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Expert briefing
Publication date: 27 December 2023

The report contains the results of opium poppy cultivation surveys in Myanmar and Laos during the 2022/23 poppy season. The ‘Golden Triangle’ -- centred on the…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 19 August 2021

The ‘Golden Triangle’ -- centred on the tripoint of Laos, Thailand and Myanmar -- has long been a hub for production of illicit drugs. The area is rife with drug cartels.

Expert briefing
Publication date: 1 September 2017

Another 20,000 were gathering near the Bangladesh-Myanmar border yesterday following Rohingya militia attacks on police and military installations. The situation in Rakhine State…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 31 July 2017

The act, aimed at improving government efficiency by closing or merging departments and state entities, is one of the priorities President Rodrigo Duterte set in his second State…

Executive summary
Publication date: 31 October 2019

CHILE: Protests scupper APEC and COP 25 summits

Expert briefing
Publication date: 10 March 2021

In 2018, Duterte announced that he was withdrawing the Philippines from the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the organisation’s decision to launch a preliminary examination…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 16 February 2022

Washington imposed the punitive measures in December, citing human rights concerns. US officials have since then tried to downplay the significance of the move.

Expert briefing
Publication date: 10 September 2021

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has warned that India’s north-east is becoming a major hub for the regional drug trade. Asian drug cartels have long relied on India as a…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 16 June 2021

The attempted assassination involved a remote-controlled device, signalling new capabilities among local militant groups. Separately, the Maldives has recently had a sharp rise in…

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