Tag: Drug Trade
Trump’s Global Drug Policy: The Definition of Insanity?
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.
Read MoreAfghanistan’s Economic Problems and Insidious Development Constraints
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.
Read MoreDid Trump’s New Anti-Drug Policy Prompt the CIA to Move Against Him?
Feb 21, 2017 | Viewpoints, Politics, US
Trump’s new anti-drug-trafficking policy puts him in direct opposition to the interests of the CIA.
Read MoreThe Drug Trade in Afghanistan: Understanding Motives behind Farmers’ Decision to Cultivate Opium Poppies
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.
Read MoreLatin America: A Culture of Violence?
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.
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