BBC RADIO 4

Today Weekdays 6-9am and Saturdays 7-9am

Page last updated at 09:35 GMT, Saturday, 14 April 2012 10:35 UK

'Drugs war' debate 'very superficial'

Advertisement

President Obama is at the Summit of the Americas in Colombia today, where there will be talks behind closed doors on the violence driven by the drug trade. Virginia Comolli, author and research analyst at the International Institute of Strategic Studies and Mauricio Rodriguez, Colombia's ambassador to the UK, discuss why the US war on drugs may not be the right war to fight.


Get in touch with Today via email , Twitter or Facebook or text us on 84844.

SEE ALSO

Americas Africa Europe Middle East South Asia Asia Pacific