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McCormick quoted in UPI article on militarizing police in Mexico
There is nothing new here when it comes to putting military officers in charge of a police force. This is the same thing that has been trotted out by other administrations," says Gladys McCormick, associate professor of history and Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations.
December 5, 2018
McCormick quoted in UPI article on opium legalization in Mexico
Gladys McCormick, associate professor of history and the Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations, was interviewed for the UPI article "Opium legalization favored by Mexico's defense chief." "This is one of the first legalization overtures for a crop that is potentially heroin or opium more generally," says McCormick. "It is broadening legalization in ways which aren't common in the western hemisphere."
October 12, 2018