Trump Is Betting MAGA Fans Will Relish an Expanded War on Drugs
The Trump administration fused the 'war on drugs' with the 'war on terror,' authorizing boat strikes and an unauthorized invasion of Venezuela causing numerous deaths.
Amid Trump threats, what has the US's war on drugs' achieved in 50 years?
Decades of punitive US drug policy cost over $1 trillion, drove mass incarceration and overdose deaths, and exported violence and instability to Latin America.
Venezuela's Maduro urges Trump to avoid Afghanistan-style forever war'
Maduro urged Trump to avoid an Afghanistan-style forever war as US military presence near Venezuela grows and Operation Southern Spear targets drug trafficking.
Tensions between Trump and Petro escalate as boat attacks reach the Pacific
US-Colombia bilateral relations have sharply deteriorated due to US extrajudicial killings and public accusations by US leaders against the Colombian president over alleged drug ties.
B-King and Regio Clown: Who were the Colombian musicians found dead after going missing in Mexico?
Two Colombian urban musicians B-King and Regio Clown were found dead in Mexico after disappearing post-concert; President Petro blamed the war on drugs.
Will happen again': Rubio hints at more US strikes against drug smugglers
The United States threatens military strikes across Latin America, including bombing drug-smuggling boats, raising sovereignty and legality concerns among regional leaders.
Los Buitres de Culiacan, forefathers of the narcocorrido: Imagine Peso Pluma singing purely romantic songs... that's not him'
Narcocorridos are experiencing a controversial resurgence in Mexico despite previous bans and ongoing pressures from the government and the United States.