This book addresses ways that governments, international organizations, and other stakeholders can utilize data to uncover illicit trade in materials and equipment that could be used to support chemical, biological, nuclear, and advanced conventional weapons systems. Key concepts of strategic trade are introduced, including examples of strategic goods and their potential uses in weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) and weapons systems, the interplay between the Harmonized System and strategic trade control regimes, and the data available for analysis in the field. Innovative, yet practical methodologies to analyze strategic trade cover the use of crime scripts, risk assessment indicators, mirror statistics, market share analysis, and transshipment and re-export analysis. There are also chapters on leading-edge techniques involving machine learning and network analysis that have shown promise in other areas of crime and illicit trade investigations. Each chapter provides step-by-step instructions on applying the technique, numerous case studies and examples, and discussions of the strengths and weaknesses of each approach. This volume is designed to provide all types of analysts with practical pathways for understanding, detecting, and disrupting illicit procurement of materials and equipment needed to produce WMDs and advanced weapons.

After the Gates of Purgatory opened, the halfblood demon Isaiah Bright thought his days of excitement and adventure were over. But when the first Horseman of the Apocalypse appears before him, his mage partner Tink, and the angel Caleb DeMarco, his adventure is just beginning. Once again, the fragile peace is threatened, but this time, Isaiah isn't the one to stand in the way of the war. He's the one who starts it.

When a half-human, half-demon is forced into a contract with an amateur demon hunter, he finds her goal of revenge is the least of his problems. Isaiah Bright's contract places him at the center of a conspiracy to destroy the Gates of Purgatory - a conspiracy that may end the uneasy peace between the Infernal Host and Angelic Choir. Is the power of a halfblood all that stands in the way of another Celestial War?