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On Decriminalization

Jorge Castañeda suggests that “Mexico should lobby the U.S. in favor of decriminalization, and should make its stance known, but on the understanding that it cannot act unilaterally.” This is an idea I support, but I am wondering if we can explore some ...

From STEPHANIE HANSON, Cato Unbound,  19 Aug 2009

Evaluating Plan Colombia

In his essay, James Roberts argues that Mexico blames the United States for its drug-related violence, when in reality the corruption of Mexican elites and narco-traffickers cooperating with the Venezuelan government are at fault. While corruption in ...

From STEPHANIE HANSON, Cato Unbound,  13 Aug 2009
Related Topics: James Roberts

Making “Hamsterdam” an Option

In season three of The Wire, the HBO series on drugs and politics in Baltimore, Major Howard “Bunny” Colvin finds a way to decrease crime in his district and “clean up the corners.” His solution? A “free zone” of abandoned rowhouses where he tells ...

From STEPHANIE HANSON, Cato Unbound,  7 Aug 2009
Related Topics: HBO,  Fernando Henrique Cardoso,  Ernesto Zedillo

The United States Should Avoid 'Grand Schemes' in Somalia

This weekend, U.S. Navy forces killed three Somali pirates who had been holding a civilian U.S. ship captain hostage. CFR's International Affairs Fellow Bronwyn Bruton says the conflict should have been avoidable, but with the hostage situation playing ...

From BRONWYN E. BRUTON AND STEPHANIE HANSON, Council on Foreign Relations,  14 Apr 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama

A Tale of Two Africas

National Democratic Congress supporters await for election results in Accra, Ghana on Tuesday Dec. 30, 2008. (AP/Olivier Asselin) Within hours of the president of Guinea's death on December 22, the country was taken over by a military junta (AP) and ...

From STEPHANIE HANSON, Council on Foreign Relations,  16 Jan 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Congress,  Brookings Institution,  International Monetary Fund,  Umaru Yar'Adua

Change Converging on Cuba?

Rebecca Basulto waves a Cuban flag and an American flag in the Miami neighborhood of Little Havana. (AP/Lynne Sladky) U.S. policy toward Cuba has changed only at the margins during the last ten administrations to occupy the White House, but the ...

From STEPHANIE HANSON, Council on Foreign Relations,  31 Dec 2008
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  U.S. Congress,  George W. Bush,  Sean Penn,  U.S. Senate

Imagining Obama's Africa Policy

A Kenyan celebrates the victory of President-elect Barack Obama. (AP/Riccardo Gangale) President Bush oversaw significant increases in foreign aid to Africa, a record lauded by development experts. On the campaign trail, Obama outlined bigger steps; ...

From STEPHANIE HANSON, Council on Foreign Relations,  22 Dec 2008
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  United Nations,  George W. Bush,  Susan E. Rice,  NPR

Mexico's Spreading Drug Violence

A member of the Arellano Felix drug cartel is escorted by Mexican soldiers in Tijuana, Mexico, October 24, 2008. (AP/Guillermo Arias) Mexico's economy is slowing--remittances from abroad are down, as is U.S. demand for Mexican exports. But one sector ...

From STEPHANIE HANSON, Council on Foreign Relations,  21 Nov 2008
Related Topics: U.S. Congress,  Michael B. Mukasey,  John Sullivan,  Barack Obama,  John McCain

Eastern Congo on the Brink

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From STEPHANIE HANSON, The Washington Post,  11 Nov 2008
Related Topics: United Nations,  Laurent Nkunda,  BBC,  Joseph Kabila,  Ban Ki-moon

Splits in South Africa's Democracy

A supporter of African National Congress (ANC) President Jacob Zuma, carries a wooden replica of an AK-47 rifle outside the Pietermaritzburg High Court, South Africa. (AP/Themba Hadebe) It's been a tough year for South Africa. Severe power shortages in ...

From STEPHANIE HANSON, Council on Foreign Relations,  6 Oct 2008
Related Topics: Jacob Zuma,  U.S. Congress,  Thabo Mbeki,  Newsweek

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