Vanda Felbab-Brown

A man carrying a Boko Haram flag walks past a group of 82 Chibok girls, who were held captive for three years by Islamist militants, as the girls wait to be released in exchange for several militant commanders, near Kumshe, Nigeria May 6, 2017. Picture taken May 6, 2017. REUTERS/Zanah Mustapha - RTS15P0S

Under the hot Sahel sun: “Post”-Boko Haram challenges in Niger and Nigeria

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Thursday, June 8, 2017

A California Gulf porpoise, also known as a vaquita, monument (R) is seen in San Felipe in Mexico's state of Baja California March 7, 2008, The vaquita, a tiny stubby-nosed porpoise found only in Mexico's Sea of Cortez, is on the brink of extinction as more die each year in fishing nets than are being born, biologists say. Picture taken March 7, 2008. REUTERS/Henry Romero(MEXICO) - RTR1YHEB

The vanishing vaquita and the challenges of combating wildlife trafficking

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Monday, June 5, 2017

A soldier carries blocks of cocaine to a pile for incineration at a naval base in Matamoros, in Tamaulipas state April 29. Mexican authorities today burnt a 9,871kg haul of Colombian cocaine which was found inside a tanker truck heading for the United states last week. They also incinerated 3,891kg of marijuana. The near ten ton haul represents almost a third of Mexico's average annual cocaine seizures. - RTXHK4Z

Hooked: Mexico’s violence and U.S. demand for drugs

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Trade, security, and the U.S.-Mexico relationship

1:30 PM - 4:30 PM EDT

Workers who collect coca leaves, known locally as "raspachines", carry bags with harvested leaves to be processed into coca paste, on a coca farm in Guayabero, Guaviare province, Colombia, May 23, 2016. REUTERS/John Vizcaino/File Photo - RTX2N1WW

What Colombia can learn from Thailand on drug policy

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Thursday, May 4, 2017

Afghan security forces take position during a gun battle between Taliban and Afghan security forces in Laghman province, Afghanistan March 1, 2017. REUTERS/Parwiz - RTS10ZG8

Afghanistan affectations

Vanda Felbab-Brown

April 2017

DATE IMPORTED:November 27, 2015A miner sits in a mine as he searches for jade stones at Hpakant jade mine in Kachin state, Myanmar, November 27, 2015. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

Myanmar maneuvers

Vanda Felbab-Brown

April 2017

DATE IMPORTED:April 10, 2004AN OPIUM FARMER STARES OUT AT HIS CROP AS OFFICIALS ERADICATE THE POPPY FIELD USING TRACTORS IN KANDAHAR. Masoom Aga (R), an opium farmer, stares out at his crop as officials eradicate his poppy field using tractors near the southern Afghan city of Kandahar April 10, 2004. Afghan President Hamid Karzai recently called for a holy war against drugs in Afghanistan, said to be responsible for more than 75 per cent of the world's heroin. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

The hellish road to good intentions

Vanda Felbab-Brown

April 2017

Drugs and peace in Colombia: Which way forward

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Crime, conflict, and regime transitions: Colombia, Nigeria, and Myanmar

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT