How much aid does the UK spend in Pakistan, and why?
What is the value of UK aid to Pakistan, on what priorities does it focus, and how effective has it been?
This note examines the scale of the opium problem in Afghanistan and analyses recent trends in opium production in the country, including the latest figures published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in August 2008 and its forecast for 2009, published in February 2009. It also outlines the linkages between the narcotics trade and the Taliban insurgency.
Afghanistan and narcotics: Opium poppy cultivation trends, 2001 - 2009 (243KB PDF)
This note examines the scale of the opium problem in Afghanistan and analyses recent trends in opium production in the country, including the latest figures published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in August 2008 and its forecast for 2009, published in February 2009. It also outlines the linkages between the narcotics trade and the Taliban insurgency.
Afghanistan and narcotics: Opium poppy cultivation trends, 2001 - 2009 (243KB PDF)
What is the value of UK aid to Pakistan, on what priorities does it focus, and how effective has it been?
What damage did the floods cause, what aid has the UK announced, and what is the future of UK aid to Nepal?
North Korea’s regime under Kim Jong-un appears to be secure in the short to medium term. The country is supported by China and is increasing its support to Russia in its conflict with Ukraine.