U.S. Shifts Its Stance in Latin America

Washington’s drug war in Latin America dates back at least four decades. But as Latin Americans take a more nuanced approach to the effort to fight illicit drugs, the U.S. government, too, is showing signs of a shift.
In Mexico, Washington’s drug fighting effort has been pinned on the $2 billion Merida Initiative, the first phase of which focused on arming a Mexican military crackdown. But as casualties mounted, the government of…

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