The borders of Afghanistan, Colombia and Myanmar are some of the most contested and unstable parts of the world, yet the drug trade can paradoxically create and maintain some sense of stability and order
Witnesses from these borderlands report how they felt more secure under the control of the Taliban or Farc guerrillas than any internationally brokered “peace” deal, which inevitably sparked new violence when groups fought for control of land that produced these profitable drug crops. Or when alternative industries were established such as oil production, triggering land grabs which displaced indigenous groups.
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