If the goal is to end violence and economic dependence on coca cultivation, then the starting point should not be militarization or eradication, but the reconstruction of rural life.

If Africa has learned anything from the last century, it’s this: whenever the world’s great powers announce a new “war”, on terror, on drugs, on trafficking, it usually means Africa is about to become someone else’s battlefield again.

Amid US threats of an attack on Venezuela, we look back at some of the most infamous chapters in the history of US military invasions in Latin America and the Caribbean.

In this article, we explore the impact of drug trafficking in Latin America and how it has been used by economic elites to justify neoliberal adjustment and their political dispute against the Latin American left.

As US warships inch towards Colombia and Venezuela, Petro denounces Trump’s airstrikes in the Caribbean as “extrajudicial executions”

Hostility from Washington towards progressive governments in Caracas is not new, but the current administration has initiated an unprecedented escalation against the government and people of Venezuela.

What is being carried out against Venezuela, is not an operation against drug trafficking but rather, a regime change operation.

Mientras Venezuela continúa entrenando a sus milicias, Estados Unidos continúa sus ataques a pequeñas lanchas. Estos ataques han sido criticados por expertos y políticos por supuestamente atentar contra los derechos humanos y los acuerdos internacionales.

While Venezuela continues to train its militias, the United States keeps attacking small boats. These strikes have been criticized by experts and politicians for violating human rights and international agreements.

Although no major security agreement was reached, Mexico and Washington highlighted their good relationship. The meeting comes after a US attack on a small boat in the Caribbean Sea.

The law allows the collection of information from citizens without a court order or prior notice. It also allows intelligence agencies to hide information about their expenditures from the public.

Duterte has been charged with crimes against humanity over the alleged extrajudicial killing of thousands of Philippines in the “war on drugs” campaign launched during his presidency.