Spain should prioritize economic investment over policing to combat southern drug networks

Transnational criminal networks and cartels, including their trafficking, financial and resource-extraction activities and international efforts to counter them.

Processes and policies aimed at improving economic and social conditions in lower-income countries.

Policies, programs, and investments aimed at raising living standards and reducing deprivation for populations in low-income contexts. Pursued through development finance, social protection, infrastructure investment, and governance reform — a defining mandate of multilateral development institutions.