Ghost Markets of the Darknet: Assessing the Feasibility of Military-Grade Arms Acquisition in West Africa
| by Ekaterina Grishakova and Satyajit Lall
Ghost Markets of the Darknet asks a deceptively simple question: If global e-commerce can move goods across continents in days, can a militant non-state actor in West Africa do the same with an RPG? Grishakova and Lall test the question against a hypothetical JNIM splinter faction, working through the discovery, payment, and delivery problems in turn. Their answer reframes the dark web as a force multiplier rather than a replacement for offline arms trafficking.”
– Jason Blazakis, CTEC Executive Director