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Syrian drug traffickers could shift routes to Libya

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LIBYA

Still, the narcotics trade provides a lucrative alternative revenue stream for government-aligned actors in Syria. These external pressures are therefore instead likely to prompt…

More of EU’s cocaine will come via Western Balkans

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BALKANS

Groups from the Western Balkans (WB) are heavily involved in Western Europe’s cocaine market. More than one-third of joint operations conducted during 2018-21 by Europol, an EU…

Bolivia coca acreages are likely to fall this year

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BOLIVIA

The rise has prompted the EU to announce increased financial support for drug eradication in Bolivia, though a lack of resources for eradication is not the key factor hindering…

Drugs report paints gloomy global picture

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INTERNATIONAL

The 2018 World Drug Report.

Coca eradication will be a struggle in Colombia

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COLOMBIA

Coca production.

Fragmenting Mexican cartels will focus on mining

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MEXICO

The impact of organised crime on the mining sector.

Drugs drive rising murder rate in Costa Rica

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COSTA RICA

Rising murder rates.

North American Leaders' Summit boosts climate efforts

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NORTH AMERICA

As the 2016 US presidential cycle sparks fears of regional disintegration and protectionist trade policy, the leaders of Canada, Mexico and the United States seek to leverage…

Organised crime poses evolving threats in Europe

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INTERNATIONAL

Combined with ongoing trends (such as digitalisation), existing problems (such as institutional corruption and drug trafficking) and new policy directions (including the green…

State neglect fosters global illicitly-governed spaces

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INTERNATIONAL

The effect of illicitly-governed spaces