Williams conducts several student working groups, including the Russian Contract Killer Database which has compiled extensive evidence on Russian contract killings since the 1990s. Aside from his extensive consulting work for organizations like the United Nations and the CIA, he has also given Congressional testimony on organized crime.
Recent Publications
- Global Analysis Program, University of Pittsburgh, two-year project on Cities: From Vulnerability to Resilience, 2016-17.
- PI on contract with Idaho National Laboratory Project to research cyber attack signatures, 2015-16.
- PI on subcontract with START (University of Maryland) / DNDO (Domestic Nuclear Detection Office): Transnational Criminal Organizations, Terrorists and Illicit Radiological/Nuclear (RN) Materials: Exploring a Central American Nexus, 2010-2012.
Research Interests
- Transnational organized crime
- International security
