Vanda Felbab-Brown

Coast guards carry two specimens of smuggled hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) in Fangchenggang city, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, 28 June 2017.Guards seized 11 bags of crocodile skins and two specimens of hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) in Fangchenggang city, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, 28 June 2017. Crocodile skin is the upmarket of consumer goods because of its small quantities and luxurious quality. The smuggling of alligator skins is emerging as the high-end leather market flourishes.No Use China. No Use France.

China-linked wildlife poaching and trafficking in Mexico

Vanda Felbab-Brown

March 2022

A chemical specialist in a protective suit shows pills seized at a clandestine drug processing laboratory of fentanyl located in the Azcapotzalco municipality, in Mexico City, Mexico, in this handout photograph released to Reuters by PGR - Attorney General's Office, December 12, 2018. PGR - Attorney General's Office/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY

China and synthetic drugs control: Fentanyl, methamphetamines, and precursors

Vanda Felbab-Brown

March 2022

Nigerians take part in a protest against alleged violence, extortion and harassment from Nigeria's Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), in Lagos, Nigeria October 11, 2020. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Vigilante groups and militias in southern Nigeria

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Friday, September 3, 2021

Colombia's FARC lead negotiator Ivan Marquez (L) and Colombia's lead government negotiator Humberto de la Calle (R) shake hands while Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez looks on, after signing a final peace deal in Havana, Cuba, August 24, 2016. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Negotiating with violent criminal groups: Lessons and guidelines from global practice

Mark Freeman and Vanda Felbab-Brown

April 2021

Macaques seen inside the cages during on sale at animals market store in Medan, North Sumatra province, Indonesia on February 22, 2020. Topeng monyet or the monkey mask is a show using monkeys. In some regions of Indonesia this performance is no longer allowed because it is considered torture of animals. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

Preventing pandemics through biodiversity conservation and smart wildlife trade regulation

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Monday, January 25, 2021

Afghan women line up at a polling station as they wait to cast their votes in Kabul, Afghanistan September 28, 2019.REUTERS/Omar Sobhani

The fate of women’s rights in Afghanistan

John R. Allen and Vanda Felbab-Brown

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang members wait to be escorted upon their arrival at the maximum-security jail in Zacatecoluca, El Salvador, June 22, 2017. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

Bargaining with the devil to avoid hell? Negotiations with criminal groups in Latin America and the Caribbean

Vanda Felbab-Brown

July 2020

Poppy field

Fending off fentanyl and hunting down heroin: Controlling opioid supply from Mexico

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Packets of fentanyl mostly in powder form and methamphetamine, which U.S. Customs and Border Protection say they seized from a truck crossing into Arizona from Mexico, is on display during a news conference at the Port of Nogales, Arizona, U.S., January 31, 2019. Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Fentanyl and geopolitics: Controlling opioid supply from China

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Prescription medication laid out on a counting tray prior to distribution

Overview: The opioid crisis in America

Vanda Felbab-Brown, Jonathan P. Caulkins, Carol Graham, Keith Humphreys, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, Bryce Pardo, Peter Reuter, Bradley D. Stein, and Paul H. Wise

Monday, June 22, 2020