Fighting wars and enforcing laws: has the US-led ‘war on drugs’ transformed drug trafficking in Colombia and Mexico from a matter of public security to one of national security?

Fighting wars and enforcing laws: has the US-led ‘war on drugs’ transformed drug trafficking in Colombia and Mexico from a matter of public security to one of national security?

The ‘war on drugs’ has been a staple issue of US-Latin American relations over the past five decades, as the US has sought to urge its Latin American neighbours to eradicate and interdict illicit drugs by all means possible. Meanwhile, drug traffickers and actors associated with the drug trade have...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cousins, Samuel
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2019
Subjects:
illegal drug trade; drug law enforcement; Colombia; Mexico; militarisation; national security;
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/56518/

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