The dark web is not a metaphor, it is infrastructure. Marketplaces for weapons, narcotics, and stolen data operate with near-impunity beneath the visible internet. At the same time, extremist financing has become increasingly decentralised, moving through crypto wallets and hawala networks that span continents.
INTERPOL delegates will negotiate the boundaries of international police cooperation: how much sovereignty member states are willing to cede in the name of cross-border enforcement, and how to build legal frameworks that can keep pace with technology that changes faster than treaty cycles.
Jurisdictional frameworks for prosecuting crimes that originate and resolve in different countries
The obligations of internet service providers and crypto exchanges under international law
Financial intelligence sharing between member states without compromising operational security