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News briefings – Week of 14 August

Africa, Brazil, Cocaine, Colombia, Conflicts, Consumption, Cooperation, Decriminalisation, Development, Drug policy, Drug war, Latin America, Legislation, Mexico, Money laundering, Newsbriefings, NPS, Production, Security context, Security threats, Terrorism, Trafficking, USBy Lisa Elkhoury 24th August 2017

Brazilian armed security forces conducted another raid in Rio de Janeiro.

News briefing – Week of 7 August

Brazil, Cocaine, Colombia, Cooperation, Dominican Republic, Drug policy, Impact, Legislation, Marijuana, Mexico, Newsbriefings, Paraguay, Security context, Trafficking, US, VenezuelaBy Lisa Elkhoury 15th August 2017

Law enforcement agencies from Brazil and Paraguay signed an agreement which will set up

News briefing – Week of 31 July

Africa, Brazil, Conflicts, Consumption, Cooperation, Corruption, Drug policy, EU, Impact, Legislation, Newsbriefings, Peru, Security context, Security threats, South Africa, Terrorism, Trafficking, UN, USBy Lisa Elkhoury 9th August 2017

The UN Security Council adopted a resolution, sponsored by Egypt, urging all countries to eliminate the supply of weapons to the Islamic State

News briefing – Week of 24 July

Brazil, Caribbean, Cocaine, Conflicts, Cooperation, Drug war, EU, Latin America, Mexico, Newsbriefings, Security context, Security threats, Trafficking, USBy Lisa Elkhoury 3rd August 2017

The Brazilian armed forces deployed 10.000 troops in Rio de Janeiro and planned a number of operations

News briefing – Week of 17 July

Bolivia, Brazil, Cocaine, Conflicts, Consumption, Cooperation, Drug war, EU, Latin America, Marijuana, Mexico, Newsbriefings, Paraguay, Production, Security context, Security threats, Trafficking, USBy Lisa Elkhoury 25th July 2017

German customs authorities seized 8 tonnes of cocaine with an estimated value

News briefing – Week of 10 July

Cocaine, Colombia, Conflicts, Consumption, Latin America, Newsbriefings, Paraguay, Production, Security context, Trafficking, UNBy Lisa Elkhoury 18th July 2017

According to new figures from the UNODC, Colombia is witnessing a significant upsurge

News briefing – Week of 3 July

Caribbean, Cocaine, Cooperation, EU, Latin America, Legislation, Newsbriefings, Nigeria, Security context, Security threats, Terrorism, Trafficking, USBy Lisa Elkhoury 10th July 2017

G20 leaders pledged during the G20 Summit in Hamburg to focus their efforts on

News briefing – Week of 26 June

Africa, Conflicts, Cooperation, Drug war, Latin America, Legislation, Mexico, Newsbriefings, Security context, Security threats, South Africa, Trafficking, UNBy Lisa Elkhoury 3rd July 2017

Drug-related violence has been on the rise in Mexico since the capture and extradition of

News briefing – Week of 19 June

Africa, Argentina, Caribbean, Cocaine, Colombia, Conflicts, Consumption, Drug war, Latin America, Mexico, Newsbriefings, NPS, Production, Security context, Security threats, South Africa, Trafficking, UNBy Lisa Elkhoury 28th June 2017

According to the World Drug Report 2017 from the UNODC, the global illicit drug market is

News briefing – Week of 12 June

Africa, Cocaine, Conflicts, Cooperation, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Newsbriefings, Nigeria, Security context, Trafficking, USBy Lisa Elkhoury 19th June 2017

Central American leaders from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras pledged to deepen their collaboration in order to