News
Voices from the borderlands 2020
Insights into how illicit drugs – and drug policies – impact the dynamics of violence and peace, poverty and development, and insecurity and resilience.
Jangul: conflict and drug trafficking in Afghanistan's borderlands
This comic tells Jangul's life story, in Nangarhar province in Afghanistan and how he ended up smuggling heroin from Kabul to Moscow.
Erradicación forzada: una política que mata
Un especial multimedia sobre los incidentes en medio de las labores de erradicación forzada manual. English version coming soon!
Adapting Drugs & (dis)order to the COVID-19 pandemic
From home-working and research activities to altered politics. Here's how we're adapting to new circumstances.
Addressing coronavirus in conflict zones: three factors policymakers should consider
Governments must move quickly to level with their citizens about the nature of the threat and get them involved in finding solutions. Given what is at stake, there is not a moment to lose.
Research Sites
The research programme will draw on empirical data from Afghanistan, Colombia and Myanmar
Afghanistan
Afghanistan is estimated to produce 90% of heroin consumed in the UK. We're working in three borderland Afghanistan regions.
Colombia
Since Colombia's 2016 peace agreement, coca cultivation has expanded. We're working in four Colombian borderland sites.
Myanmar
Myanmar is the second largest producer of illicit opium in the world. We're working in two Myanmar borderland states.
