The theories about why Carlos Pascual abruptly resigned this weekend as U.S. Ambassador to Mexico ranged from reports about arms trafficking to unmanned drones, public insults and the political affiliation…
An article in the Journal of Energy Security by Jeremy Martin and Sivlia Longmire* focus on the effect of Mexico's drug war and the operation of drug trafficking organizations…
Reactions to recent reports that United States drones are now flying over Mexican territory were mixed this week, as Mexican lawmakers try to determine exactly how much U.S. presence they…
Mexican border city Tijuana saw a grisly weekend of eight murders, raising fears that the city is returning to the days of decapitated bodies hanging from bridges. The continued unrest,…
Alongside the publication Sunday of an Op-Ed by President Barack Obama in the Arizona Daily Star, calling to reinforce existent U.S. gun control laws regarding background checks,…
Citizens of the Mexican state of Michoacan woke on Thursday morning to banners hanging from bridges, monuments, and school gates proclaiming the emergence of a new group, the Knights Templar…
A report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) discusses money laundering issues between the U.S. and Mexico, and how Mexican drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) employ diverse methods to smuggle…
The appointment of retired colonel Julian Leyzaola, the controversial former head of Tijuana's police force, to lead a security crackdown in troubled Juarez raises questions about whether he is the…
The mayor and the police chief of Columbus, New Mexico, were arrested Thursday along with nine others for alleged participation in an arms-trafficking ring that smuggled weapons to Mexico. Vega…
As violence and criminality rise in Mexico so do the fortunes of private security firms. According to declarations by the president of the National Federation for Private Security Businesses (Confederacion…
Mexican legislators joined the chorus of furious lawmakers on both sides of the border, who are asking authorities why U.S. federal agents watched while assault weapons were trafficked to Mexico…
A U.S. State Department cable, released by WikiLeaks, sheds light on the near-impossible crusade to clean up Mexico's police force, compromised by powerful drug cartels. As the cable makes clear,…
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