[VIDEO] Peru’s Cocaine War: Traffickers vs. Farmers
The government of Peru is getting tough on traffickers and encouraging farmers to plant alternative crops, but will it work?
FILM: Leaving La Floresta
IPS’ Drug Policy Project joins Give Us Names for the DC public premier of thier compelling new film, Leaving La Floresta and you’re invited. Leaving La Floresta is a documentary that chronicles the forced displacement of one Colombian family.
Author Event: ‘Law of the Jungle’
Law of the Jungle is the true account of how a Saving Private Ryan-style mission degenerated into a frenzied, every-man-for-himself gold rush and the story of one of the most amazing hostage-rescue operations in history. John Otis will discuss his book and the current situation on the ground in Colombia.
