2016 International Politics and Economics Symposium
The Global Illicit Drug Trade: Confronting Challenges and Exploring Solutions
Friday, October 28th
Robert A. Jones House Conference Room
12:15 Opening Remarks
William Pyle, Director, Program in International Politics and Economics (IP&E)
12:30 Peter Reuter, University of Maryland
“The International Drug Policy Reform Agenda: Why It Misses the Major Problems and Opportunities”
Student moderator: Yuchen Zhu (’18), IP&E major
1:45 Beau Kilmer, RAND
“Marijuana Legalization 2016: Assessing the International Policy Landscape and Implementation Issues”
Student moderator: Kristina Frye (’17), IP&E major
3:00 Alejandro Madrazo Lajous, CIDE (Mexico)
“The Constitutional Costs of the War on Drugs”
Student moderator: Cara Vazquez (’17), IP&E major
4:15 Rebecca Tiger, Middlebury
“(Re) Imagining Drugs and Addiction: The Past, Present and Possible Future of Drug Policy”
Student moderator: Harrison Cramer (’17), Political Science major