| ID | 183945 |
| Title Proper | Revising the Drug War |
| Other Title Information | a Genealogical and Historiographical Sketch |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Pembleton, Matthew R |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Often dubbed “America’s longest war,” the U.S. War on Drugs has an even longer history than most observers realize.1 At the heart of that history lies a paradox; the drug war has failed, over and over, and yet it manages to persist. To its defenders, including generations of policymakers on both sides of the aisle, the drug war is a difficult but necessary campaign to protect the U.S. population from a scourge of addiction, crime, and foreign enemies. To its many critics, the War on Drugs is better described as a war on people and therefore a tool of imperialism, social control, and white supremacy. In that view, this so-called war looks less like a total failure and more like a wild success—a clash of interpretations that has major implications for the history and future of the drug war. |
| `In' analytical Note | Diplomatic History Vol. 45, No.5; Nov 2021: p. 890–902 |
| Journal Source | Diplomatic History Vol: 45 No 5 |
| Key Words | Drug War |