Yong-an Zhang – The Conversation

In 2014, US Coast Guard vessels seized four tons of cocaine and other drugs in what was then considered a “big” bust. Seizures have continued to climb, only to be outstripped by production. Connie Terrell/US Coast Guard

July 26, 2023

International drug policy: at a crossroads or a dead‑end?

Khalid Tinasti, Graduate Institute – Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement (IHEID) and Yong-an Zhang, Shanghai University

Drug seizures are on the rise, but so too are production, consumption, trafficking and violence. The current drug control regime is showing its limits, yet the changes needed require consensus.

Younger Chinese revellers are seeking new highs. Ding Zhou

January 22, 2014

China’s drug takers are chasing newer highs

Yong-an Zhang, Shanghai University and Shao-zhen Lin, Huaqiao University

The close of 2013 saw a drugs bust of cinematic proportions in China. Part of Operation Thunder, more than 3,000 armed police with a cavalry of helicopters, motorboats and police dogs busted the village…

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