1st Edition
Drugs, Insecurity and Failed States The Problems of Prohibition
164 Pages
by
Routledge
164 Pages
by
Routledge
The world’s wealthiest nations have expended vast blood and treasure in tracking and capturing traffickers, dealers and consumers of narcotics, as well as destroying crops and confiscating shipments. Yet the global trade in illicit drugs is thriving, with no apparent change in the level of consumption despite decades of prohibition. This Adelphi argues that the present enforcement regime is not... Read more
Chapter One The evolution of the international drug s trade Chapter Two Prohibition Chapter Three The producer states Chapter Four The transit regions Chapter Five Alternatives to prohibition
Biography
Nigel Inkster is Director of Transnational Threats and Political Risk at IISS.
Virginia Comolli is a research analyst at IISS.
