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Drug Policy at a Critical Juncture: A Call for Change at the 2016 United Nation Special Session on
April is a hopeful month for policymakers, activists, and citizens around the globe aspiring to address the multiple problems surrounding...
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Apr 19, 20165 min read


Mexico and the Politics of Terror
A new chapter of Mexican history began in 2006, when former President Felipe Calderón declared war against the country’s powerful drug...
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Dec 9, 20145 min read


The Mexican Drug War After “El Chapo”
The news of the arrest of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman — the most wanted drug lord in the world — has been received by many as a crucial...
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Mar 4, 20144 min read


Self-Defense Forces in Mexico: Friends or Foes?
It was in 2006 when former Mexican President Felipe Calderon first ordered the National Army to combat the drug cartels operating in...
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Feb 11, 20144 min read
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