FPIF Issues: Drug Control http://www.fpif.org/issues/drug FPIF Issues: Drug Control Sat, 18 May 2013 20:08:25 -0400 en-us 38.906778-77.041481 In Mexico, No Matter Which Party Holds the Reins, the People Lose http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/DrugControl/~3/DRbJvCeUwdo/in_mexico_no_matter_which_party_holds_the_reins_the_people_lose http://www.fpif.org/blog/in_mexico_no_matter_which_party_holds_the_reins_the_people_lose Thu, 27 Dec 2012 06:00:00 -0500 The war on the narcotraffickers also serves as a pretext for militarizing areas of Mexico that have strong traditions of social resistance.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/DrugControl/~4/DRbJvCeUwdo" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/blog/in_mexico_no_matter_which_party_holds_the_reins_the_people_lose Enrique Pena Nieto and Mexico's Drug War Opening http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/DrugControl/~3/p7NsP9qohWo/enrique_pena_nieto_and_mexicos_drug_war_opening http://www.fpif.org/articles/enrique_pena_nieto_and_mexicos_drug_war_opening Tue, 04 Dec 2012 09:54:04 -0500 There are good reasons to be cynical about the return of the PRI in Mexico. Even so, when it comes to human rights in Mexico, there's plenty of room for improvement.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/DrugControl/~4/p7NsP9qohWo" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/articles/enrique_pena_nieto_and_mexicos_drug_war_opening Obama Must Rewrite His Foreign Policy Legacy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/DrugControl/~3/LHNnSIgu8W4/obama_must_rewrite_his_foreign_policy_legacy http://www.fpif.org/articles/obama_must_rewrite_his_foreign_policy_legacy Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:12:10 -0500 Obama will need to recast a foreign policy that has been weak or downright contradictory in standing up for the principles he himself has espoused<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/DrugControl/~4/LHNnSIgu8W4" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/articles/obama_must_rewrite_his_foreign_policy_legacy Six Global Issues The Foreign Policy Debates Won't Touch http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/DrugControl/~3/bZ90zYWQBg4/six_global_issues_the_debates_wont_touch http://www.fpif.org/articles/six_global_issues_the_debates_wont_touch Tue, 16 Oct 2012 15:58:08 -0400 In the foreign policy debates between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, expect these issues to get short thrift.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/DrugControl/~4/bZ90zYWQBg4" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/articles/six_global_issues_the_debates_wont_touch Heart-to-Heart on the Drug War http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/DrugControl/~3/Oenc_3zULtc/heart-to-heart_on_the_drug_war http://www.fpif.org/articles/heart-to-heart_on_the_drug_war Thu, 20 Sep 2012 07:30:00 -0400 Mexican families touched by the drug war have brought their Caravan for Peace to the U.S., laying the groundwork for a binational peace movement.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/DrugControl/~4/Oenc_3zULtc" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/articles/heart-to-heart_on_the_drug_war Our Unscientific Drug Control Regime http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/DrugControl/~3/t9fz4f29-SA/our_unscientific_drug_control_regime http://www.fpif.org/articles/our_unscientific_drug_control_regime Wed, 19 Sep 2012 12:23:16 -0400 International standards for drug control are increasingly unscientific and deleterious.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/DrugControl/~4/t9fz4f29-SA" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/articles/our_unscientific_drug_control_regime On Drugs and Democracy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/DrugControl/~3/BSvFqm4iUpc/on_drugs_and_democracy http://www.fpif.org/articles/on_drugs_and_democracy Mon, 06 Aug 2012 08:00:00 -0400 Legalizing narcotics would strengthen democracy at home and abroad.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/DrugControl/~4/BSvFqm4iUpc" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/articles/on_drugs_and_democracy Mexicans Sidestep Rigid Gun Control to Arm Themselves http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/DrugControl/~3/9HZTgqcgM2c/mexicans_sidestep_rigid_gun_control_to_arm_themselves http://www.fpif.org/blog/mexicans_sidestep_rigid_gun_control_to_arm_themselves Thu, 26 Jul 2012 08:36:34 -0400 Mexico has strict gun control laws. Who knew?<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/DrugControl/~4/9HZTgqcgM2c" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/blog/mexicans_sidestep_rigid_gun_control_to_arm_themselves Uruguay Announces Unprecedented Plan for Legal, Regulated Marijuana Markets http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/DrugControl/~3/4EGcakiTbbQ/uruguayan_government_announces_unprecedented_plan_for_legal_regulated_marijuana_markets http://www.fpif.org/blog/uruguayan_government_announces_unprecedented_plan_for_legal_regulated_marijuana_markets Mon, 25 Jun 2012 06:00:00 -0400 In an attempt to improve the security of its citizens.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/DrugControl/~4/4EGcakiTbbQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/blog/uruguayan_government_announces_unprecedented_plan_for_legal_regulated_marijuana_markets Peru President Humala Can't Put Drug Reform Genie Back in the Bottle http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/DrugControl/~3/-3p7W5F1lXM/peru_president_humala_cant_put_drug_genie_back_in_the_bottle http://www.fpif.org/blog/peru_president_humala_cant_put_drug_genie_back_in_the_bottle Fri, 22 Jun 2012 15:43:12 -0400 Momentum is building for drug law reform in Latin America.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/DrugControl/~4/-3p7W5F1lXM" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/blog/peru_president_humala_cant_put_drug_genie_back_in_the_bottle