John Coyne’s recent ASPI report, Santa Muerte, are the Mexican cartels really coming?, is a welcome and timely addition to what is a growing area of interest for Australia’s security. Its main thrust is that …
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There are lessons for Australia in the soaring death toll across the United States and Canada from the potent opioid fentanyl. Over the past five years, easy availability at relatively low prices has made this …
On 2 January 2010, street gang member Hugo Hernandez was kidnapped in the state of Sonora, Mexico. Seven days later, pieces of his body were found spread across several locations in the town of Los …
Rumours are circulating around Canberra that as the Budget dust settles, the government will again consider the case for an Australian Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This should come as no surprise as Malcolm Turnbull …
The Beat First responders fear fentanyl The rising incidence of fentanyl, a highly potent synthetic painkiller that can be inhaled or absorbed through the skin, is changing how first responders in the US conduct their …