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Guatemalan leader sees paradigm shift on drug policy [13-02-13] Guatemalan President Otto Perez said he is feeling less alone in his drive to re-think the fight against drug-trafficking than a year ago, when he sho...
Guatemala's president: 'My country bears the scars from the war on drugs' [19-01-13] This is at the heart of the awakening in Latin America, a feeling that drugs prohibition has allowed rich and powerful cartels to rise to such promi...
The Northern Triangle’s drugs-violence nexus [28-11-12] Mexico has occupied the limelight when it comes to media attention focusing on drug-related violence in Latin America. However, it is actually Central...
Narco-states grope for new strategy [05-11-12] Mexico, Colombia and Guatemala face the need to modify their approach to the fight against drug trafficking and are urging the world to do the same. B...
Latin American nations push UN to drop zero tolerance on drugs [04-10-12] Colombia, Guatemala, and Mexico – hardly liberal bastions – have taken the matter a step further. The Latin American countries, each threatened by dru...
Guatemala, Colombia, Mexico Urge UN to Review Global Drug Policy [04-10-12] Colombia, Mexico and Guatemala delivered a landmark declaration to the United Nations Secretary General calling on the organization to lead a debate o...
AP Interview: Guatemala prez says legalize drugs [25-09-12] Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina is advocating the international legalization of drugs even as he is moving to fight narcotics cartels with the...
A breakthrough in the making? [25-06-12] Remarkable drug policy developments are taking place in Latin America. This is not only at the level of political debate, but is also reflected in ac...
We have to find new solutions to Latin America's drugs nightmare [08-04-12] Guatemala will not fail to honour any of its international commitments to fighting drug trafficking. But nor are we willing to continue as dumb witn...
Chronicle of a debate foretold [05-04-12] Political divides in the Central American region around drug control surfaced sharply at the recent regional summit on “New Routes against Drugs Traff...
Central American drug summit inconclusive [25-03-12] A conclave of Central American presidents meeting in Guatemala to discuss a major overhaul of their drug laws — including legalization or decriminal...
Guatemala sets out plans to shake up anti-drug policy [24-03-12] Guatemalan President Otto Perez on Saturday set out a raft of proposals to tackle rampant drug-fuelled violence in Central America, including decrimin...
Guatemalan president leads drug legalization debate [23-03-12] On the campaign trail, Otto Perez Molina vowed to rule his country with an iron fist. The retired general said he would send troops into the streets t...
'This Debate Will No Longer be Suppressed' [09-03-12] Latin American leaders are increasingly speaking out against prohibition. And public opinion in America, especially when it comes to legalizing pot, i...
Just say no [06-03-12] Given the recent calls by several Latin American presidents for a debate on legalising drugs, would the United States show any flexibility in its st...
VP Biden goes to Latin American amid drug debate [03-03-12] Vice President Joe Biden heads to Latin America Sunday amid unprecedented pressure from political and business leaders to talk about something U.S. of...
Interview: Guatemala president says drug war can’t be fought with arms [16-02-12] Guatemala’s first president with a military background in 25 years said Tuesday the drug war can’t be won with arms alone, and pledged that his admi...
Guatemala president weighs drug legalization, blames US for not reducing consumption [15-02-12] U.S. inability to cut illegal drug consumption leaves Guatemala with no option but to consider legalizing the use and transport of drugs, President Ot...
Legalizing drugs gains ground in Latin America [13-02-12] Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina has repeated his suggestion that Guatemala and the other nations of Central America should consider decriminali...
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