Opium: Uncovering the Politics of the Poppy by Pierre Arnaud Chouvy

By Pierre Arnaud Chouvy

Opium: sour, brownish, sticky - and hugely addictive. yet its effect is going past stories of non-public excitement or distress. it's a tale performed out on a global degree: significant powers, neighborhood battle lords, nationwide governments - all have a stake within the carrying on with tale that's illicit opium construction. Pierre Chouvy exposes the politics at the back of illicit opium construction. specifically he explores the distant mountainous areas of Asia that produce ninety% of the world’s illicit opium - the Golden Triangle of Thailand, Laos and Burma and the Golden Crescent of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran. He finds the genuine drivers of the trendy day alternate and exhibits why a century of overseas attempt, and 40 years of a US led battle on medicinal drugs, have failed. a robust perception into the advanced foreign politics of the poppy.

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