Information on "Drug Policy"
July 2013
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Jul 2013
Citizen Security Rising: New Approaches to Addressing Drugs, Guns and Violence in Latin America
Author: Ilona Szabó de Carvalho, Juan Carlos Garzón, Robert Muggah
Publisher: Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF)
This report argues that the protracted competition for control over the drug trade and the “war” conducted against the trade itself are both responsible for Latin America's continued insecurity and underdevelopment. More on «Citizen Security Rising: New Approaches to Addressing Drugs, Guns and Violence in Latin America»
June 2013
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Jun 2013
Transatlantic Drug Trade
Author: Mikael Wigell, Mauricio Romero
Publisher: Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)
Latin American drug networks are increasing their operations in Europe, primarily because the size of the cocaine market has decreased in North America. More on «Transatlantic Drug Trade»
May 2013
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21 May 2013
Don't Try This at Home: Lessons from America's War on Drugs
Author: Eugene Jarecki
Publisher: Chatham House
This transcript records a lecture delivered by director Eugene Jarecki in which he discusses his film "The House I Live In". More on «Don't Try This at Home: Lessons from America's War on Drugs»
March 2013
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Mar 2013
Global Drug Policy is Ripe for Reform
Author: Mikael Wigell
Publisher: Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)
The global “war on drugs” has reached a turning point. More on «Global Drug Policy is Ripe for Reform»
January 2013
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Jan 2013
The Impact of President Felipe Calderon's War on Drugs on the Armed Forces
Author: George W Grayson
Publisher: Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army War College (SSI)
The monograph examines the effect of ever wider involvement of the armed forces in Mexican. More on «The Impact of President Felipe Calderon's War on Drugs on the Armed Forces»
December 2012
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10 Dec 2012
Refocusing US-Mexico Security Cooperation
Author: Shannon K. O’Neil
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
This paper addresses US-Mexico security cooperation. More on «Refocusing US-Mexico Security Cooperation» -
Dec 2012
Insanity: Four Decades of U.S. Counterdrug Strategy
Author: Michael F. Walther
Publisher: Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army War College (SSI)
This paper examines and criticizes the past several decades of US counterdrug strategy. More on «Insanity: Four Decades of U.S. Counterdrug Strategy»
November 2012
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9 Nov 2012
Medical Marijuana: The Supremacy Clause, Federalism, and the Interplay Between State and Federal Laws
Author: Todd Garvey
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
This report reviews the federal government's constitutional authority to enact the federal criminal prohibition on marijuana; highlights certain principles of federalism that prevent the federal government from mandating that states participate in en... More on «Medical Marijuana: The Supremacy Clause, Federalism, and the Interplay Between State and Federal Laws» -
Nov 2012
Drugs and the Peace Process in Colombia
Author: Ricardo Vargas Meza
Publisher: Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF)
One of the reasons why the lives of most of Colombia’s rural population have deteriorated is resistance to land reform, underpinned in part by drug-trafficking interests. More on «Drugs and the Peace Process in Colombia»
September 2012
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Sep 2012
El nuevo sexenio en México y su relación (poco) estratégica con la UE
Author: Susanne Gratius
Publisher: FRIDE
Esta publicación analiza las relaciones entre México y la Unión Europea (UE). More on «El nuevo sexenio en México y su relación (poco) estratégica con la UE»


