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Chatham House: How can Sheinbaum’s Mexico coexist peacefully with Trump’s America
This Chatham House meeting is chaired by Dr. Christopher Sabatini from the Latin America programme. Also on the panel are: Vanessa Rubio-Márquez, Dr Pamela Starr and Graham Stock. Mexico has changed a number of his norms over time. Mexico was never supposed to do anything to upset US national Security. Mexico has the oportunity to… Continue reading
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Review: Chasing the Scream – The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs – by Johann Hari
This is a solid well written piece of investigative journalism, exploring the history and present situation and indeed future of the War on Drugs. Hari traces back the war to a zealous prohibition agent, Harry Anslinger, who carved out world policy in this fight back in 1930s America. It’s very bizarre how one man’s irrational… Continue reading
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The Cultural Politics of the ‘War on Drugs’ in Latin America: Prohibition and Beyond? – By Dr Joey Whitfield, Cardiff University, 22.11.17
Dr. Joey Whitfield, a Research Fellow at Cardiff University, explores prison writing and the effects of the ‘War on Drugs’ in Latin America. His forthcoming book analyzes the blurred lines between political and criminal prisoners and discusses the impact of cultural productions like films and narco-novelas on societal perceptions of drug-related violence and policy. Continue reading
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