Information on "Drug Cultivation and Production"
April 2013
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16 Apr 2013
Afghanistan and the International Drug Control Regime
Author: William Byrd
Publisher: United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
This policy brief looks at counternarcotics prospects in Afghanistan. More on «Afghanistan and the International Drug Control Regime» -
Apr 2013
Afghan Narcotrafficking: A Joint Threat Assessment
Author: Ekaterina Stepanova, Ilnur Batyrshin, George Gavrilis, Viktor Korgun, John “Jack” Lawn, David Mansfield, Gretchen Peters, Aman Saliev, Konstantin Sorokin, Cory Welt, Georgi Zazulin
Publisher: EastWest Institute (EWI)
Despite recent tensions in the bilateral relationship between Russia and the United States, cooperation on counter-narcotics efforts has endured and continues to develop. More on «Afghan Narcotrafficking: A Joint Threat Assessment»
January 2013
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2013
Favouring a Demonised Plant
Author: Gessesse Dessie
Publisher: Nordic Africa Institute (NAI)
The publication investigates khat, an evergreen tree cultivated in parts of Ethiopia for of its fresh leaves, which are chewed for their euphoric properties. More on «Favouring a Demonised Plant»
November 2012
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Nov 2012
Drugs and the Peace Process in Colombia
Author: Ricardo Vargas Meza
Publisher: Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF)
One of the reasons why the lives of most of Colombia’s rural population have deteriorated is resistance to land reform, underpinned in part by drug-trafficking interests. More on «Drugs and the Peace Process in Colombia»
September 2012
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Sep 2012
Preventing a Security Crisis in the Caribbean
Publisher: US Government
This report examines Caribbean regional security, especially with respect to the trafficking of illicit drugs. More on «Preventing a Security Crisis in the Caribbean»
May 2012
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18 May 2012
Drugs in Afghanistan -- A Forgotten Issue?
Author: William Byrd, David Mansfield
Publisher: United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
This paper argues that neglect of the opium economy in Afghanistan in coming years could be perilous, exacerbate problems, possibly lead to poorly thought-out knee-jerk reactions and/or simplistic responses which would only worsen the situation in co... More on «Drugs in Afghanistan -- A Forgotten Issue?»
March 2011
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Mar 2011
Afghanistan's Drug Career
Author: Citha D Maaß
Publisher: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)
This paper looks into the beginnings and the evolution of drug production in Afghanistan during decades-long war. More on «Afghanistan's Drug Career»
January 2011
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25 Jan 2011
Latin America and the Caribbean
Author: Clare Ribando Seelke, Liana Sun Wyler, June S Beittel
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Drug trafficking is viewed as a primary threat to citizen security and US interests in Latin America and the Caribbean despite decades of anti-drug efforts by the United States and partner governments. More on «Latin America and the Caribbean»
November 2010
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Nov 2010
Drugs and (Dis)Order
Author: Jonathan Goodhand, David Mansfield
Publisher: Crisis States Research Centre (CSRC)
This research paper tests the hypothesis that particular types and patterns of rent appropriation may contribute to more inclusive/exclusive political settlements which translates into more/less stability of the state. More on «Drugs and (Dis)Order»
July 2010
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Jul 2010
US Counternarcotics Strategy in Afghanistan
Publisher: US Government
Afghanistan has been a source country for narcotics since the 1500s. More on «US Counternarcotics Strategy in Afghanistan»
