Mexicans Romanticizing Drug Kingpins Reflects Lack of Confidence in the Rule of Law
It’s not fair to blame Mexicans for portraying cartel operators as Robin Hoods when their police are often corrupt and their president’s policies ineffective.
Arrest of Mexican General for Cartel Connections May Be Purely Political
Mexican attempt to clean up corruption may not be what it seems.
Mexican President Calderon: Kingpin of the Kingpin Strategy
Mexico’s elections will determine if current President Felipe Calderon’s bloody strategy of targeting cartel leaders will endure.
Is Iran’s Alleged Cash-for-Assassinations Plot Too Implausible to Be True?
The United States alleges an Iranian plot to trade money and drugs with a Mexican cartel in exchange for assassinating Saudi and Israeli diplomats.
Central America: ‘Deadliest Non-War Zone’
The Department of Defense has announced that Mexico will receive $51 million for fiscal year 2011. According to military officials the drug war has grown to rival the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. We ask if throwing more money at the situation, or even more American troops, work? Institute for Policy Studies’ Sanho Tree explains.
Presidential Meeting Puts US-Mexico Relations Back on Track – In the Wrong Direction
The presidential summit made a show of putting the bi-national relationship back on track – in precisely the wrong direction.
Napolitano in Texas: Tough Talk, Little Coherence
A recent speech by Secretary Napolitano highlights the deficiencies plaguing U.S. border policy.