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The kidnappings follow a series of violent incidents in the area, including a bomb attack on March 20 that killed three soldiers and the bombing of a police station on January 27…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB231747
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Key to the new pattern is the increased association of state and state-linked actors with the trade in narcotics, primarily Captagon and hashish. The new environment creates risks…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB262757
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The Taliban and the opium trade.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB227589
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Anti-drugs rhetoric from senior Taliban figures is intended to allay such concerns, but a sustainable anti-opium strategy would be difficult and destabilising for the Taliban to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB264651
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The first such visit since 2011 comes days after a Syrian foreign ministerial trip to Saudi Arabia, amid a wider thawing of ties. Riyadh had formerly been the most powerful of the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278481
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Trade in pharmaceuticals and narcotics between China and the United States.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB247413
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Government authorities, including in the United States, are speeding up licensing for clinical trials of these controlled drugs. Substantial philanthropic funding supports…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260709
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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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The UK action -- which follows similar US sanctions -- comes amid continuing concern in Western countries about the malign influence of Albanian criminal groups both at home and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272037
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The attack, which involved drones, illustrates the evolving tactics of crime groups, and follows a string of violent, sometimes coordinated, incidents at prisons this year. These…