I am very happy to share my new opinion piece in which I discuss the controversies of the White House’s position on drug trafficking as irregular warfare and offer analysis as to a proven solution: DEA’s FAST program.

From my article:

“Since the illicit drug trade is a major activity for the Mexican cartels, the model for a solution can be replicated based on the Afghanistan-based partnership between the Defense Department and a Foreign-deployed Advisory Support Team, or FAST.

This highly successful joint effort saw the U.S. military work with DEA agents on the ground to target Taliban heroin traffickers. What brought success then was options and the ability to target narco-terrorists through an array of authorities that could be used on the battlefield.

The same concept could be used to address the threats from Mexico by exploiting DOD assets and combining them with DEA expertise. Alongside vetted Mexican authorities, this partnership would yield shared intelligence gathering, training and joint operations.”

Read the full story here in Military Times!