![]() Sign up below for a complimentary preview subscription. Read MoreĬomplete editions of the Latin America Advisor are delivered every business day to members of the Dialogue's Corporate Program and other subscribers. Kenyan President William Ruto on Thursday urged the United Nations Security Council to endorse a security mission that his country would lead to Haiti. Suriname expects to reach a deal with China to restructure $545 million in debt, said President Chandrikapersad Santokhi. Suriname Eyes Deal With China to Restructure Debt: Santokhi Top News Brazil’s Supreme Court Reject Effort to Limit Indigenous Landsīrazil’s Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against an attempt to limit the creation of new Indigenous territories, a win for the government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. ![]() Accordingly, Petro should also provide equal policy importance to supply-side efforts by continuing to disrupt and dismantle the criminal networks that produce cocaine in Colombia and to promote equal emphasis among other Andean Ridge nations. Colombia undeniably produces most of the cocaine that is distributed worldwide, and continues to exceed production compared to past years, making it the most important source of supply for transnational criminal organizations that distribute the drug worldwide. Hale, nonresident fellow in Drug Policy and Mexico Studies at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy: “Colombian President Petro has proposed to recalibrate national and regional drug policy by placing more emphasis on the health and welfare side of a well-established threat assessment formulation that is generally defined as drug production (supply), or drug abuse treatment (demand). What would Petro’s plan to transform the war on drugs entail, and what elements would it need to succeed? How likely is the rest of the region to cooperate, and how would it address drug production? What kind of cooperation can Petro expect from the United States on his drug policies? Days later, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime reported that cocaine production increased 13 percent in Colombia last year, reaching an all-time high. At the close of the Latin American and Caribbean Conference on Drugs, Petro said the five-decade war on drugs had failed and led to incalculable pain and bloodshed in Latin America. 9 proposed an alliance among Latin American countries to fight drug trafficking, focusing on drug consumption as a public health issue. ![]() National Library of Medicine.Ĭolombian President Gustavo Petro on Sept. Colombian President Gustavo Petro this month proposed a new alliance to fight illegal drugs by focusing on narcotics as a public health issue.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |