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Descendants of Escobar’s hippos live to see another day
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Descendants of Escobar’s hippos live to see another day

Has the “war on drugs” been won yet?
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Has the “war on drugs” been won yet?

Fifty years ago, the US launched a "war on drugs", cracking down hard on consumption at home and attacking narcos abroad. A trillion dollars and half a century later, did America... win? The impact of that campaign has shaped politics today in three key countries.

Washington’s controversial new approach to foreign aid
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Washington’s controversial new approach to foreign aid

Since returning to power in 2025, the Trump administration has drastically changed the answer to this question, pursuing an ‘America First’ philosophy that is dramatically more transactional: the US will give you money, but you must give the US something valuable in return.