Drugs in Central Asia : Security Implications and Political Manipulations

Drugs in Central Asia : Security Implications and Political Manipulations

The unprecedented growth of the drugs trade in Central Asia was facilitated by a combination of internal and external factors. A deteriorating socio-economic environment, weak state institutions, combined with record rates of opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan, helped create an environment attra...

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Main Author: MAKARENKO, Tamara
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Language:Français
Published: Cahiers d’études sur la Méditerranée orientale et le monde turco-iranien 2004
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spelling openedition-oai:revues.org:cemoti_689 https://doi.org/10.4000/cemoti.689 urn:doi:10.4000/cemoti.689 fr https://journals.openedition.org/cemoti/689 2004-03-31T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/drqw All rights reserved Drugs in Central Asia : Security Implications and Political Manipulations Cahiers d’études sur la Méditerranée orientale et le monde turco-iranien AFEMOTI info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1777-5396 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/0764-9878 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/cemoti MAKARENKO, Tamara The unprecedented growth of the drugs trade in Central Asia was facilitated by a combination of internal and external factors. A deteriorating socio-economic environment, weak state institutions, combined with record rates of opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan, helped create an environment attractive to criminal penetration. As a result of gaining a foothold in the region, the Central Asian drugs trade has subsequently been directly responsible for causing a greater degree of national and regional instability. In addition to threatening aspects of human security, drugs have also facilitated the rise of armed militants, and further deteriorated the ability of states to address their political and economic shortcomings. Furthermore, although the drugs trade has had serious implications on regional security, it may also be argued that national governments and external actors manipulate the drugs threat in an attempt to increase their influence and attain unrelated political and economic goals.
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description The unprecedented growth of the drugs trade in Central Asia was facilitated by a combination of internal and external factors. A deteriorating socio-economic environment, weak state institutions, combined with record rates of opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan, helped create an environment attractive to criminal penetration. As a result of gaining a foothold in the region, the Central Asian drugs trade has subsequently been directly responsible for causing a greater degree of national and regional instability. In addition to threatening aspects of human security, drugs have also facilitated the rise of armed militants, and further deteriorated the ability of states to address their political and economic shortcomings. Furthermore, although the drugs trade has had serious implications on regional security, it may also be argued that national governments and external actors manipulate the drugs threat in an attempt to increase their influence and attain unrelated political and economic goals.
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Drugs in Central Asia : Security Implications and Political Manipulations
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title Drugs in Central Asia : Security Implications and Political Manipulations
title_short Drugs in Central Asia : Security Implications and Political Manipulations
title_full Drugs in Central Asia : Security Implications and Political Manipulations
title_fullStr Drugs in Central Asia : Security Implications and Political Manipulations
title_full_unstemmed Drugs in Central Asia : Security Implications and Political Manipulations
title_sort drugs in central asia : security implications and political manipulations
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