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How to be a brave leader in today’s world? Thoughts from a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
Published on 31 March 2026 – Virgin blog – by Holly Branson. What does it take to be a brave leader in today’s world? A world where societal norms (kindness, charity, community, respect, and justice) are being eroded? How do [...]
A Fondo con María Jimena Duzán
Podcast This month, we highlight four episodes from the podcast series, A Fondo, co-produced by the Latin American Drug Studies Network (REDESDAL). Founded in 2019, REDESDAL brings together more than 100 members across 12 countries and has convened three international conferences. Its mission [...]
U.S. Lethal Strikes in Caribbean Expose the Failures of Punitive Drug War
(Geneva, Switzerland - 20/11/2025) The Global Commission on Drug Policy (GCDP) expresses grave concern over recent lethal airstrikes authorised by the United States on boats in the vicinity of Latin America and the Caribbean, which are allegedly linked to drug [...]
UN Official Condemns U.S. Strikes on Suspected Drug Vessels as Violations of International Law
15 October 2025 – New York City, United States Photo credit: United Nations office at Geneva, Multimedia Newsroom. Extracted from this article. Recent UN interventions have raised concerns over the use of lethal force in counter-narcotics operations following reports of [...]
UN Official Voices Concern over Legality of U.S. Strikes on Suspected Drug Vessels
22 October 2025 – New York City, United States Photo credit: UN Web TV. Screenshot from this 2024 recording. Recently, during an interactive dialogue at the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly, High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk [...]
Ten Years after UNGASS, Drug Policy is at a Crossroads
BY HELEN CLARK & JUAN-MANUEL SANTOS Ten years ago, the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Drugs (UNGASS) was widely heralded as a turning point - a moment when the international community began to question the decades-long orthodoxy of the so-called [...]
Britain Is Ready For Cannabis Reform. Westminster Is Not.
BY RICHARD BRANSON Published on Virgin.com on 29 April 2026 Last week, YouGov released new polling on British attitudes on cannabis and wider drug policy. As a member of the Global Commission on Drug Policy, I feel compelled to reflect [...]
Why Europe should avoid the trap of repressive drug policy
BY ALEKSANDER KWASNIEWSKI Published on theparliamentmagazine.eu on 15 January 2026 The Commission's new EU Drugs Strategy retreats from decades of progressive approaches, embracing a punitive stance that has proved disastrous globally. The European Commission's new 2026 to 2030 EU Drugs [...]
