Historique
Livre
Drugs, insecurity and failed states: The problems of prohibition
Auteur(s) :
INKSTER, N. ;
COMOLLI, V.
Année
2012
Page(s) :
164 p.
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Éditeur(s) :
Abingdon : Routledge
Collection :
International Institute for Strategic Studies
ISBN :
978-0-415-62706-1
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAR (Marchés / Markets)
Thésaurus géographique
INTERNATIONAL
;
COLOMBIE
;
AFGHANISTAN
;
MEXIQUE
;
AMERIQUE CENTRALE
;
AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST
Thésaurus mots-clés
TRAITE INTERNATIONAL
;
MARCHE DE LA DROGUE
;
MONDIALISATION
;
ORGANISATION CRIMINELLE
;
PROHIBITION
;
PRODUCTION
;
PRODUIT ILLICITE
;
CRIMINALITE
Résumé :
The world's wealthiest nations have expended vast blood and treasure in tracking and capturing traffickers, dealers and consumers of narcotics, as well as destroying crops and confiscating shipments. Yet the global trade in illicit drugs is thriving, with no apparent change in the level of consumption despite decades of prohibition. This Adelphi argues that the present enforcement regime is not only failing to win the 'War on Drugs'; it is also igniting and prolonging that conflict on the streets of producer and transit countries, where the supply chain has become interwoven with state institutions and cartels have become embroiled in violence against their rivals and with security forces.
What can be done to secure the worst affected regions and states, such as Latin America and Afghanistan? By examining the destabilising affects of prohibition, as well as alternative approaches such as that adopted by the authorities in Portugal, this book shows how progress may be made by treating consumption as a healthcare issue rather than a criminal matter, thereby freeing states to tackle the cartels and traffickers who hold their communities to ransom.
What can be done to secure the worst affected regions and states, such as Latin America and Afghanistan? By examining the destabilising affects of prohibition, as well as alternative approaches such as that adopted by the authorities in Portugal, this book shows how progress may be made by treating consumption as a healthcare issue rather than a criminal matter, thereby freeing states to tackle the cartels and traffickers who hold their communities to ransom.
Affiliation :
Transnational Threats and Political Risk, IISS, London, UK
Cote :
L01932