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1 – 10 of 363Chinese President Xi Jinping’s crackdown on gambling and illicit capital flight has resulted in moves against offshore betting, and Macau’s decline as a gambling hub has…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB289687
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Since Noboa launched a security crackdown in January, declaring an armed internal conflict and classifying 22 gangs and cartels as terrorist organisations, there have been several…
MEXICO: Lawsuits will keep spotlight on arms trade
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES288872
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This was the largest drugs seizure in the history of Paraguay, valued at around USD240mn. In response, President Santiago Pena stressed that Paraguay was not a drug-producing…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB288781
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Ecuador, Paraguay, and Spain are among the countries reporting major hauls, with consignments typically hidden in banana shipments. The volume of seizures demonstrates the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB288717
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However, official sources suggest that production is increasingly focused in areas of the Amazon where it is encouraging deforestation as well as encroaching on indigenous land…
This relates to its empowerment of criminal organisations and armed groups, state capture by traffickers and onward flows of drugs to Europe. The broader impact of the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB288568
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The move follows Biden’s 2020 campaign pledge to reform cannabis policy and a policy review by the federal Health and Human Services Department commissioned in 2022. Biden…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB288090
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Mulino assumed the candidacy late in the race, after former President Ricardo Martinelli (2009-14) was disqualified over a corruption conviction. The new president will face…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286964
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His Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) did similarly well, securing its largest-ever Senate majority and taking a majority in the Chamber of Deputies. Success was built on a strong…