FPIF Issues: Drug Control http://www.fpif.org/issues/drug FPIF Issues: Drug Control Thu, 24 May 2012 05:07:09 -0400 en-us 38.906778-77.041481 Arrest of Mexican General for Cartel Connections May Be Purely Political http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/DrugControl/~3/aiLkMryq51w/arrest_of_mexican_general_for_cartel_connections_may_be_purely_political http://www.fpif.org/blog/arrest_of_mexican_general_for_cartel_connections_may_be_purely_political Wed, 23 May 2012 10:06:32 -0400 Mexican attempt to clean up corruption may not be what it seems.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/DrugControl/~4/aiLkMryq51w" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/blog/arrest_of_mexican_general_for_cartel_connections_may_be_purely_political Fighting Drug Cartels Exposes Mexican Military to Corruption http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/DrugControl/~3/rUisx6ocaaM/fighting_drug_cartels_exposes_mexican_military_to_corruption http://www.fpif.org/blog/fighting_drug_cartels_exposes_mexican_military_to_corruption Mon, 21 May 2012 06:00:00 -0400 Shortly after Mexican President Felipe Calderon ordered the military to deal with drug trafficking, the cartels began openly offering soldiers jobs.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/DrugControl/~4/rUisx6ocaaM" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/blog/fighting_drug_cartels_exposes_mexican_military_to_corruption Foreign Policy Magazine Analyst Stokes Fears About Mexican-style Drug War in Venezuela http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/DrugControl/~3/bKiv--JOGbw/foreign_policy_magazine_analyst_stokes_fears_about_mexican-style_drug_war_in_venezuela http://www.fpif.org/blog/foreign_policy_magazine_analyst_stokes_fears_about_mexican-style_drug_war_in_venezuela Fri, 18 May 2012 08:54:36 -0400 In fact, he raises the specter of civil war in Venezuela.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/DrugControl/~4/bKiv--JOGbw" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/blog/foreign_policy_magazine_analyst_stokes_fears_about_mexican-style_drug_war_in_venezuela Fear, Loathing and Electoral Love in Mexico http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/DrugControl/~3/eYMbY4wsmo4/fear_loathing_and_electoral_love_in_mexico http://www.fpif.org/articles/fear_loathing_and_electoral_love_in_mexico Tue, 15 May 2012 15:17:39 -0400 The following article describes Mexico's political climate during the lead up to the 2012 presidential election and the important factors that will determine its victor.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/DrugControl/~4/eYMbY4wsmo4" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/articles/fear_loathing_and_electoral_love_in_mexico Mexican President Calderon: Kingpin of the Kingpin Strategy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/DrugControl/~3/UFv7igOaekU/mexican_president_calderon_kingpin_of_the_kingpin_strategy http://www.fpif.org/blog/mexican_president_calderon_kingpin_of_the_kingpin_strategy Tue, 15 May 2012 06:00:00 -0400 Mexico's elections will determine if current President Felipe Calderon's bloody strategy of targeting cartel leaders will endure.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/DrugControl/~4/UFv7igOaekU" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/blog/mexican_president_calderon_kingpin_of_the_kingpin_strategy Guatemalan President Perez Blows up the War on Drugs http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/DrugControl/~3/fZLCDWUK3sg/guatemalan_president_molina_blows_up_the_war_on_drugs http://www.fpif.org/blog/guatemalan_president_molina_blows_up_the_war_on_drugs Thu, 05 Apr 2012 08:35:23 -0400 Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina opens a regional debate on the legalization of drugs.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/DrugControl/~4/fZLCDWUK3sg" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/blog/guatemalan_president_molina_blows_up_the_war_on_drugs Central American Presidents Scrutinize U.S. "War on Drugs" http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/DrugControl/~3/XV1Z2ZqH_o0/central_american_presidents_scrutinize_us_war_on_drugs http://www.fpif.org/blog/central_american_presidents_scrutinize_us_war_on_drugs Fri, 23 Mar 2012 08:15:15 -0400 Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina has emerged as the region's leading advocate for drug policy reform.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/DrugControl/~4/XV1Z2ZqH_o0" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/blog/central_american_presidents_scrutinize_us_war_on_drugs Honduras: When Engagement Becomes Complicity http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/DrugControl/~3/sP2AS45gzgU/honduras_when_engagement_becomes_complicity http://www.fpif.org/articles/honduras_when_engagement_becomes_complicity Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:04:32 -0400 Honduran security forces are murdering, raping, beating, and detaining Hondurans -- with U.S. aid.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/DrugControl/~4/sP2AS45gzgU" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/articles/honduras_when_engagement_becomes_complicity As Always, Good News About Nukes Soon Eclipsed by the Bad http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/DrugControl/~3/3-psTs-uqcI/as_always_good_news_about_nukes_soon_overtaken_by_the_bad http://www.fpif.org/blog/as_always_good_news_about_nukes_soon_overtaken_by_the_bad Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:00:00 -0500 Optimism about U.S. budget cuts to nukes was soon overtaken by tension over Iran's nuclear enrichment program and a fire on a Russian nuclear sub.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/DrugControl/~4/3-psTs-uqcI" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/blog/as_always_good_news_about_nukes_soon_overtaken_by_the_bad The Drug War's Invisible Victims http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/DrugControl/~3/aBy9O9cfPBw/the_drug_wars_invisible_victims http://www.fpif.org/articles/the_drug_wars_invisible_victims Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:45:00 -0500 Women bear the burden of the violence that is convulsing Mexico.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/DrugControl/~4/aBy9O9cfPBw" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/articles/the_drug_wars_invisible_victims