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Worldcrunch Magazine #37 — Iran And The Taliban: The Drug Connection

June 12 – June 18, 2023

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Economy Geopolitics

Chinese Pride, Global Power And The Battle For 5G

WASHINGTON — How long must you live, how strong must be your memory, to turn back and say: damn it, this world has really changed. Look at the millennials, they seem to be better educated than the boomers, but they are sui generis in their thinking, seemingly inspired and shaped by memes rather than historical […]

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Society

Egypt’s Tourism Crash Gives Way To Bustling Opium Trade

SHARM EL-SHEIKH — Abu Saleh (not his real name) used to earn his money giving camel tours to tourists. But now the Egyptian Bedouin farms his 340-square-meter opium field. It’s not legal, which is why he covers his face, although he notes that the police are looking the other way. When Saleh took his camels […]

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Society

In Burma, Junkies Drink *Formula* Of Opium And Cough Syrup

In this opium-rich nation, addiction is on the rise as other cocktails are invented including a mix of pure heroin and methamphetamine.

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Geopolitics

Snapshot Of The World: Opium Fields, Typhoon, Chinese Kids

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Society

Under The Influence: Tracing A Long, Twisted History Of Artists And Their Drugs

Whether alcohol or absinthe, LSD or heroin, some of humanity’s creative geniuses produced their greatest work as mind-altering substances did theirs. A Paris exhibit connects the dots.

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