Anna Rosenberg

Kush in Sierra Leone: West-Africa's growing synthetic drugs challenge and Europe’s and China’s part in it Read in French

The deadly drug Kush has likely killed thousands in West Africa, with Sierra Leone at its epicenter. Some of the substances are imported from China and the Netherlands.

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Catatumbo’s cocaine war In mid-January 2025, war broke out in Catatumbo, Colombia, driven by fierce contestation over control of the cocaine market

🇨🇴 What does the latest fighting in #Catatumbo between FARC dissidents and the ELN mean for #Colombia's peace process? And how is the crisis linked to local illicit economies? Read the latest analysis from our Andean region observatory – también en español ⤵️
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How fentanyl has poisoned relations between the US and Canada Canada is not a ‘big player’ in the fentanyl trade: well under 1% of the fentanyl entering the US comes from Canada. In fact, fentanyl from Canada is not even mentioned as a drug trafficking threat to...

Our latest analytical insight, co-authored by @jeligh.bsky.social, on the dispute between traditionally good neighbours, how much #fentanyl entering the #US comes from #Canada and how this presents an opportunity for more effective action on organized crime. ⬇️

globalinitiative.net/analysis/neg...

Thanks to @annairosenberg.bsky.social for so beautifully encapsulating MY ROMAN HISTORY ✨

First book of 2025 – a love letter to Rome. @alizah-holstein.bsky.social beautifully threads her story with the city’s layers of history, creating a vivid patchwork of narratives. It is a wonderful journey through a woman’s self discovery led by Dante, Rome, the poetic and the divine. #booksky💙📚