Historique
Rapport
The new drug world: Rethinking multilateral cooperation in an age of synthetic threats
Auteur(s) :
ELIGH, J.
Année
2026
Page(s) :
24 p.
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Drogues illicites
Discipline :
MAR (Marchés / Markets)
Thésaurus géographique
INTERNATIONAL
Thésaurus mots-clés
DROGUES DE SYNTHESE
;
PARTENARIAT
;
LUTTE
;
PRECURSEURS
;
ORGANISATION CRIMINELLE
;
MARKETING
;
POLITIQUE
;
MONDIALISATION
;
MARCHE DE LA DROGUE
;
ECONOMIE
;
FABRICATION
Résumé :
Key points:
While the increase in cocaine production and seizure frequency have received considerable attention, these dynamics in the cocaine market have not impacted the global drug economy in the way that synthetic drugs have.
The rapid proliferation of synthetic drugs has altered the structural fabric of global drug markets
and challenged the international response architecture.
Drug production and supply chains are no longer bounded by agricultural production models and have thus proliferated globally as a result of the rise in synthetic drugs.
The increased potencies of certain synthetic drugs, and the synthesis and use of a diverse array of new or unscheduled chemical analogues, have created unprecedented challenges to public health systems and law enforcement agencies.
Diversion of chemicals from commercial sources underpins the resilience of synthetic drug market environments.
The increasingly horizontal structures of global criminal operations are able to exploit scalabilities, efficiencies and transaction-based networking on a global scale.
The multilateral cooperation architecture on which drug policy was constructed has been disrupted. While this international compact should not be viewed as a failed project, a new drug policy approach needs to be developed in order to respond to the challenges of the new drug world.
While the increase in cocaine production and seizure frequency have received considerable attention, these dynamics in the cocaine market have not impacted the global drug economy in the way that synthetic drugs have.
The rapid proliferation of synthetic drugs has altered the structural fabric of global drug markets
and challenged the international response architecture.
Drug production and supply chains are no longer bounded by agricultural production models and have thus proliferated globally as a result of the rise in synthetic drugs.
The increased potencies of certain synthetic drugs, and the synthesis and use of a diverse array of new or unscheduled chemical analogues, have created unprecedented challenges to public health systems and law enforcement agencies.
Diversion of chemicals from commercial sources underpins the resilience of synthetic drug market environments.
The increasingly horizontal structures of global criminal operations are able to exploit scalabilities, efficiencies and transaction-based networking on a global scale.
The multilateral cooperation architecture on which drug policy was constructed has been disrupted. While this international compact should not be viewed as a failed project, a new drug policy approach needs to be developed in order to respond to the challenges of the new drug world.