Cocaine, Corruption, and Colonialism: The Crisis in the British Virgin Islands

Behind the idyllic tropical greenery and crystal-clear waters of the British Virgin Islands, darker currents have come to plague the territory. Ed Siddons' deeply reported piece follows the entangled histories of corruption, cocaine trafficking, and colonialism to uncover why the island territory has lurched from scandal to scandal and whether, despite sweeping reforms and mounting international pressure, anything has really changed for the people of the islands.