Drugs and Democracy

TNI’s Drugs & Democracy programme has gained a reputation worldwide as one of the leading international drug policy research institutes and is widely recognised as a critical watchdog on UN drug control institutions and policies.

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The security approach to the drugs problem

The drugs problem in Colombia is intertwined with structural factors at the social, economic, institutional and cultural levels. Moreover, its relationship to the armed conflict has had serious consequences for...

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Redefining Targets

Afghanistan remains the world’s largest producer of opium and has an under-reported but growing heroin-use problem. Current drug control policies in Afghanistan are unrealistic, reflecting a need for immediate signs...

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Drug Law Reform Project

The drug law reform project, in which a number of Latin American judicial experts and legislators participate, aims to promote more humane, balanced, and effective drug laws.

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Burma: Neither War Nor Peace

Whilst a twenty year ceasefire still holds, there is unlikely to be peace and democracy in Burma without a political settlement that addresses ethnic minority needs and goals.

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Informal Drug Policy Dialogue

In 2004, the Transnational Institute (TNI) and the Andreas G. Papandreou Foundation (APF) started an Informal Drug Policy Dialogue. Purpose of the...

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Amira Armenta	Ernestien Jensema
Martin Jelsma	Tom Blickman
Tom Kramer

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Burma's Cease-fires at Risk

Tom Kramer

Sep 15 2009

In August the Burma army occupied the Kokang region after several days of fighting, ending two decades of cease-fire with the ethnic minority group. The resumption of fighting in northern Burma raises speculation about the other cease-fires. Tensions are rising and the cease-fire groups have put their armed forces on high alert.

The WHO cocaine project

TNI

Feb 4 2010

In 1995 the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) announced in a press release the publication of the results of the largest global study on cocaine use ever undertaken.

Countering illicit and unregulated money flows

Tom Blickman

Jan 25 2010

Since its beginnings in 1989, the international anti-money laundering regime has not worked as well as intended. After two decades of failed efforts, experts still ponder how to implement one that does work. A bolder initiative is required at the United Nations level, moving from recommendations to obligations, and fully engaging developing nations.

Drug Law Reform in Latin America

Drugs and Democracy

Jan 16 2010

An interactive guide on the status of drug law reform throughout Latin America.

Poppies and poverty in Afghanistan

Martin Jelsma

Tom Kramer

Nov 30 2009

The opium ban in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province has forced some farmers to move to alternative crops, but many poor farmers have difficulties finding alternative sources of income.

Corruption: a ‘friend’ you can’t do without in Afghanistan

Martin Jelsma

Tom Kramer

Nov 30 2009

Corruption is a part of life in Afghanistan

Afghanistan's hidden drug problem

Martin Jelsma

Tom Kramer

Nov 23 2009

Afghanistan's drug problem is not simply one of opium production - there is a growing number of heroin addicts that the country is ill prepared to deal with.

Corruption in Afghanistan - Blame and shame

Martin Jelsma

Tom Kramer

Nov 19 2009

If the international community is serious about dealing with corruption in Afghanistan, they need to revise their own dubious practices.

Security in Afghanistan - Business as usual?

Martin Jelsma

Tom Kramer

Nov 18 2009

The security threat has made the operations of international agencies in Afghanistan more costly, but it is also one of the few booming sectors providing much needed jobs to some and lucrative profits to others. TNI staff report from Afghanistan.

Mexico: The Law Against Small-Scale Drug Dealing

Jorge Hernández Tinajero y Carlos Zamudio Angles Nov 12 2009

In August 2009, Mexico adopted a new law against small-scale drug dealing, which introduces some significant advances in key subjects, such as the recognising of and distinguishing between user, drug addict and dealer. However it still has significant flaws in continuing to treat demand and supply of drugs as a criminal and market phenomenon that are likely to undermine its successful application.