Russia Increasing Role in International Drug Prohibition

... international policy for dealing with dangerous drugs. Crucially, the United States has historically been the central advocate of global drug prohibition. In the early years of the twentieth century the United States pushed for prohibition whilst the colonial powers ... ... 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 ...