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Russia Increasing Role in International Drug Prohibition

... also repeatedly called for greater attempts by NATO to prevent heroin production in Afghanistan. To a certain extent the dominance of security discourse in Russian drug policy is inevitable. Whereas Western European states may face social threats from drug trafficking, basic state security is never significantly threatened. In comparison, Russia shares a 7000 kilometer border with Central Asia, through which an estimated 95 tonnes of heroin leaves Afghanistan via the Northern Route. This inevitably ...