Thursday, April 16, 2009

U.S.-Mexico Relations Need to Reach Beyond the Border


Nearly 100 days into his term in office, President Barack Obama faces a myriad of challenges in restoring U.S. leadership in the world, chief among them the renewal of the U.S. relationship with Mexico. Although the U.S.-Mexico relationship exists in a larger context of a global economic recession and spreading drug use and drug-related violence up and down North and South America, understanding the evolving dynamics that make the bilateral relationship unique and complex is essential to formulating a strategic vision for enhanced cooperation.

2 comments:

Charlie Ruff said...

make it legal

Stephen Okin said...

Ditto. Drugs are illegal, we are told, because it save lives from addiction. First off, it doesn't accomplish that, and second, it is a self-defeating action because more people are killed due to the fact that drugs are illegal than from addiction. Talk about a messed up policy.