Despite friction elsewhere, in the War on Drugs Beijing and Washington are on the same side.

Moscow is aligning itself with the enemy of its enemy, the Taliban.

There can be no victory over the insurgency unless narcotics are brought into the war agenda in Afghanistan.

Maybe, maybe not.

Efforts to eradicate the country’s opium production have failed. Time for a new solution.

A UN initiative is trying to replace poppy cultivation with coffee in Myanmar.

Now that a power-sharing deal has been done, these are the most urgent tasks for the new government.

Despite the unrest in Syria, Afghanistan is the source for 25% of the world’s refugees, with Pakistan and Iran hosting 95% of them.

A rights group issues a disturbing report on the opium industry in one Burma state. The junta has to act.

Southeast Asia’s Golden Triangle has seen a jump in opium production. Will Laos ever be allowed to cash-in legally on its booming crop?