List of Drugs & Crime articles
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A tired-looking Peter Mandelson walks, clutching a coat, alongside another man. Why Did Britain Send an Epstein Pal to Washington?
Labour cronyism produced Mandelson’s disastrous appointment.
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Soldiers and civilians walk past a destroyed building. Are Scam Compounds the Real Cause of Thailand-Cambodia Fighting?
Intense strikes targeted “pig butchering” syndicates on the border.
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A two-winged drone is seen from below as it cuts across a deep blue sky, just a few clouds visible in the corner. Outlawry in the Caribbean
Trump’s execution of drug smugglers by drone is barbaric even by 19th-century legal standards.
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Three members of the National Guard are seen from behind as they stand in front of Washington's Reflecting Pool at dusk, the sky and the water lit up orange with the sunset. The Lincoln Memorial stands at the shore across the water. All three guard members wear green camouflage uniforms, matching hats, and bulletproof vests that say "National Guard" on their backs. Trump’s War on Crime Is a War on Democracy
Democrats should fight back against the president’s militarization of law enforcement before it’s too late.
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A screenshot from a video posted by U.S. President Donald Trump shows a vessel he says was transporting illegal narcotics to the United States just before it is hit by the U.S. military in the southern Caribbean. Trump’s Gunboat Diplomacy Enters Uncharted Waters
The sinking of a small boat the U.S. president said was carrying drugs violated traditional procedures.
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness hold a joint press conference in Kingston, Jamaica, on March 26. How Jamaica Bucked a Regional Trend to Reduce Gang Violence
Elsewhere in the Caribbean, homicide rates are going up—and U.S. intervention isn’t helping.
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The barrels of assault rifles are seen neatly arranged in rows on a table on top of a blue tablecloth. How to Halt the Flow of Weapons Arming Mexican Cartels
Trump should use terrorist designations to target U.S. suppliers.
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Bitcoin, ethereum, and the stablecoin USDT are promoted at a cryptocurrency store in Hong Kong on July 29. China Is Worried About Dollar-Backed Stablecoins
Beijing is speeding up plans to create systems it can monitor.
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Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele greets attendees after speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, on Feb. 22, 2024. Bukele’s Anti-Crime Model Has Its Limits
El Salvador’s president has attained rockstar status on the global right. But don’t expect other countries to copy his policies.
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Ecuador’s reelected president, Daniel Noboa, right, and his wife, Lavinia Valbonesi, gesture from a balcony of the Carondelet Presidential Palace during the changing of the guard ceremony in Quito. Ecuador Sticks With Trump-Friendly President
Incumbent Daniel Noboa won a campaign roiled by transnational gang violence and an energy crisis.
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Inmates sit in a cell at the Terrorist Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, on Jan. 27. The Horror Inside the Salvadoran Prisons Where Trump Is Sending Migrants
Human rights organizations have gathered credible evidence of systematic corruption, torture, and killings.
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A U.S. Air Force flight carrying deported migrants arrives at Ramon Villeda Morales International Airport in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, on Jan. 31. Trump’s Deportation Machine Takes Shape
The White House is using client states to carry out illegal and unconstitutional expulsions.
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Rodrigo Duterte holds a microphone while giving a speech. Rodrigo Duterte Will Face Justice. Will Anyone Else?
A deadly war on drugs in the Philippines isn’t over.
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Books-in-brief-foreign-policy- March The Novels We’re Reading in March
From a killing in the West Bank to horror in a postapocalyptic convent.
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A group of foreign women rounded up by police from karaoke bars in Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat are taken to city hall during a campaign against prostitution and human trafficking involving women and minors on November 9, 2018. AI Is Fighting Modern Slavery, for Better or Worse
New technology is transforming the fight against trafficking.
