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1 – 10 of 54Security officials blame the spike in violence on the influence of drug trafficking organisations (DTOs), which have long transited the country but which increasingly are vying to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285078
ISSN: 2633-304X
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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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284232
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Peru’s share in world production appears to be increasing, notwithstanding rising output in Bolivia and Colombia. Although the ‘VRAEM’ area in southern Peru accounts for most…
The ceasefires would relieve pressure on conflict-affected communities and potentially allow room to negotiate paths towards lasting peace arrangements. The ELN rejected the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275532
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This indicates a potential move away from US-sponsored, militarised strategies of coca eradication, cocaine interception, the ‘decapitation’ of trafficking networks and the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB271579
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Wide availability of cheap, pure cocaine internationally is driven by record levels of coca cultivation, stockpiles of cocaine that accumulated during COVID-19 lockdowns and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278302
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Aside from considering war crimes, Western leaders are also preparing to levy costs on Moscow for the damage it has done. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276614
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The data suggest the Singapore Strait was the top piracy 'black spot' globally during this period. Violence against ships has fallen across the rest of South-east Asia because…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272005
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The verdict runs counter to 20 years of jurisprudence and history at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). It undermines the idea of using…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB210347
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The assassination follows months of political turmoil and rising gang violence and comes just weeks before elections, scheduled for September 26. Interim Prime Minister Claude…