Without congressional approval or public debate, Obama is dragging the U.S. military into another quagmire.
Despite pressure from Mexican officials and disenchanted American citizens, the president refuses to change his drug-prohibition policies.
The Summit of the Americas was a flop. Now Obama has an opportunity to recast inter-American partnership around energy security—and counter China.
As the drug cartels steadily gain power, Mexico inches closer to failed-state status.
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The Mexican government’s optimistic version to the contrary, the drug cartels in Mexico are flourishing. It's time for a different approach.
Mexico’s drug violence is spreading into Central American countries that lack the resources to cope with such dire challenges. The region is in danger of reverting back to turmoil.
From damaging prohibitionary policies to botched law-enforcement schemes, America must take responsibility for its role in Mexico's drug violence.
Calderón is on his way out. Drug war supporters are defecting left and right. Washington needs a wake-up call.
Cartels do not deserve all the blame for drug violence. Washington also has blood on its hands.
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