It’s looking a lot like the run-up to the Iraq war — only this time, the allegations are even more bogus and easily disproven.
Trump’s Aggression Toward Venezuela Should Be Setting Off Alarm Bells
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Blowing Up Fishing Boats Won’t Win the Drug War
There’s a reason we don’t want drug warriors playing judge, jury, and executioner.
The Return of Drug War Imperialism
Trump’s priority isn’t drugs. It’s Latin American resources.
A Memoir of Murder in the Philippines
Some People Need Killing won’t likely be a bestseller in the Philippines, but it could help bring Rodrigo Duterte to justice.
Philippine Senator Leila de Lima May Be the Only Hero of the Duterte Era
An interview with the imprisoned Duterte critic who’s running for reelection from behind bars.
The U.S. War on Drugs is Driving the Displacement Crisis
Why are desperate refugees turning up on the U.S. border? Because we have offloaded the costs of the drug war on Latin America.
The U.S. Needs a New ‘Good Neighbor’ Policy Toward Latin America
Progressive groups are pushing a potential Biden administration to base its policies toward the region on non-intervention, cooperation, and mutual respect.
A Major Diplomatic Defeat for Duterte — And His Allies in Beijing
The Philippine strongman was counting on China to quash a UN resolution to investigate his brutal “war on drugs.” They failed.
Whistling by the Drug War’s Graveyard
Is Mexico winding down or winding up the drug war?
Congress: Stop Funding Duterte
U.S. military aid to the Philippines doesn’t defend the country from invaders. It’s turned inward, against the poor, journalists, and human rights defenders.