Colombia and Mexico Push a New Drug Control Strategy

Their collaboration could force the U.S. to adjust or risk losing influence.

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Mexico and Colombia are jointly adjusting their anti-drug policy, with potential implications for the regional power balance and relations with the United States. For a long time, an emphasis on security and order has dominated the countries’ policies toward drug trafficking. However, a new focus on social welfare and economic development is gaining prominence in […]

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Allison Fedirka
Allison Fedirka is the former director of analysis for Geopolitical Futures. Ms. Fedirka has a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and international studies from Washington University in St. Louis and a master’s degree in international relations and affairs from the University of Belgrano, Argentina. Her thesis was on Brazil and Angola and south-south cooperation.