mexico

Wednesday 12th October

Inside Mexico’s maze of mirrors

Carlos Antonio Flores Pérez, 12 October 2011

Mexico’s government has led a five-year war against organized crime that has turned parts of the country into sites of atrocious violence, claimed more than 40,000 lives, and generated heated debate over its priorities and preferences. With elections on the horizon, has the time come to correct the errors of this strategy, or is the lobby for war too strong?

Tuesday 17th August

Unemployed entrepreneurs: Ciudad Juarez and the War on Drugs

Naomi Conrad, 17 August 2010

Ciudad Juarez is one of the world’s fastest growing cities. It is also one of the most violent.

The Mexican Drug War: Is it "Narcoterrorism?"

Barnard R Thompson, 17 August 2010

Drug war violence in Mexico is truly horrific. But does it qualify as terrorism?

Wednesday 8th July

The judicial system in Mexico (part 2)

Nancy J. Blake and Kathleen Blake Bohne, 8 July 2009

President Calderon has committed himself to a much needed judicial reform in Mexico. But Mexico's history of centralisation, corruption, anti-clericalism and its culture of secrecy are a challenge to overcome. This series describes the context, hope and progress for these important reforms. See also parts one and three.

Monday 25th June