News
Illicit drugs and tough trade-offs in war-to-peace transitions
A new policy paper makes the case for including illicit drugs in Agenda 2030, particularly Sustainable Development Goal16.
Three strategies to transform approaches to illicit drug economies
While the World Bank Fragility Forum 2020 was postponed, development leaders still need to rethink their approaches to illicit drugs. Here's how.
Five reflections on Asia's drug policies for the 2020s
Drugs are likely to play a bigger role in Asia, here's why and what it means for the region's drug policies.
Data management guidance
Guidance on how to handle research data in complex research contexts.
There is still time to make Colombia's illicit crop substitution programme work
This blog shares the key results of a survey with coca farmers in two of Colombia's highest coca producing regions.
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.
Recent Tweets
1. My family is in #Italy & #Iran, in #quarantine. Both countries are at the heart of the #COVIDー19 epidemic & of epidemic governance. In my book, I described Iran's governance of drug epidemics as a case of 'managing disorder' rather than disposing order. Here is why. [thread]