USA. Inside the Battle for the Future of Addiction Medicine NEW ORLEANS — Elyse Stevens had a reputation for taking on complex medical cases. People who’d been battling addiction for decades. Chronic-pain patients on high doses of opioids. Sex work…

Niederlande/Venezuela. Netherlands Refused All Involvement in US Operations Against Venezuela: Minister  Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs David van Weel told parliament that the Netherlands didn’t allow U.S. forces to use a base near Venezuel…

Venezuela unter Feuer Nach monatelangen Vorbereitungen und Überfällen auf Schiffe in der Karibik haben die USA ihre Drohungen wahr gemacht. Präsident Maduro sitzt in New York in Haft. Für die Venezolaner:innen ist die Zukunft nun ungewisser denn je…

Karibik. Traditional fishermen limit forays into the Caribbean over fear of US strikes (Audio) The Trump administration’s airstrikes in the Caribbean are having a chilling effect on small-scale fishermen there, who fear being attacked by mistake. (…

USA. Trail of Drug-Linked Planes Leads Back to California Seller – and U.S. Aviation Regulatory ‘Blind Spot’  OCCRP reviewed the sales of 30 planes by Lance Zane Ricotta’s companies since 2014, and found evidence that 11 of them were seized, i…

Why Are Some European Drug Gangs Burying Cocaine Instead of Selling It?  Wholesale prices are in the gutter across much of Europe, forcing drug smugglers to try to manipulate the market. OCCRP explains the factors affecting Europe's cocaine su…