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US Politics

The Colombia-US Drug War Crisis: A Fifty-Year Failure of Policy and Principle

The United States and Colombia are locked in an escalating dispute over boat strikes targeting drug smugglers, with President Trump accusing Colombia's President Gustavo Petro of being an 'illegal drug leader' and Petro responding that Trump 'deserves nothing but jail'. This dangerous rhetoric undermines diplomatic relations and threatens to escalate a failed drug war that has devastated Colombia for half a century without producing lasting results.

Geopolitics

Trump's Fentanyl Declaration: A Dangerous Escalation in Imperial Drug Policy

US President Donald Trump has escalated the fentanyl response by declaring it a weapon of mass destruction, enabling military and intelligence tools against trafficking. This reckless militarization dangerously blurs law enforcement with warfare, threatening sovereignty and human rights under the false pretense of security.