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Published in: HomeInternational security and the global war on drugs: The tragic irony of drug securitisationIn the first part of two special editions of the Drug Policy Forum, guest writer Danny Kushlick (founder of the...
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Published in: HomeThe war on drugs: time to demilitarise
The United States armed forces have played a leading role in the “war on drugs” across much of Latin America. The...
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Published in: HomeMexican Caravan of Solace: a movement beginsA movement has begun in Mexico. United by the poet Javier Sicilia, victims of the misguided, corruption-fuelled war...
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Published in: openSecurityInterventions and human (in)security in Haiti
The human security discourse has been utilized by powerful states and institutions of global governance to...
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Published in: openSecurityAnother Falklands war unlikely but not inconceivable
Despite a tense exchange over the Falkland islands between British Prime Minister David Cameron and Argentinian...
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Published in: HomeUnsentimental partners: Obama goes south of the border
Obama’s trip to the stable democracies of Brazil, Chile and El Salvador beginning on March 19 is a sign of maturing...
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Published in: HomeThis week's theme: Human Security in practice
Mary Kaldor’s latest book is The Ultimate Weapon is No Weapon: Human Security and the New Rules of War and Peace...
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Published in: openSecurityFears of increased violence after top Mexican drug lord killed during day-long battle
Feared drug lord ‘Tony the Storm’ killed in battle near the US-Mexico border. Post-election fighting causes...
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Published in: HomeUnemployed entrepreneurs: Ciudad Juarez and the War on Drugs
Ciudad Juarez is one of the world’s fastest growing cities. It is also one of the most violent.
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Published in: HomeThe Mexican Drug War: Is it "Narcoterrorism?"Drug war violence in Mexico is truly horrific. But does it qualify as terrorism?
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Published in: HomeHaiti: the politics of recovery
The daunting task of post-earthquake reconstruction in Haiti amounts to a long-term challenge in state-building, say...
