Cocaine connections: Links between the Western Balkans and South America.
Analysis from the Arab Region Observatories and South East Europe Observatories on Cocaine connections: Links between the Western Balkans and South America.
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Where does North Korea get its cash?
Analysis on Sanctions and Organized Crime concerning the Asia -Asia/Pacific Observatories
Collateral damage: Assessing subsrance use in Ukraine's military.
Analysis from the East-Asian States Observatories on Assessing substance use in Ukraine's military forces and Governments.
Total Peace in Colombia: institutional architecture and challenges.
Analysis on Latinoamerica y el carib from Americas Observatories
Drug policy exposes splits in long-held alliances.
UN Reform The United Nations is undergoing a significant, albeit slow, shift in its approach to global drug policy , moving away from the traditional punitive " war on drugs " towards policies based on public health, human rights, and sustainable development. Key Drivers and Aspects of the Reform Failure of Prohibition: There is a growing consensus among many UN officials and member states that the decades-long prohibitionist approach, enshrined in the three core UN drug conventions (1961, 1971, and 1988), has failed to achieve a "drug-free world". Instead, it has fueled violence, mass incarceration, corruption, and a massive illegal market controlled by organized crime, while causing significant human rights violations. Human Rights and Public Health Focus : UN entities, particularly the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the World Health Organization (WHO), are advocating for a radical rethinking of policy. This includes a shift towards:Decrimin...
Geopolitics and illicit economies in the South Caucasus.
Eastern Asian States Observatories on the Geopolitics and illicit economies in the South Caucasus .
Of kingdoms and crooks: The rise of geocriminality.
Geocriminality needs to be understood as a serious threat to national security and democratic values, rather than just a series of isolated incidents. JIED on The rise of geocriminality
Underlining need for cooperation to fight corruption.
Analysis form South Eastern Europe Observatories on the Cooperation to fight Corruption.
