Russia Increasing Role in International Drug Prohibition

... a hundred years the United States has been the primary instigator of international drug prohibition. Recent developments, however, have been challenging the Washington’s... ... Europe. Subsequently, a void has been created in the prohibitionist movement, one which Russia is increasingly moving to occupy. Positioning itself at the head of a coalition... ... policy is inevitable. Whereas Western European states may face social threats from drug trafficking, basic state security is never significantly threatened. In comparison...