16 April 2013

Afghanistan and the International Drug Control Regime

Can the “Tail” Wag the “Dog”?

This policy brief looks at counternarcotics prospects in Afghanistan. A variety of factors point toward increasing opium poppy cultivation and especially rising opium and heroin production in Afghanistan over the next several years. The author argues that the international community needs to be prepared for such trends, resist the temptation to seek simplistic and one-dimensional solutions, and avoid major policy blunders that would make the situation worse.

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