Latin America rethinks drug policies
Washington has started doing more listening than lecturing
The New York Times (US)
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
During the 1980s and 1990s, as the United States battled the scourge of cocaine throughout the hemisphere, Washington did most of the talking. Latin American governments were forced to listen and fall in line. The American government had the most money to throw at the problem, the toughest justice system and the biggest bully pulpit. In recent years, that top-bottom approach has been upended as countries in the region have begun to develop new strategies to fight drug trafficking and discourage the use of narcotics.
