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All items tagged drugs tradeOpen Think Tank ArticlesSeptember 20, 2007 | Putting the Squeeze on Corruption in AfghanistanNiklas Keller: of the Atlantic Initiative calls corruption one of the greatest obstacles to development in Afghanistan. The international community must create an incentive structure at both the governmental and local levels which is more attractive than corrupt activities. ... MoreGlobal Must Read ArticlesSeptember 10, 2008 | Mexico's Disregarded WarA war very close to home should get more attention in the US: the one in Mexico. ++ Even if Americans soldiers are not among the casualties, US money and arms fuel this dispute. ++ Mexican President Calderón’s efforts to fight the drug syndicates have been rather ineffective so far, because he lacks reliable and well armed forces. ++ Congress announced to give $400 million in aid to the ... MoreAugust 5, 2008 | Opium Trade Finances Extremism in AfghanistanThe Taliban are the most prominent security threat in Afghanistan, but they are not the only one we should worry about. ++ Over the last few years Afghanistan has become a narco-state: it supplies 93 percent of the world’s heroin and drug trade accounts for a half of the country’s GDP. ++ Afghan opium not only floods European market; it undermines the government in Kabul and finances ... More |
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