NATIONAL ANTI-DRUG POLICIES FOR EUROPE’S SECURITY
NATIONAL ANTI-DRUG POLICIES FOR EUROPE’S SECURITY

Summary/Abstract: Characterized by major complexity and fluctuation, the drug phenomenon represents, like terrorism, an asymmetric threat that does not conform to the rules of equivalence and equality. Such threats are not clear nor one-dimensional, but multipolar and diffuse, being expressed at different levels and presenting different degrees of intensity. Given the negative repercussions on public health, safety and entire mankind’s welfare, the drug phenomenon is a threat to security, democracy, good governance and rule of law, weakening the fundaments of sustainable development, legal systems, political stability and economic and democratic institutions. The drug policies developed both at regional and national level show a certain degree of similarity in key fields, sharing a comprehensive approach aiming to reduce both the drug offer and its demand. The constantly increasing number of regional strategies also reflects a better understanding of the facts that drugs are a problem that cannot be solved only at national level and that coordinated regional approaches may be developed to tackle the common problems.

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