Tag: Drug Trade
CIA: The History of Deception
by Sam Chester | Nov 1, 2019 | News & Analysis, Americas, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Politics, US
The thing that makes the CIA such a threat to the world is how the agency gets off scot-free time and again no matter how egregious its activities.
Trump’s Global Drug Policy: The Definition of Insanity?
by Jamie Shenk | Nov 9, 2018 | News & Analysis, Americas, Politics, US
If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result, Trump’s drug policy is certifiable.
Afghanistan’s Economic Problems and Insidious Development Constraints
by Obaidullah Burhani | Oct 25, 2018 | Essays, Asia Pacific, Politics
Worsening inequalities, criminality, and political corruption is keeping ordinary Afghans impoverished while lining the pockets of the state’s cronies.
Did Trump’s New Anti-Drug Policy Prompt the CIA to Move Against Him?
by Mark H. Gaffney | Feb 21, 2017 | Viewpoints, Politics, US
Trump’s new anti-drug-trafficking policy puts him in direct opposition to the interests of the CIA.
The Drug Trade in Afghanistan: Understanding Motives behind Farmers’ Decision to Cultivate Opium Poppies
by Mathilde Simon | Nov 27, 2015 | Asia Pacific, Essays
Understanding the evolution of the drug trade in Afghanistan and farmers’ decision to grow opium poppies can help guide efforts to provide alternatives.
Latin America: A Culture of Violence?
by Liana E. Reyes | May 2, 2014 | Americas, News & Analysis
If Latin America is to remedy its high levels of violence, much will need to be done at the institutional level, and in particular, at the local level.