Introduction: How drugs made war and war made drugs -- Drunk on the front -- Where there's smoke there's war -- Caffeinated conflict -- Opium, empire, and Geopolitics -- Speed warfare -- Cocaine wars -- Conclusion: The drugged battlefields of the 21st century .
The second edition of this book places the continued sharp escalation of border policing in the context of a transformed post-September 11 security environment.
A major contribution to our understanding of contemporary urban warfare, war economies, and the political repercussions of humanitarian action.