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Chapters & Sections (24)
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3:04
CIA Funding and the Afghan Mujahideen's Connection to the Taliban
3:34
Opioid Prescriptions and Afghanistan's Opium Production
4:05
Taliban's Ban on Opium and its Consequences
10:19
Pirate vs Gentlemen, Letters of Mark and Proxy Wars
11:22
Exploration, Global Economy, and the Seven Years War
12:24
Privateering, Control of Resources, and Trade
13:56
Smuggling Opium into China and the Emergence of Global Illegal Drug Trade
14:27
Prohibition of Opium and its Consequences
14:58
The Illegal Trade of Opium and Its Impact on the British Empire
15:30
The Opium Wars and China's Loss
16:01
Opium Warehouses and the Processing of Opium
17:06
The Profitability of Opium Compared to Other Drugs
17:38
The Rise of Synthetic Opioids and International Drug Cartels
18:42
The Age of Exploration and the Beginning of Globalization
19:13
The Impact of Technology on Globalization and Power Dynamics