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Chile police reform will need long-term culture shift

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CHILE

Modernisation of the police force.

Static illicit drug use calls for new global strategy

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INTERNATIONAL

The level of drug use globally and its impacts.

Philippine leader will ride out key controversies

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PHILIPPINES

In November, Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Rodolfo Azurin said killings in anti-drugs operations would be minimised. Marcos is coming under pressure from critics over his…

Neglect of Sahel border regions will sustain smuggling

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SAHEL

Smuggling in the Sahel.

EU will ignore Azerbaijan’s repression of minority

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AZERBAIJAN

The arrests are connected with continuing tensions with Iran, stemming from an attack on Azerbaijan’s embassy in Tehran in January. They have profound implications for Azerbaijani…

China will boost cannabis production under tight rules

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CHINA

The cultivation and use of cannabis in China.

‘Jihadi pill’ will spread beyond the Middle East

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INTERNATIONAL

The expansion of Captagon.

Afghan drug production could boom

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AFGHANISTAN

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…

Latin American infrastructure funds will focus on Asia

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LATIN AMERICA

This is the largest-ever fund aimed at improving integration on the continent, and comes at a pivotal moment for the Mercosur trade bloc, which is facing an existential crisis…