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  Is Operation Moshtarak a Fool's Mission? Norine MacDonald, President, in Foreign Policy magazine - (8 Feb. 2010)

  The right approach on drug addiction Raymond Kendall, Chair, in Lancashire Telegraph - (28 Sept. 2009)

  What new strategy for Afghanistan? Paul Burton, Director of Policy Analysis in Le Monde Diplomatique - (20 April 2009)

  Development for Afghanistan Norine MacDonald, President, in The Washington Times - LETTER - (14 Jan. 2009)

  The Taliban are taking over Norine MacDonald, President, in The Observer - LETTER - (31 Aug. 2008)

  A better solution for the opium problem  Jorrit Kamminga, Senior policy analyst, in The Times - LETTER - (29 Aug. 2008)

  Poppy Eradication has failed Almas Bawar Zakhilwal, Canada director, in The Gazette - LETTER - (28 Aug. 2008)

  NATO and the Taliban Paul Burton, Director of Policy Analysis, in The Independent - LETTER - (5 August 2008)

  Genuine help for Afghanistan Paul Burton, Director of Policy Analysis, in The Washington Times - OPED - (1 August 2008)

  Use the poppies to produce morphine Paul Burton, Director of Policy Analysis, in The Financial Times - LETTER - (1 August 2008)

  Afghanistan's Opium Norine MacDonald, President, in The International Herald Tribune - LETTER - (28 July 2008)

  Nato must tackle the Taliban in Pakistan Paul Burton, Director of Policy Analysis, in The Guardian - LETTER - (20 June 2008)

  The cost of the UK’s special relationship Paul Burton, Director of Policy Analysis, in The Herald - LETTER - (19 June 2008)

  Poppy Appeal Paul Burton, Director of Policy Analysis, in The Spectator - LETTER - (5 June 2008)

  The heroin trade Paul Burton, Director of Policy Analysis, in The Times - LETTER - (25 May 2008)

  Policy failures in Somalia conflict Paul Burton, Director of Policy Analysis, in The Guardian - LETTER - (15 May 2008)

  Opium policy Jorrit Kamminga, Director of Policy Research, in The Independent - LETTER - (1 May 2008)

  Help stabilize Afghanistan Paul Burton, Director of Policy Analysis, in Christian Science Monitor - LETTER - (14 April 2008)

  Medicinal Heroin Paul Burton, Director of Policy Analysis, in The Washington Times - LETTER - (10 April 2008)

  Fixing Afghanistan Fred Gedrich in The Washington Times - OPED - (4 April 2008)

  Nato lets down Afghans Jorrit Kamminga, Director of Policy Research, in The Daily Telegraph - LETTER - (25 February 2008)

  NATO and Afghan elections  Jorrit Kamminga, Director of Policy Research, in International Herald Tribune - LETTER - (15 February 2008)

  Bringing stability to Afghanistan  Jorrit Kamminga, Director of Policy Research, in The Herald - LETTER - (24 January 2008)

  Help for Afghanistan  Norine MacDonald, President, in The New-York Times - LETTER - (19 January 2008)

  Afghan Opium Crisis Paul Burton, Director of Policy Analysis, in The Times - LETTER - (8 January 2008)


2007

  EU leadership on narcotics strategy in Afghanistan Jorrit Kamminga, Senior policy analyst, in New Europe - OPED - (1 Dec. 2007)

  Aiding Afghan Farmers - and Security  Norine MacDonald QC, President, in The Washington Post - LETTER - (9 November 2007)

  Antidrug effort will do harm, not good Norine MacDonald QC, President, in The Boston Globe - LETTER - (1 November 2007)

  Don't Spray the Poppies Norine MacDonald QC, President, in The New-York Times - LETTER - (16 October 2007)

  Afghanistan's poppy crop Emmanuel Reinert, Executive President, in The Independent - LETTER - (10 October 2007)

  Let poppies bloom in Afghanistan Norine MacDonald QC, President in The Guardian - LETTER - (24 July 2007)

  Winning with opium in Afghanistan Raymond Kendall, former Interpol chief, and Norine MacDonald QC, President in Japan Times - OPED - (16 July 2007)

  Portugal supports the licensing of Afghan opium Armando Rafael, in Diário de Notícias - OPED - (28 May. 2007)

  Poppies for peace Jorrit Kamminga, Senior policy analyst, and Peter van Ham in The Washington Quarterly - OPED - (28 Feb. 2007)


2006

  How to beat the opium economy Jorrit Kamminga, Senior policy analyst, and Peter van Ham in International Herald Tribune - OPED - (1 December 2006)


2005

  Let A Thousand Licensed Poppies Bloom Maia Szalavitz, senior fellow at Stats, a media watchdog group, in The New-York Times - OPED - (13 July 2005)