(Dit artikel werd vandaag gepubliceerd op The Voice of Mexico)
In the wake of the horrendous attacks on the Casino Royale in Monterrey, last Thursday, Mexico is trying to cope with the scale of the violence and looking for answers to many questions. The most important of all: how do we end this? What do we need to do to stop the violence? Over the last few years, as drug violence has become more intense, the death toll higher and security in some parts of the country virtually non-existent, two possible solutions to the drug war have gained momentum in the main stream discourse. The first is legalizing drugs, the second calling for a truce. Both lines of thought are perfectly legitimate and understandable, but they are also problematic in their own right.
by Jan-Albert Hootsen
