List of Drugs & Crime articles
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A displaced Sudanese woman, who fled El Fasher after the city fell to the Rapid Support Forces, sits in her makeshift shelter in the Um Yanqur camp on the southwestern edge of Tawila, in Sudan’s western Darfur region, on Nov. 3. Trump Turns His Eye to Sudan
The U.S. president said he’ll work with regional partners to help end Sudan’s civil war.
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Mbuyiseli Madlanga, looking down, sits and listens to testimony. South Africa Gets a Pass on Rampant Corruption
Why is a leading global watchdog turning a blind eye?
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Carmela Medina and Alejandro Carranza, parents of Alejandro Carranza, a Colombian man who allegedly died when the US bombed a boat supposedly carrying drugs in the Caribbean, pose for a photo at their house in Santa Marta on October 21. Why Trump’s Justifications for Drone Killings Fall Short
Whatever the administration says, the U.S. is not actually at war with nonstate actors
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A couple in Louvre heist Halloween costumes walk through the London Underground in London on Oct. 31. Why Thieves Like to Steal Art
Suspects are being held in the Louvre heist, but artifacts are still missing.
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Members of the United States Marine Corps, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 225, work at José Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, on Sept. 13. Trump’s ‘War on Drugs’ Will Work About as Well as the Last One
You can’t bomb your way out of an illicit market.
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The USS Gravely is seen in the waters off of the Port of Spain. Latin America’s Disjointed Reaction to Trump’s Drug Boat War
The region is facing historic levels of fragmentation, one expert said.
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Mounted riot police stand by around the National Congress where security was reinforced due to a protest against President Michel Temer, in Brasilia, on August 2, 2017. Violence Is the Heart of Brazilian Politics
An extraordinarily deadly police raid in Rio was anything but an aberration.
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A seated Sen. Adam Schiff gestures with his hands as he speaks in the Senate daily press gallery. In Unprecedented Times, Congress Evades Responsibility
On constitutional matters of war powers and tariffs, Republican lawmakers have abandoned the field to Trump.
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Motorcyclists walk past an oil-themed mural outside the headquarters of PDVSA, Venezuela's state oil company, in Caracas on Sept. 1, 2022. How Oil Came to Define Venezuela’s Economy
The economic shocks precede Chávez and Maduro.
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Three men in the foreground have their hands tied behind their backs and white blindfolds over their eyes. In the background is a helicopter and two men wearing military-style uniforms and headphones. The Use and Abuse of ‘Narco-Terrorism’
From Afghanistan to Venezuela, the misleading term has inspired decades of misguided policies against real problems.
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U.S. Marine Corps' F-35 fighter jets approach José Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, on Sept. 13. 3 Key Questions About Trump’s War Against Drug Boats
Experts believe the operation is about regime change in Venezuela.
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A sign warning against illegal work online is pictured in Thailand's Mae Sot district near the Myanmar border on Feb. 11. China Can’t Keep Its Hands Clean in Myanmar’s Scam Cities
Ties between organized crime syndicates and Chinese intelligence run deep.
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Colombian President Gustavo Petro (center) marches with members of the military high command at a troop recognition ceremony in Bogotá. Trump Goes After Colombia—and Risks Weakening the Fight Against Drugs
Cutting U.S. assistance to Bogotá will make it harder to stop record flows of cocaine.
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U.S. Marines unload from a V-22 Osprey aircraft at José Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico. What’s the U.S. Endgame in Venezuela?
Three possible scenarios for Trump and Caracas.
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Texas National Guard members walk inside the perimeter of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Broadview, Illinois, on Oct. 8. Trump’s ‘War From Within’
The U.S. president is sending the military into more and more American cities.
