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Jordan's Drug Trade Persists Despite Economic Transformation
Original: Jordan’s Border Economy: Even Amid Transformation, the Drug Trade Endures
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace reports that Jordan's drug trade continues to thrive along its borders even as the country pursues broader economic transformation. The analysis highlights how smuggling networks, particularly on the Syrian and Iraqi frontiers, remain resilient despite reform efforts, underscoring the difficulty of stamping out a border economy that sustains trafficking and illicit commerce.
Why now: A new Carnegie analysis draws attention to the persistence of smuggling and drug trafficking along Jordan's borders despite ongoing economic reforms.
JordanCarnegie Endowment for International PeaceSyriaIraq
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- Jordan’s Border Economy: Even Amid Transformation, the Drug Trade Endures · Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
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