44. Can the US take the war on drugs to Mexico?

Update: 2025-06-19

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Is the war on drugs literally a war?

This week Douglas Guilfoyle discusses the supposed "unable and unwilling" doctrine that is said to justify the use of force against non-state actors in other states' territory with Tamsin Phillipa Paige and Ntina Tzouvala. In particular, we ask could this doctrine be used to justify a US strikes on drug cartels in Mexico or Nicaragua as a response to the opioid crisis? (Spoilers: no.)

Music: Sam Barsh, Oils of Au Lait

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