Fishing Expeditions in the Pacific and Caribbean Sea

## Details

Here are a few important points.

• The discussion questions are viewable online, so we will save paper by not printing them out.

Here are the video and discussion questions for this event:

• https://buddytree.daily.co/ZJHvfU1JQbj23bz0cmaL

Videos:

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PndlcttJkgM (10:37)
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdBwca6-sSw&t=52s (16:35) 3.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr14lscGkFA (6:46) 4.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksfF9ZNsupE (17:54)
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uj5QQySCF7s (7:49)

Reading (Optional):

1. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/us/politics/trump-drug-cartels-war.html
2. https://www.economist.com/united-states/2025/10/13/the-new-war-on-drugs
3. https://www.economist.com/united-states/2025/10/23/donald-trump-has-turned-the-war-on-drugs-into-a-real-war
4. https://www.economist.com/briefing/2025/10/16/the-traffickers-are-winning-the-war-on-drugs
5. https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/archive/2025/10/caribbean-drug-boat-strikes/684481/

Spanish (Optional):

1. https://elpais.com/internacional/2025-10-24/estados-unidos-anuncia-un-nuevo-ataque-con-seis-muertos-contra-una-narcolancha-en-el-caribe.html
2. https://elpais.com/america-colombia/2025-10-24/geopolitica-del-miedo-la-presencia-militar-estadounidense-sitia-latinoamerica.html
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FFT4dVHgWs&t=1451s (33:22)

Italian (Optional):

1. https://www.internazionale.it/notizie/2025/09/09/trump-guerra-alla-droga-venezuela
   2.https://lavocedinewyork.com/news/2025/10/24/trump-manda-una-portaerei-davanti-al-venezuela-dopo-il-decimo-attacco-contro-presunti-narcos/
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1gtZWQqLj0 (13:15)

Questions:

1. What are the root causes of the drug trade in the Pacific and Caribbean regions, and how can they be addressed?

2. What are the human costs of the war on drugs, including violence, displacement, and human rights abuses?

3. How can international cooperation and intelligence sharing be improved to combat drug trafficking?

4. What alternative approaches to drug policy have been successful in other regions or countries?

5. How can countries in the Pacific and Caribbean regions improve cooperation and coordination on drug control efforts?

6. How has the war on drugs impacts indigenous communities in the Pacific and Caribbean regions?

7. What alternative economic opportunities can be developed to reduce dependence on the drug trade? In Collaboration with Ceit Hustedde (Longtime Member of Buddytree)