Afghanistan,Asia,Drugs,Foreign Policy,Security | September 22, 2015 IAPS is delighted to announce that Jack Davies is the recipient of the IAPS UK BA Dissertation Award for 2014-15. Jack’s dissertation was on the topic of ‘Does the United States consider ‘illicit drugs; to be a ‘security issue’? The dissertation had a focus on US foreign policy specifically in relation to Afghanistan. Many congratulations to Jack, who will be formally presented with the prize at the 2015-16 Tomlinson Memorial Lecture China-US Relations: Ripe for Rivalry? In spite of many challenges, Obama-Xi summit will see modest progress