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January 14, 2013

Mexico needs laser focus in drug war, says Stanford scholar

CDDRL in the news

In a piece for the San Francisco Chronicle, Benjamin Lessing comments on former Mexican President Felipe Calderon's failed policy to crush cartels and restore security. Lessing, a CDDRL and CISAC post-doctoral fellow, argues that a targeted and conditional approach to the drug war can reduce violence and corruption in Mexico. Read more »