"When Richard Nixon coined the “war on drugs” in 1971, he was speaking metaphorically, assimilating the fight against illegal narcotics to armed conflict. We live in an age where nuance is regarded as an affectation, so it was not entirely surprising that Donald Trump should have taken the expression at face value."
(Prof. Zhu's field of expertise is in international law.)
https://thecritic.co.uk/issues/december-january-2026/should-we-blow-up-drug-boats/












