Martin Thorley
@methorley.bsky.social
Book on UK-China shadow international relations: http://tinyurl.com/3ny5c5ee
Senior Analyst at GI-TOC: developing concept of geocriminality.
PhD on shadow international relations. Previously academia. Views my own. Erstwhile 北漂儿
Senior Analyst at GI-TOC: developing concept of geocriminality.
PhD on shadow international relations. Previously academia. Views my own. Erstwhile 北漂儿
3/3 More feedback:
“‘A stylish narrative on the rise and fall of Chinese Communist Party political reach in Britain over a decade”
“‘A stylish narrative on the rise and fall of Chinese Communist Party political reach in Britain over a decade”
July 31, 2025 at 12:56 PM
3/3 More feedback:
“‘A stylish narrative on the rise and fall of Chinese Communist Party political reach in Britain over a decade”
“‘A stylish narrative on the rise and fall of Chinese Communist Party political reach in Britain over a decade”
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“Thorley’s analysis, that the UK is a corrupt enabler of authoritarian politics makes original and disturbing reading”
“Thorley’s analysis, that the UK is a corrupt enabler of authoritarian politics makes original and disturbing reading”
July 31, 2025 at 12:56 PM
2/3 More feedback:
“Thorley’s analysis, that the UK is a corrupt enabler of authoritarian politics makes original and disturbing reading”
“Thorley’s analysis, that the UK is a corrupt enabler of authoritarian politics makes original and disturbing reading”
3/3 The book at @Waterstones can be found via this link. Remember to use the code ‘SUMMER25’ for the 25% discount.
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All That Glistens by Martin Thorley | Waterstones
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July 28, 2025 at 12:15 PM
3/3 The book at @Waterstones can be found via this link. Remember to use the code ‘SUMMER25’ for the 25% discount.
www.waterstones.com/book/all-tha...
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2/3 Early feedback for the book:
July 28, 2025 at 12:15 PM
2/3 Early feedback for the book:
6/6 We’d be fascinated to hear from potential contributors to this special issue on geocriminality in the GI-TOC’s academic journal JIED – with London School of Economics Press @lsepress.bsky.social. Details of the call can be found via the link.
globalinitiative.net/announcement...
globalinitiative.net/announcement...
JIED Special Issue: Geocriminality – state instrumentalization of criminality abroad
This special issue will explore the concept and its wide-ranging ramifications for crime and crime prevention. While state instrumentalization of crime in general is as old as statehood itself, the forces of globalization and adversarial geopolitical conditions have led to an evolution in its form. Just as rapid progress in fields of communication, travel and technology have underpinned development in business, so too has it nurtured capacity in state-crime relationships.
globalinitiative.net
March 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
6/6 We’d be fascinated to hear from potential contributors to this special issue on geocriminality in the GI-TOC’s academic journal JIED – with London School of Economics Press @lsepress.bsky.social. Details of the call can be found via the link.
globalinitiative.net/announcement...
globalinitiative.net/announcement...
5/6 When regimes that face little scrutiny at home face increased constraints operating abroad, the use of criminals by the state becomes more attractive. But plenty of questions remain – as well as the article in the first post, we have issued a Call for Papers:
March 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
5/6 When regimes that face little scrutiny at home face increased constraints operating abroad, the use of criminals by the state becomes more attractive. But plenty of questions remain – as well as the article in the first post, we have issued a Call for Papers:
4/6 Just as globalization has transformed politics and business, it's impacts (e.g. advances in travel, internationalization of markets and the erosion of capital flow boundaries) have also transformed the state-crime landscape. New challenges abound…
March 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
4/6 Just as globalization has transformed politics and business, it's impacts (e.g. advances in travel, internationalization of markets and the erosion of capital flow boundaries) have also transformed the state-crime landscape. New challenges abound…
3/6 Colleagues and partners of the GI-TOC were making similar findings – that this relationship had evolved. Take for example, @markgaleotti.bsky.social’s excellent research into crime and the Russian state. globalinitiative.net/analysis/gan...
Russia's Use of Organized Crime as an Instrument of Statecraf
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has increased Moscow’s engagement with the underworld, for example to help circumvent sanctions by smuggling licit products that contain dual-u...
globalinitiative.net
March 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
3/6 Colleagues and partners of the GI-TOC were making similar findings – that this relationship had evolved. Take for example, @markgaleotti.bsky.social’s excellent research into crime and the Russian state. globalinitiative.net/analysis/gan...
2/6 Typically, state use of crime was considered an element of clandestine diplomacy but my own research into the use of criminal networks by the People’s Republic of China suggested a deeper, novel relationship at the state-crime nexus. For example from 2024 globalinitiative.net/analysis/chi...
China's new model of global governance and its impact on the fight against organized crime
The characteristics of the Global Security Initiative (GSI) are best understood in the context of China’s domestic approach to crime prevention, in which the party-state is vested with vast powers and...
globalinitiative.net
March 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
2/6 Typically, state use of crime was considered an element of clandestine diplomacy but my own research into the use of criminal networks by the People’s Republic of China suggested a deeper, novel relationship at the state-crime nexus. For example from 2024 globalinitiative.net/analysis/chi...
21/21 If you’re interested in the hidden side of PRC party-state international engagement, the relationship between authoritarianism & capitalism, and the changing geopolitical landscape then my book is out April 2025 with @hurstpublishers.bsky.social www.hurstpublishers.com/book/all-tha...
All That Glistens | Hurst Publishers
Investigates how Chinese state entities have compromised business and politics in Britain at the highest levels.
www.hurstpublishers.com
December 16, 2024 at 10:20 PM
21/21 If you’re interested in the hidden side of PRC party-state international engagement, the relationship between authoritarianism & capitalism, and the changing geopolitical landscape then my book is out April 2025 with @hurstpublishers.bsky.social www.hurstpublishers.com/book/all-tha...
20/21 The previous UK case with Christine Lee in parliament also hinted at a changing landscape: a need to look not only at espionage but also examine political donations, business links, All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) etc. x.com/methorley/st...
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December 16, 2024 at 10:20 PM
20/21 The previous UK case with Christine Lee in parliament also hinted at a changing landscape: a need to look not only at espionage but also examine political donations, business links, All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) etc. x.com/methorley/st...
19/21 In a report this year, for example, I revealed photographic evidence appearing to show PRC united front links to two of Asia's most notorious criminals (p14+). This "geocriminality" goes far beyond traditional use of crime in espionage globalinitiative.net/analysis/chi...
China's new model of global governance and its impact on the fight against organized crime
The characteristics of the Global Security Initiative (GSI) are best understood in the context of China’s domestic approach to crime prevention, in which the party-state is vested with vast powers and...
globalinitiative.net
December 16, 2024 at 10:20 PM
19/21 In a report this year, for example, I revealed photographic evidence appearing to show PRC united front links to two of Asia's most notorious criminals (p14+). This "geocriminality" goes far beyond traditional use of crime in espionage globalinitiative.net/analysis/chi...