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RAND Corporation report demolishes current thinking on antiquities trafficking
A major report by one of the most respected independent research organisations in the United States claims that current thinking on the trafficking of antiquities is mostly wrong.
Its findings have prompted it to propose a radical change in direction in the search for solutions.
WCO report reveals true picture of cultural property crime
2018 Illicit Trade Report lists Cultural Property as just 0.08% of global illicit trade compared to other risk sectors
Zombie Statistics and the Antiquities Dealers’ Association
The BBC explains how zombie statistics are being used to push propaganda and develop policy against the antiquities trade
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What will the EU import licensing regulations mean for the trade and others?
Now the European Union has adopted new import licensing regulations for cultural property, what will it mean for the art market?
The problem with provenance and what we can do about it
TIMES HAVE CHANGED, BUT SO HAS THE ANTIQUITIES MARKET. ITS CRITICS NEED TO RECOGNISE THIS AND WORK WITH IT FOR A BETTER FUTURE By Joanna van der Lande The inclusion of the art trade in this debate is crucial, both to explain the complexities of dealing in often small...
Terrorism, Cultural Heritage and the Threat to Museums’ Public Missions
Collector Matthew Polk, a board member of the Committee For Cultural Policy and trustee of a number of museums, has written a detailed paper on how the war on terror has shifted cultural property policy from preservation to enforcement, with a number of unwarranted...