Otto Raul Tielemans Jr.

Otto Raul Tielemans Jr. is a Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs. Specialising in topics relating to democratisation and economic development, he serves as Vice President of Marketing for Sigma Iota Rho, an honors international affairs fraternity, and is pursuing his bachelor's degree at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

Authoritarianism on the rise: the War on Drugs and Mexican democracy

With no end in sight for the War on Drugs, the Mexican government will only further restrict civil liberties and endow the military with unchecked powers. The collapse of liberal democratic values heralds yet another age of authoritarianism.

By Otto Raul Tielemans Jr.

/ 25 Aug 2014