Cross-module layers pull data from Capital Shadow tab intelligence. Financial secrecy, offshore centres, and sanctions data overlay directly onto trafficking corridor analysis.

FSI Choropleth: Color-codes 179 countries by fragility score (0=stable, 120=critical). Toggle the layer in the Layers tab to overlay on map.
Source: Fund for Peace / World Bank · CC 4.0

Select a country on the map or from the list above to see its 12-indicator breakdown.

IOM Missing Migrants Project: Tracks 60,000+ deaths during migration since 2014. Each point represents a human cost.
Source: IOM GMDAC · CC 4.0

Illicit arms flows fuel every conflict on this map. 73,000+ US-sourced firearms traced to Mexico in 10 years. UN arms embargoes routinely violated. SIPRI tracks $100B+ in annual state-level transfers.
Sources: ATF Trace Data, SIPRI, UN Arms Embargo Registry, UNODC Firearms Protocol

Full arms intelligence data available in the 🔫 Arms tab.

How this works: The Street Price Index aggregates publicly available data from the UNODC World Drug Report, DEA National Drug Threat Assessment, and federal law enforcement press releases. "Price" estimates are derived from seizure data extrapolation and published intelligence assessments — not from actual market transactions. We are analysts, not customers.

Why it matters: Price fluctuations in illicit commodities are an I&W indicator. A sudden price spike in cocaine suggests supply disruption (interdiction success or cartel conflict). A price drop in fentanyl suggests new production capacity or route diversification. The "market" tells a story that enforcement reports alone cannot.

UNODC DEA CBP EUROPOL

Illicit arms flows fuel every conflict on the ACLED overlay. HYDRA tracks state-level transfers (SIPRI), UN embargo violations, and known illicit trafficking corridors.

The Iron Pipeline: Legal arms become illegal arms through diversion, theft, straw purchases, and corrupt end-user certificates. The line between "legal transfer" and "illicit trafficking" is often just one forged document.

Data Sources:
SIPRI State-level arms transfer database (1950–2025)
UN PoA Programme of Action on Small Arms & Light Weapons
ATF US firearms trace data and trafficking reports
CAR Conflict Armament Research — field-traced weapons in conflict zones
UNSC Security Council sanctions panel reports

Note: Illicit arms trafficking is inherently harder to track than drug trafficking — weapons don't get consumed and can circulate for decades. A Kalashnikov manufactured in 1970 can still kill in 2026.

HYDRA is a Transnational Organized Crime (TOC) & Global Stability intelligence module.

Philosophy: "Cut off one head, two more shall take its place." Criminal networks are hydra-headed by nature — disruption in one corridor shifts activity to another. HYDRA maps these dynamics in real time.

Data Sources: FBI Wanted API, Interpol Red Notices, ACLED (Armed Conflict Location & Event Data), OFAC SDN List, OpenCorporates, ICIJ Offshore Leaks Database, Fragile States Index (Fund for Peace), IOM Missing Migrants Project, UNODC World Drug Reports, DEA Intelligence Assessments, GDELT Project (news intelligence), Tax Justice Network FSI (via Capital), BIS Offshore Banking Statistics (via Capital), SIPRI Arms Transfer Database

Cross-Module Intelligence: HYDRA correlates with Capital (offshore banking, financial secrecy, sanctions), Sentinel (conflict zones fuel arms/drug trade), Nexus (port infrastructure for smuggling), Herald (GDELT news coverage of busts), ICARUS (air trafficking corridors)

Grey Data: All tools operate on publicly available data — open-source intelligence (OSINT) that requires knowing where to look, not how to break in. Legal, ethical, and exactly what a professional analyst would use.

Architecture: Client-side only. Zero backend. No API keys stored in frontend. All queries go directly to public APIs.

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HYDRA is an OSINT aggregation tool for educational and situational awareness purposes. All data is sourced from public government APIs and open databases. This tool does not conduct surveillance, access non-public systems, or store personal data. If you observe criminal activity, contact law enforcement directly.

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