Drug trafficking and the crisis of statehood in West Africa

Beginning in the middle of the last decade, the international community was alerted to the fact that drug trafficking in West Africa was in danger of spawning a series of near ‘narco–‐states’: countries whose economies, politics and social structures were being infiltrated and distorted by the drug trade.                      . . . → Read More: Leadership Required – Drug Trafficking and the Crisis of Statehood in West Africa (PDF – 1 830 Kb)