War Correspondent: Kidnapped in Syria, Covering the Global Drug Trade, and the Future of Cartels (Jonathan Alpeyrie)

Our guest today is Jonathan Alpeyrie, a photojournalist who has spent over two decades embedded in conflict zones across the world. In 2013 he was kidnapped and held captive for 81 days by Syrian rebels. His latest book, Drug Wars: Supply and Demand, is an unflinching look at the global drug trade.

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Chapters

(00:00:00) Cold open / Intro / Guest bio

(00:07:42) The Syria kidnapping - Capture, Captivity, Ransom, Escape

(00:16:10) Bouncing back and pivoting to drug trade coverage

(00:20:55) Cartels vs. European gangs, and their growing alliances

(00:24:56) Europe's weak law enforcement and no-go zones

(00:29:19) Immigration, demographics, and EU sovereignty

(00:35:11) Cocaine's resurgence in Europe

(00:42:01) Africa's role in the global drug trade

(00:43:18) War, humanity, and closing advice