Category Archives: United States

Nov 29 2012

Expert Interviews: Governing the Global Drug Wars

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Posted in: Africa, Latin America, United States, United States

In these videos twelve world leading drug policy experts address questions about the international control system:   Why have international drug policies proved so resistant to change?   Is there hope for reform of international drug Policies? Since 1909 the … Continue reading →

Posted by: Posted on November 29, 2012 by LSE IDEAS  

May 6 2012

Leap of Faith: Perspectives on Drug Legalisation Following the Summit of the Americas

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Posted in: Afghanistan, Bolivia, Civil Society, Colombia, Drugs, Ecuador, EU, FARC, Foreign Policy, Honduras, Human rights, Latin America, Liberal Interventionism, LSE, Mexico, Nicaragua, Obama, Peru, Plan Colombia, political situation, power, Santos, Terrorism, Uncategorized, United States, United States, US-Latin American Relations

By Jacob Parakilas After decades as a seemingly unchallengeable feature of the new global system, the prohibition of drugs is finally coming under sustained criticism from a broad-based coalition, which for the first time includes sitting heads of state. While … Continue reading →

Posted by: Posted on May 6, 2012 by Xiomara Vargas-Aponte  

Apr 11 2012

Islamutopia: A very short history of political Islam

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Posted in: Africa, AKP, democracy, Egypt, elections, history, imperialism, Iran, Islamism and the Arab Spring Series, Libya, Political Parties, power, Protest, realism, Turkey, Uncategorized, United States

This article is an introduction to a special series of posts commissioned by LSE IDEAS exploring Islamism and the Arab Spring. The series also includes articles on Tunisia, Egypt and Libya, with a concluding post on pluralism and minorities. By … Continue reading →

Posted by: Posted on April 11, 2012 by David Britain