What is the relationship of drug addiction to international relations?

  • Developed nations have unintentionally pushed drug manufacturing to developing nations, creating an international caste system.
  • The drug cartels exploit developing countries and the limitations of their criminal justice systems for cheap and easy way stations for trafficking.
  • The funding of terrorist groups is partly enabled by the drug trade, and these criminal organizations undermine international attempts at security or peacemaking.
  • Drug cartels smuggle not only drugs but also weapons to protect their financial interests and human beings for prostitution and slavery.