Foreign Policy and National Security
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The text below is the executive summary of the capstone research paper I completed during the spring semester of 2016 as the capstone requirement for earning a master’s degree in U.S. foreign policy and national security from the American University School of International Service. I spent the better part of a year researching and writing this essay,…
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Mexico’s senate has unanimously approved a wide-ranging prison reform bill, but it’s unclear if these measures will be enough to revamp a penitentiary system badly in need of improvement… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
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Uruguayan authorities have arrested several suspects linked to Mexico crime group Los Cuinis, a move that could shed light on some previously obscure aspects of the organization’s international operations… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
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The US government has sanctioned the alleged leaders of a Mexico-based heroin trafficking ring in another indication of a new emphasis on disrupting the flow of the Mexican heroin that is fueling an epidemic in opioid abuse in the United States… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
Mike LaSusa 