The Bomb Was Horrifying. The Alternatives Would Have Been Worse.
Historical records show that dropping atomic bombs was the least bad option.
Washington is the region’s top military partner but lags on civilian security.
Republicans are hammering the Biden administration over the spike in fentanyl trafficking.
What a New York court case revealed about the war on drugs.
From criminal gangs to elite corruption, cascading ills are almost entirely homegrown.
Critics fear upcoming reform on wiretapping rules will hamper the judiciary.
The purported ban on opium and ephedra devastates poor farmers, enriches the Taliban, and has done nothing to curb addiction.
A former Mexican security official’s corruption charges reveal the hidden politics of the drug trade.
New President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has promised a more compassionate approach, but that’s not what it looks like in the slums of Manila.
Both Gustavo Petro and Joe Biden misunderstand how supply and demand work. A more radical approach is needed to reduce drug-related crime.
From Colombia’s coca fields to the United States’ courts.
A new book investigates the death of veteran Mexican crime reporter Regina Martínez Pérez—with a surprising conclusion.
More drugs and higher prices a year after the Taliban takeover.
The Petro administration plans to pour money into rural communities to stop the drug trade at its source.
The country’s unelected leader has approved a call for a foreign military intervention. Such incursions have a fraught history.
Once-dominant Washington is now beholden to the whims of its smaller neighbors.
Jordan tried to reestablish ties with the Syrian dictator’s regime. It was a disaster.
The Guardia di Finanza acted quickly to confiscate Russian-owned property on Italian territory. Other nations should learn from the force.
In August, the man who oversaw the effort to capture the Russian arms dealer warned the White House to think hard about trading him away.
The good news: Lockdowns reduced crime almost everywhere else, and we know how to stop lethal violence.
El Salvador’s lull in homicides was likely the result of such negotiations. They’d be far from Latin America’s first.