This piece is drawn from Agenda for Change 2016: strategic choices for the next government. Australia’s law enforcement and border security operating environment is becoming increasingly complex and is evolving rapidly. For the strategic leaders …
The Beat A new resource for law enforcement to tackle illicit drugs Last week, the Australian Crime Commission released the Precursor Chemicals Information Resource, a referenced guide on precursor chemicals for law enforcement and industry …
The Beat HSBC sued for money-laundering British banking giant HSBC is being sued by the families of four Americans killed by Mexican drug cartels for allowing the gangs to launder billions of dollars which allegedly …
Fighting the war on drugs has never been easy. But 2015 was a particularly brutal chapter in Australia’s illicit drugs history. The methamphetamine crisis and its countless headlines pushed the country into uncharted waters. Many …
Several weeks ago on The Strategist, I discussed why Colombia’s 51-year-old battle against the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) may come to an end on 23 March 2016. But as negotiations march towards a …




