Smoke Screen from The Center for Public Integrity

A man smokes in Nepal. Developing nations will experience most of the world’s tobacco-related deaths over the next 20 years, health experts predict.

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Overview: The tobacco lobby goes global

Down-and-out in developed nations, Big Tobacco refocuses its lobbying on emerging markets.

A BAT factory in Russia, now the world’s third largest cigarette manufacturer.

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Cozy ties between lobbyists and politicians are business as usual.

Mexico City legislator Avelino Mendez lights up during a debate on the capital’s tough anti-smoking law.

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Under industry influence, smoking reforms became gradual half-steps.

A fight over South America’s toughest smoking controls.