up

Conclusion: countering the challenges posed by illicit trade.