Narcotics International, Inc.
Drug trafficking is not only the most lucrative manifestation of organized crime, but also one of the most insidious in terms of the challenge it represents to states around the world. Frequently associated with violence, the drug trade is one of the principal sources of human insecurity throughout Latin America. Drug-trafficking organizations (DTOs) have emerged … Read more
Your Economy on Drugs
By any conventional measure, Colombia is a success story. Between President Álvaro Uribe’s elections in 2002 and 2008, GDP soared by 260 percent and the murder rate dropped by nearly half. This was ascribed in large part to his democratic security policies. With the assistance of billions of dollars in U.S. military aid, those policies … Read more
