US Senate Foreign Relations Committee: Testimony of Yale Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Mike McGovern

Yale's Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Mike McGovern made three points while testifying about cocaine trafficking in West Africa before the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee Tuesday:

• West Africa is a diverse plase; so a one-size-fits all solution will not work.
  
• Criminal drug networks often cross-fertilize with criminal networks engaged in other activities.
  
• Solutions need to address not only West African government's executive branches but also other branches, particularly the judicial.