Aim: The study aims to show that INTERPOL, established a century ago, remains committed to fostering international law enforcement cooperation and secure intelligence sharing among 195 member countries.
Methodology: In his study, the author draws on official INTERPOL documents and the organisation’s activities in relation to specific criminal organisations to illustrate the challenges facing the organisation in the modern era, the responses to these challenges and the possible directions for future developments.
Findings: Its National Central Bureaus (NCBs) enable global collaboration and swift responses to cross-border crimes. Evolving global threats, accentuated by the COVID–19 pandemic, make international cooperation essential. INTERPOL plays a pivotal role at the nexus of global threats and individual crimes. Terrorism, organized crime, cybercrime, and the rise of artificial intelligence present pressing challenges. Projects like I-CAN and I-GRIP illustrate successful global efforts. INTERPOL’s mission, based on trust, neutrality, reciprocity, and operational security, has proven its effectiveness in addressing modern law enforcement challenges.
Value: The article gives an overview of the organisation’s recent achievements, illustrated with some recent examples.