This report finds that opium poppy production in Afghanistan increased by 59% from 2005 to 2006. It discusses the reasons behind growth, eradication efforts, and offers recommendations for the upcoming year.
Published September 2006
This report finds that opium poppy production in Afghanistan increased by 59% from 2005 to 2006. It discusses the reasons behind growth, eradication efforts, and offers recommendations for the upcoming year.
Countering Criminal Violence in Central America
The author assesses the causes and consequences of the violence faced by several Central American countries and examines the national, regional, and international efforts intended to curb its worst effects.
No One's World
A renowned scholar maps out the twenty-first-century world, providing a detailed strategy for reconciling the West with the "rise of the rest." More
The US-South Korea Alliance
A new volume explores the possibilities for enhanced U.S.-South Korea cooperation in both traditional and nontraditional spheres. More
Romesh Bhattacharji, a South Asian counternarcotics expert, says India’s success with legal poppy growing though an international licensing...
The White House's Office of Drug Control Policy has released its estimate of Afghan poppy cultivation.
Afghanistan has long been the world’s chief supplier of opium. Yet poppy cultivation, much of which goes to finance Taliban insurgents, may...
Transforming Afghanistan's opium farming from heroin to morphine production would thwart the Taliban and stabilize the economy, writes Vartan...