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Dutch
Drug
Policy
Discussions
Online
10/29/99
The Centre for Drug Research
at the University of Amsterdam (CEDRO) has added the following articles
to its web site:
The International Drug
Complex
Hans van der Veen is a Dutch
political scientist working on his PhD in international relations at the
European University Institute in Fiesole, Florence (Italy). In "The
International Drug Complex: Understanding the Intertwined Dynamics of International
Crime, Law Enforcement and the Flourishing Drug Economy," van der Veen
develops a holistic view of the social and political determinants that
driving the "drug war," and demonstrates that complex, interrelated
institutions are functioning in a sense comparable to what Eisenhower once
called the "military-industrial complex." "The International Drug
Complex" can be read online at http://www.frw.uva.nl/cedro/library/complex.html.
Is Dutch Drug Policy the
Devil?
In the May/June issue of
Foreign Affairs, Larry Collins asserted that Dutch policies had caused
an "explosion" of heroin addiction and juvenile crime. He claimed
that the Netherlands has become "the narcotics capitol of Europe," a virtual
drug dealing state causing havoc in neighboring countries. Many of
Collins' arguments are misleading, even false. In this short article,
Craig Reinarman and Peter Cohen discuss a few of them. Read their
critique online at http://www.frw.uva.nl/cedro/library/devil.html.
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Issue #114, 10/29/99
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