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US force has been used against drug traffickers before – but Trump’s plan is a dangerous escalation

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par Luca Trenta, Associate Professor in International Relations, Swansea University

The US president, Donald Trump, signed a secret directive on August 8 authorising the Pentagon to use military force against some Latin American drug cartels. To longtime observers of US foreign policy in the region, his directive only came as a partial surprise.

During his most recent presidential election campaign, Trump proposed bombing Mexico…

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