The recent International Court of Justice (ICJ) decision on the Peru-Chile maritime dispute reflects a new direction of international relations for the region.

Has the War on Drugs failed? After five decades of combating drug traffickers, Latin American allies who bore the brunt of the drug-fueled violence claim that counternarcotics efforts have not achieved any significant results. Critics say the effort cost a lot—perhaps as much as a trillion dollars according to one scholar—and has produced very little for the investment. In this blog post, Professor Patrick J. Paterson examines this complicated issue.