Rethinking International Drug Control: New Directions for U.S. Policy with the Council on Foreign Relations (1997)

This 1997 report, “Rethinking International Drug Control: New Directions for U.S. Policy,” sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations, critiques the current U.S. policy on international drug control and suggests a shift towards a more balanced approach. It emphasizes the limitations of supply-side control measures and calls for an increased focus on demand reduction, strengthening of democratic institutions in countries threatened by narcocriminal networks, and increased efforts to combat money laundering and other drug-related corruption. The report acknowledges the complexities and unintended consequences of past policies and proposes a multilateral, collaborative strategy to address the drug problem.