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TNI’s Drugs & Democracy programme has gained a reputation worldwide as one of the leading international drug policy research institutes and is widely recognised as a critical watchdog on UN drug control institutions and policies.

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Burma's Cease-fires at Risk

In August the Burma army occupied the Kokang region after several days of fighting, ending two decades of cease-fire with the ethnic minority group. The resumption of fighting in northern Burma raises speculation...

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Security in Afghanistan - Business as usual?

The security threat has made the operations of international agencies in Afghanistan more costly, but it is also one of the few booming sectors providing much needed jobs to some and lucrative profits to others. TNI...

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Drug Law Reform Project

The drug law reform project, in which a number of Latin American judicial experts and legislators participate, aims to promote more humane, balanced, and effective drug laws.

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Burma: Neither War Nor Peace

Whilst a twenty year ceasefire still holds, there is unlikely to be peace and democracy in Burma without a political settlement that addresses ethnic minority needs and goals.

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Informal Drug Policy Dialogue

In 2004, the Transnational Institute (TNI) and the Andreas G. Papandreou Foundation (APF) started an Informal Drug Policy Dialogue. Purpose of the...

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Amira Armenta	Ernestien Jensema
Martin Jelsma	Tom Kramer

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Afghanistan's hidden drug problem

Martin Jelsma

Tom Kramer

Nov 23 2009

Afghanistan's drug problem is not simply one of opium production - there is a growing number of heroin addicts that the country is ill prepared to deal with.

Corruption in Afghanistan - Blame and shame

Martin Jelsma

Tom Kramer

Nov 19 2009

If the international community is serious about dealing with corruption in Afghanistan, they need to revise their own dubious practices.

Mexico: The Law Against Small-Scale Drug Dealing

Jorge Hernández Tinajero y Carlos Zamudio Angles Nov 12 2009

In August 2009, Mexico adopted a new law against small-scale drug dealing, which introduces some significant advances in key subjects, such as the recognising of and distinguishing between user, drug addict and dealer. However it still has significant flaws in continuing to treat demand and supply of drugs as a criminal and market phenomenon that are likely to undermine its successful application.

Legislative Innovation in Drug Policy

Martin Jelsma

Nov 12 2009

This briefing summarizes good practices in legislative reforms around the world, representing steps away from a repressive zero-tolerance model towards a more evidence-based and humane drug policy.

Drug Law Reform in Argentina

Drugs and Democracy

Sep 15 2009

Summary of developments in light of Argentina’s Supreme Court of Justice's decision to declare punishment for possession of drugs for personal consumption unconstitutional.

Argentina’s supreme court “Arriola” ruling on the possession of drugs for personal consumption

TNI

Intercambios Sep 1 2009

Intercambios Asociación Civil applauds the attempt of the Supreme Court Judges to distance the criminal law from drug users, but warns that attention will have to be paid to how judges in the lower courts and police apply these criteria.

Argentina’s Supreme Court Rules Sanctions for the Possession of Marijuana Unconstitutional

TNI

Aug 26 2009

The Argentine Supreme court ruling that declares unconstitutional the imposition of criminal sanctions for the possession of small quantities of marijuana for personal use represents an important step toward distinguishing between drug use and drug trafficking.

Drug Policy and the Courts: A Brazilian experience

José Henrique Rodrigues Torres Aug 1 2009

This report is a personal response from the author on the issue of Drug Policy and The Courts. A year ago, in the author’s professional practice, he felt duty-bound to make a decision that overturned Brazilian case-law and ran contrary to domestic legislation as regards possession of controlled substances.

From Golden Triangle to Rubber Belt ?

Tom Kramer

Jul 1 2009

In the Kokang and Wa regions in northern Burma opium bans have ended poppy cultivation, but have caused chronic poverty and food insecurity as a result.

Drug Policy Reform in Practice

Martin Jelsma

Tom Blickman

Jul 1 2009

The academic journal Nueva Sociedad recently released an issue to promote the debate in Latin America on drug policy reform. TNI contributed with the article "Drug policy reform in practice: Experiences with alternatives in Europe and the US".