The Politics of Heroin: CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Trade is a seminal work by historian that explores the intersection of U.S. foreign policy, covert operations, and the global narcotics trade. First published in 1972 as The Politics of Heroin in Southeast Asia , the book was the first to provide meticulous documentation of how the CIA and other U.S. government entities facilitated drug trafficking to achieve Cold War geopolitical goals. Core Argument: Strategic Complicity
Using CIA-owned airlines like Air America to transport opium from remote mountainous regions to refineries. The politics of heroin : CIA complicity in the ...
Diplomats and intelligence officers often suppressed investigations into the narcotics activities of "friendly" regimes. The Politics of Heroin: CIA Complicity in the
Covert funds were sometimes funneled to paramilitary groups deeply embedded in opium production. Key Geographical Focus Areas Covert funds were sometimes funneled to paramilitary groups