We have a glimpse this morning of life inside Southeast Asia's Golden Triangle. That's the name for a region that produces a lot of the world's opium, the raw material for heroin, among other things.

Soldiers from the United Wa State Army (UWSA) stand at attention during a ceremony in Pangsang, in Myanmar’s Shan State, April 17, 2019. Credit: VOA/Steve Sandford Subscribe for ads-free reading On ...

The U.S. has had a profound impact on Myanmar's Wa people. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Patrick Winn about his new book, Narcotopia: In Search of the Asian Drug Cartel That Survived the CIA. We have a ...