The unintended consequences of our current tobacco control regime are now outweighing its health and economic benefits, as illicit trade explodes, enforcement costs soar and criminal networks flourish. It’s time for policymakers to confront a …
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Policing in the Pacific has never been about propping up governments; it has always been about serving communities. Yet Beijing’s introduction of Mao-era community policing into Solomon Islands last week was a sharp departure from …
Taiwan’s exclusion from Interpol, the world’s premier platform for law enforcement, runs counter to international policing efforts. Taiwan’s ports, airlines and banking system are already prime targets for organised crime. Its geographic position makes it …
Washington established the position of a Federal Bureau of Investigation legal attache (known as a legat) in Wellington in July, touting it as bulwark against Beijing and a boost to regional crime-fighting. Yet casting the …
Australia is losing the fight to disrupt illicit drug supply chains, not for lack of effort, but because we need additional weapons and new approaches. Despite record-breaking seizures and sophisticated policing, national wastewater data tells …