The beginning of the end of the War on Drugs?

Global Commission on Drugs Policy calls for an end to the War on Drugs
Drugs and Democracy
The Global Commission on Drug Policy's call for an end to the "war on drugs" draws on TNI's research and supports many of the recommendations TNI has been promoting over the years.

Abandon the Washington Consensus, forge the Istanbul Consensus
Susan George
The world has had more than enough of the Washington Consensus. It's time to impose an Istanbul Consensus based on common sense, low-cost solutions, public honesty and simple justice.

Obama's changes don't match changes of the Arab Spring
Phyllis Bennis
There is still a long way to go before the US response to the Arab uprising can be taken seriously by the people of the Middle East and North Africa.

Time to be honest: US activist's personal challenge to the environmental movement
Interview of Tim DeChristopher by Nick Buxton
Tim DeChristopher caused consternation among oil executives when he wrecked an auction of oil and gas leases in Utah in November 2008. Now he is causing an even bigger stir in the US environmental movement.

Urgent need for binding obligations on Transnational Corporations raised at the UN
Brid Brennan
John Ruggie's proposed guidelines to the UN on Human Rights and Transnational Corporations fail to bring TNCs under any binding law, thefore enabling human rights and environmental crimes to continue with impunity.

Say no to the attack on social and democratic rights in Europe!
Attac
On 8 June the EU Parliament will vote on our response to the Eurocrisis: sign this ATTAC petition asking parliamentarians to reject the neoliberal austerity package which will make the public pay for the bank's crimes.

The development of international drug control: Lessons learned and strategic challenges for the future
Martin Jelsma, Global Commission on Drug Policy
TNI's paper for the Global Commission on Drug Policy describes the foundations of the global drug control system, its degeneration into the 'war on drugs', and how international drug policy can be made both more effective and more humane.

Burma's New Government: Prospects for Governance and Peace in Ethnic States
TNI-BCN Burma Policy Briefing 6
What are the prospects for Burma's quasi-civilian government in addressing the country's ethnic minority grievances and resolving the multiple, decades-long conflicts.

Conviction by Numbers: Threshold Quantities for Drug Policy
TNI Policy Briefing 6
Threshold quantities (TQs) for drug law and policy are being experimented with across many jurisdictions. Looking at examples from the EU and beyond, however, it is becoming clear that there are no 'magic numbers' in drug policy and that this tool brings its own complications and pit-falls.

La Comisión Global de Políticas de Drogas exige el fin de la guerra a las drogas
Drogas y Democracia
El informe de la Comisión Global de Políticas de Drogas recurre a las investigaciones de TNI y apoya a muchas recomendaciones que TNI ha promovido durante varios años.

Precios de alimentos en discusión: Reunión de los ministros de agricultura del G20
Julio C. Gambina
El debate sobre la volatilidad de los precios de las materias primas atañ, en esencia, a un problema sobre el modelo productivo y de desarrollo contemporáneo.

Las implicaciones de la muerte de Bin Laden
Mariano Aguirre
La muerte de Osama bin Laden agudizará la tensión entre Pakistán y los Estados Unidos, y podría provocar más violencia en Afganistán.