2. Narcotics Who has a drug problem?

3. Why are drugs an IR Issue? §Trade §Control efforts §IGOs

4. Control approaches §Discourage Demand §Interdict Supply §Discourage Production

5. Regional specialties §SE Asiaopium and derivatives §Mid Easthashish §Central AmericaMarijuana §S. America cocaine

6. Asia: Golden Triangle §Laos Burma Thailand §85% world opium §Burma 70% world heroin

7. Mid-East §Lebanon §PLO and PFLP links §Syrian government too

8. 86% global marijuana Halved acreage since 1990 Cut opium by 1/3 Transit route for 70% Colombian cocaine

9. Peru: $500-$700m 20% legal exports Equador: most coca leaf Columbia: $800-$1000m Bolivia: $250m 25% foreign exchange 60-90% exports 4.3m/7m workers

10. Demand §Still strong in US §$50bn pa 1988-91 §Gives US incentive to provide UNILATERALLY collective good? §Shift from interdiction to eradication l $2.2bn spent by Bush

11. Factors vs DEADEA §Revenue needs §Lack of alternatives l Coffee poor substitute §Corruption & violence l 1,000s public officials in Columbia §Resentment of US role

12. UN §UN DCPUN DCP l International Drug Control Program §UN CNDUN CND l commission on narcotic drugs l Advises & coordinates §UN INCBUN INCB l International Narcotics Control Board l Implements treaties

13. UN GA §1990 17th Special Session §Global Program of Action l Monitored by UN CND §“Decade vs Drug Abuse” 1991> l Recognised link to development l Recommended targeting kids

14. Impact §Little backing for crop substitution §Progress on money laundering §Progress on training l US Bureau of International Narcotics Matters (BINM)

15. Webpage assessment §Research effort §aesthetics §valid/focused/interesting links §suggest letter grade