Historian and author Misha Glenny spent the last three years investigating the growth of international criminal networks. In this series produced for the BBC World Service, he reports on how organized crime is thriving in an increasingly globalized world.
First Half
Drug trafficking is the most lucrative illicit business in the world. In this BBC World Service documentary, Misha Glenney reports from Canada, where the wholesale production of marijuana - or BC Bud as it’s known - is posing a challenge to the U.S.-led War on Drugs.
Second Half
From the Balkans to Northern Europe, Misha Glenny charts the growth of one of the most vigorous multi-billion dollar industries in the world: cigarette smuggling.
THE CHANGING WORLD is the sister documentary series of PRI's The World. Each week, we offer American radio listeners two in-depth documentaries from the BBC World Service that probe issues critical to our understanding of our evolving world.