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An Overview of Mexico's New Anti-Cartel Strategy and Tactics, by Scott Stewart - 20 May 2013 "Mexico between Politics and Organized Crime" (video), Adela Navarro Bello - 20 May 2013 The Giant Pandas of Mexico City's Rewarding Chapultepec Park, by Allan Wall - 13 May 2013 Latin American Nations are on the Upswing and Moving Forward, by Oscar Montealegre - 13 May 2013 Central America's Security Challenges must be a Wake-Up Call, by Jerry Brewer - 13 May 2013 Mexico Today and the Second Coming of Carlos Salinas de Gortari, by George W. Grayson - 06 May 2013 Mexican Review of the Presidential Meeting with Barack Obama, Presidency of the Republic - 06 May 2013 U.S.-Mexico Forum on Higher Education, Innovation and Research, U.S. Department of State - 06 May 2013 Fact Sheet: U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Hydrocarbons Agreement, U.S. Department of State - 06 May 2013 Schwarzenegger Institute Convenes Meaningful Immigration Reform Forum, USC Schwarzenegger Institute, University of Southern California - 06 May 2013 Political Change in Cuba so that Everything Remains the Same, by Jerry Brewer - 06 May 2013 'Two Nations Indivisible,' a Timely Book on U.S.-Mexico Relations, Shannon K. O'Neil - 29 April 2013 Overcoming the Mexican Accent in English - Syllables and Stress, by George Baker - 29 April 2013 Crime in Mexico and those Never-ending (and Contested) Statistics, by Allan Wall - 29 April 2013 Why Mexico's Zetas Expanded Faster than their Rivals, by Steven Dudley and Viridiana Rios - 29 April 2013 Post Election Woes in Venezuela include Violence and Death, by Jerry Brewer - 29 April 2013 Remarks by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Mexican Foreign Secretary José Antonio Meade - 22 April 2013 Mexico-U.S. Committee on 21st-Century Border Management Meets, Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs - 22 April 2013 Mexico Summarizes Law and Order Plan for a 'Mexico in Peace,' Office of the Presidency - 22 April 2013 "Mexico: Commitment to Security and Justice" (video presentation: program begins at 17:00 minutes; English introduction by Wilson Center President Jane Harman; presentation in Spanish by Miguel Ángel Osorio Chong, Mexico's Secretary of the Interior), Mexico Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars - 22 April 2013 Balkanized Drug Cartels and Regional Challenges in Mexico, by Tristan Reed (Stratfor) - 22 April 2013 Argentinians Protest and Decry Corruption, Demand Democracy, by Jerry Brewer - 22 April 2013 Mexican President Outlines his Future Foreign Policy Agenda, Office of the Presidency - 15 April 2013 U.S. Ambassador to Mexico at the American Chamber of Commerce, Ambassador E. Anthony Wayne - 15 April 2013 The Need to Boost Surveillance on Mexico's Southern Border, by Jerry Brewer - 15 April 2013 U.S. Official Discusses CARSI and Security in the Americas, William R. Brownfield - 15 April 2013 Mexican Optimism regarding the forthcoming Obama-Peña Nieto Talks, by Gustavo Lomelín - 08 April 2013 Mexican Proposal to Allow Foreigners to Own Coastal Property, Terra - 08 April 2013 Climate Change Exacerbates Mexico's Growing Water Crises, Frontera NorteSur - 08 April 2013 What will Mexico do to Modernize its Oil and Gas Resources? by George Baker - 08 April 2013 The Human Rights Systems in Latin America Require Sustenance, by Jerry Brewer - 08 April 2013 Mexican Immigration Policies, Under Fire and at a Crossroads, Frontera NorteSur - 01 April 2013 Venezuela's Election and the Failing Bolivarian Revolution, by Jerry Brewer - 01 April 2013 A Look at Change and Continuity in Post-Chávez Latin America, by Pablo Andres Rivero - 01 April 2013 Gangsters using Children to commit Crime in Mexican Tourist Areas, by Barnard R. Thompson - 25 March 2013 The Mexican Drug War - is the Situation Hopefully Improving? by Allan Wall - 25 March 2013 The Rhetoric on US-Mexico Border Security is Simply Vacillation, by Jerry Brewer - 25 March 2013 President says 'Mexico must resume its Leading Role as a Global Player,' Presidency of the Republic - 18 March 2013 Mexican President is off to a 'Transform Mexico' Running Start, Presidency of the Republic - 18 March 2013 Peña Nieto's Cabinet: What Does It Tell Us About Mexican Leadership? By Roderic Ai Camp, Mexico Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars - 18 March 2013 Jaguars in Mexico, Livestock, Ranchers and the Bureaucracy, by Kent Paterson - 18 March 2013 The Nebulous Heritage of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, by Jerry Brewer - 18 March 2013 Statement for the Record: Worldwide Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, James R. Clapper, Director of National Intelligence - 18 March 2013 Leveraging Partnerships to Combat Corruption and Crime Networks, David M. Luna - 18 March 2013 Actions to Better the Agro-Food Sectors to Benefit Mexicans, Presidency of the Republic - 11 March 2013 The Fall of Mexico's Powerful Education Workers Union Chief, by Kent Paterson - 11 March 2013 The Showdown over Education and Education Reform in Mexico, by Kent Paterson - 11 March 2013 Texas, Perhaps Unfairly, Issues Mexico Spring Break Warning Once Again, by Allan Wall - 11 March 2013 A Worldwide British Priority: Mexico, British Embassy Mexico City - 11 March 2013 Mexico-New Zealand talks highlight 'Trans-Pacific Partnership,' Presidency of the Republic - 11 March 2013 A Lasting Reign of Terror by Latin American 'Revolutionaries,' by Jerry Brewer - 11 March 2013 Indigenous Rights, Self-protection and Vigilantes in Mexico, Frontera NorteSur - 18 February 2013 Violence against Women in Bolivia is Pervasive, by Jerry Brewer - 18 February 2013 In Guerrero, Mexico, Locals Take up Arms against Gangsters, by Allan Wall - 11 February 2013 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico: The Farmer's Market is a Smash Hit, by Kent Paterson - 11 February 2013 For Future Prosperity the USA needs Mexico to look Northward, by Oscar Montealegre - 04 February 2013 Reflections on the Incident at Pemex Headquarters in Mexico, by George Baker - 04 February 2013 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico is Laboring to Revive Dormant Tourism, by Kent Paterson - 04 February 2013 Business as Usual in Cuba Guards Hugo Chavez and Aids Castro, by Jerry Brewer - 04 February 2013 To Mexico's Pemex Board: My Negative Votes on Certain Changes, by George Baker - 28 January 2013 Sorting out the Story of Jon Hammar's Imprisonment in Mexico, by Allan Wall - 28 January 2013 As Drug Use Rises in Latin America, Sex Exploitation Increases, by Jerry Brewer - 28 January 2013 Two Times Loser of Mexican Presidency, AMLO Forms his Own Party, by Kent Paterson - 21 January 2013 Looking at Mexico's Reported Decrease in the Murder Rate, by Allan Wall - 21 January 2013 Mexico Must Maintain Policies and Actions versus All Criminals, by Jerry Brewer - 21 January 2013 A 2012 Mexico Drug Policy and Security Review as 2013 Dawns, by Nathan P. Jones - 14 January 2013 New and Cooperative Measures are needed to Defeat Transnational Crime, by Jerry Brewer - 14 January 2013 Poverty Continues its Migration to Baja California, Mexico, by Ivan Pedraza - 07 January 2013 Mexico Formally Transforms Security and Anti-crime Ministry, by Jack Davis and Edward Fox - 07 January 2013 Chinese Organized Crime in Latin America, by R. Evan Ellis - 07 January 2013 The Cryptic Illness of Hugo Chavez and Covert Cuban Ambitions, by Jerry Brewer - 07 January 2013 A Spanish View of the Looming 'Fiscal Cliff' Crisis (Crises), Barnard R. Thompson - 31 December 2012 Mexico (and the World) Rings Out 2012 and Rings In 2013, by Allan Wall - 31 December 2012 NASA: 'Why the World Didn't End,' National Aeronautics and Space Administration - 24 December 2012 The 'National Gendarmerie' and Mexico's Crime Fighting Plans, by Barnard R. Thompson - 24 December 2012 Mexico's New President May be Nearsighted on Policing Issues, by Jerry Brewer - 24 December 2012 AI Calls on Mexico to End a Legacy of Human Rights Abuses, Amnesty International - 24 December 2012 USA Congresswoman Condemns Iranian Influence in the Americas, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen - 24 December 2012 Maya Calendar Hysteria Builds Up To December 21st Climax, by Allan Wall - 17 December 2012 Mexican Foreign Minister Takes Part in Central American Summit, Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs - 17 December 2012 Mexico's Contributions on the UN Human Rights Council, Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs - 17 December 2012 Government Forces and Mexico's Fight against Organized Crime, by Jerry Brewer - 17 December 2012 Putting Mexico Travel Concerns in Perspective, by Richard Kiy, International Community Foundation - 10 December 2012 Leaders of the PRI, PAN and PRD sign a new 'Pact for Mexico,' by Luis Pazos - 10 December 2012 Enrique Peña Nieto and His First Week as President of Mexico, by Allan Wall - 10 December 2012 Can Mexico Now Uproot Marginalization and Organized Crime? by Kent Paterson - 10 December 2012 Human Trafficking, Sex Abuse and Slayings Persist in the Americas, by Jerry Brewer - 10 December 2012 The Inauguration Address of Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto (translated excerpts; speech in Spanish) - 03 December 2012 President Enrique Peña Nieto and Inauguration Day in Mexico, by Allan Wall - 03 December 2012 President Obama met with Mexico's President-Elect Peña Nieto, The White House - 03 December 2012 Mexico's Peña Nieto Supports President Obama's Supposed Immigration Plan, by Silvio Canto Jr. - 03 December 2012 Honduras is Facing a Decision on 'Revolutionary Socialism,' by Jerry Brewer - 03 December 2012 Mexico's New President will face an Uphill Fight against Crime, by Scott Stewart - 26 November 2012 Felipe Calderon Enjoys His Final Days as President of Mexico, by Allan Wall - 26 November 2012 'Mexico' - Departing President seeks to Enrich Country's Name, Presidency of the Republic - 26 November 2012 Repatriated Children Face Educational Challenges in Mexico, Frontera NorteSur - 26 November 2012 Narco-messages: Signs of War, or Peace Accords, in Mexico? Frontera NorteSur - 26 November 2012 Needed: A New Focus on US-Mexico Border Area Crime and Drugs, by Jerry Brewer - 26 November 2012 U.S. Ambassador Addresses the Harvard Club in Mexico City, E. Anthony Wayne - 19 November 2012 Subcommittee Hearing Testimony - A Line in the Sand: Assessing Dangerous Threats to Our Nation's Borders, U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Management - 19 November 2012 Subcommittee Report - A Line in the Sand: Countering Crime, Violence and Terror at the Southwest Border, A Majority Report by the House Committee on Homeland Security - 19 November 2012 Britain Repeats: 'The UK's retreat from Latin America is over,' Hugo Swire - 19 November 2012 Latin American Presidents Strengthen the 'Pacific Alliance' - 19 November 2012 The UN Effort to End the Cuban Embargo is Still Unjustified, by Jerry Brewer - 19 November 2012 Mexican President Congratulates Barack Obama on Reelection, Presidency of the Republic; and Mexico's President-elect Compliments Barack Obama via Twitter, Enrique Peña Nieto - 12 November 2012 Commentary from Mexico on Legalizing Marijuana in the USA, by Jorge Fernández Menéndez - 12 November 2012 Mexican Economic Data Gives Rosy Outlook for the Future, by Eve Pearce - 12 November 2012 The Oxymoron of Intelligence in the Western Hemisphere, by Jerry Brewer - 12 November 2012 Who Do Mexicans Support in the U.S. Presidential Election? by Allan Wall - 05 November 2012 'It is a Glorious Thing to be a Pirate King' (a la Mexicana), by George Baker - 05 November 2012 Mexico's Proposed Labor Reforms: The First Test for the New PRI, by Juan Manuel Henao - 05 November 2012 Will America Look South? US Policy in Latin America, by Michael Shifter - 05 November 2012 The Real 'El Chapo' and his Barbaric Mexican Drug Cartel, by Scott Stewart - 05 November 2012 The Southbound Assault on South America by Organized Crime, by Jerry Brewer - 05 November 2012 'Borderline Slavery' - Migrant Labor, Sex Trafficking and Security, by Kent Paterson - 29 October 2012 'Pocket Litter,' Evidence found on those Crossing the Border, by Scott Stewart - 29 October 2012 How International Borders Work in this 21st Century, by David J. Danelo - 29 October 2012 Ghoulish and Grisly Acts by Mexico's 'Los Zetas' Drug Cartel, by George W. Grayson - 29 October 2012 The Passive U.S. Agenda in Latin America is Becoming Costly, by Jerry Brewer - 29 October 2012 Would a Second Round Help in Future Mexican Elections? by Allan Wall - 29 October 2012 Indigenous Groups Mount the Barricades in Michoacan, Mexico, Frontera NorteSur - 22 October 2012 Mexico's Cervantino Festival Marks its 40th Anniversary, by Allan Wall - 15 October 2012 The Rule of Law vs. Drugs, Crime and the Threat of Terrorism, Brian A. Nichols - 15 October 2012 Poor Central Americans in Mexico are being Coerced into Crime, by Arturo Alfaro Galán - 15 October 2012 Enhancing Border Security is a Challenge in the Americas, by Jerry Brewer - 15 October 2012 Dangers in Guatemala Imperil the Security of the USA and Mexico, by Jerry Brewer - 8 October 2012 Mexico does not need Constitutional Change to Update PEMEX, by George Baker - 8 October 2012 Mexican President Announces PEMEX Discovery of New Oil Field, Presidency of the Republic - 8 October 2012 Art, Culture, Coffee and Recovery in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, by Kent Paterson - 8 October 2012 Mexico's Catholic Church seeks the Election of Priests to Public Office, by Rodrigo Vera - 01 October 2012 Mexico asks UN Countries to Escalate Anti-illegal Drug Fight, United Nations - 01 October 2012 U.S. Secretary of State Speaks to Central American Officials, Hillary Rodham Clinton - 01 October 2012 Will Venezuela's Presidential Election be Honest and Fair? by Jerry Brewer - 01 October 2012 High Drama over Mexico's Next Secretary of National Defense, by George W. Grayson - 24 September 2012 What the PRI Must Learn About the Mexican Energy Sector, Energia.com - 24 September 2012 Joint Statement of the Merida Initiative High-Level Consultative Group on Bilateral Cooperation against Transnational Criminal Organizations - 24 September 2012 Transnational Criminal Organizations: Mexico's Commercial Insurgency, Sept-Oct 2012 Military Review, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center - 24 September 2012 Organized Crime and Other Threats to the Western Hemisphere, by Jerry Brewer - 24 September 2012 Andrés Manuel López Obrador: Mexican 'Déjà Vu All Over Again,' by George W. Grayson - 17 September 2012 Criminals, Gangs and Terror Networks Interact in the Americas, by Jerry Brewer - 17 September 2012 The Rising Threat of Organized Crime to States and Citizens, International Relations and Security Network - 17 September 2012 Organization of American States' Committee against Terrorism Fights Cybersecurity Threats, Anne Witkowsky - 17 September 2012 A Summary of the Mexican President's State of the Nation Address on September 3, Presidency of the Republic - 10 September 2012 The Mexican Navy is Spearheading the War vs. Organized Crime, by George W. Grayson - 10 September 2012 Help Needed to get Mexican Drug Traffickers 'Out of the Game,' by Patrick Corcoran - 10 September 2012 Officially, Mexico has a President-elect and a New Congress, by Allan Wall - 10 September 2012 Democracy Remains at Risk in Venezuela's Upcoming Election, by Jerry Brewer - 10 September 2012 Sep. 3, 2011: Mexico's Sixth State of the Nation Report MexiData.info note: On September 1, 2012, Mexican President Felipe Calderón sent his Sixth (and final) State of the Nation Report, the Informe, to Congress, as required by law. Senators and Deputies in Mexico's latest bicameral legislature inaugurated the 62nd Congress of the Union with their first session on the same day, and accepted the Report. The Informe and its attachments (in Spanish) are accessible via the link below. As well, President Calderón is scheduled to give his State of the Nation Address on Monday, September 3, 2012. In the run-up to the President's annual report, several snippets were broadcast on TV and via the social media, three of which were translated by the President's Office and are shown below. Mexico: Sixth State of the Nation Address (in Spanish), President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa - 3 September 2012 Mexico: Sixth State of the Nation Report (in Spanish), Presidency of the Republic - 3 September 2012 Mexican State of the Nation Report - Clip re Security, President Felipe Calderón - 3 September 2012 Mexican State of the Nation Report - Clip re Health Coverage, President Felipe Calderón - 3 September 2012 Mexican State of the Nation Report - Clip re the Economy, President Felipe Calderón - 3 September 2012 Of Chinese Snakeheads and Mexican Coyotes: The Globalization of Crime-Terror Pipelines, by Vanessa Neumann - 3 September 2012 Organized Crime & Gangs in the Americas pose National Threats, by Jerry Brewer - 3 September 2012 Mexico's Strategy and its Growth as a Leading Economic Power, by George Friedman - 27 August 2012 Mexican Olympians Won Seven Medals, including Soccer Gold, by Allan Wall - 27 August 2012 Cuban Dissidents Condemn Castro's Chronic Rights Violations, by Jerry Brewer - 27 August 2012 The Newly Elected Mayor of Busy Mexico City will take office in December, by Allan Wall - 20 August 2012 Distress in Mexico City as Siqueiros and a Theater Disappear, by George Thomas Clark - 20 August 2012 Is Extreme Narco-violence in Mexico Terrorism? A Dialogue between Howard Campbell and Tobin Hansen - 20 August 2012 'Criminal Insurgency' is a Growing Threat in Central America, by David C. Eckley - 20 August 2012 The WikiLeaks' Founder and Tyrannical Friends in South America, by Jerry Brewer - 20 August 2012 Mexico's Reborn Youth Movement is Spreading Internationally, Frontera NorteSur - 13 August 2012 Mexico's Post-election Protests: Justified or by Sore Losers? by Allan Wall - 13 August 2012 Mexico's Supreme Court and Reforming the Military Justice System, by José Miguel Vivanco - 13 August 2012 U.S. Court Finds Mexican Ex-Governor Guilty of Money Laundering, by Patrick Corcoran - 13 August 2012 As Venezuela Burns Chavez Meddles in Argentina-British Affairs, by Jerry Brewer - 13 August 2012 Mexico Inaugurates Wine Museum, Baja California Wine Route Highway Upgrades, Presidency of the Republic - 6 August 2012 USA Ambassador to Mexico says Economies are Getting Better, U.S. Embassy, Mexico - 6 August 2012 Mexican Town Battles Livelihood Takeovers by Criminal Gangs, by Patrick Corcoran - 6 August 2012 United Efforts a must to Curb Crime and Terror in the Americas, by Jerry Brewer - 6 August 2012 Gallup: Latin Americans Least Likely Worldwide to Feel Safe, by Clancy Bertane - 6 August 2012 Taking Stock of the July 2012 Mexican Election Results, by Allan Wall - 23 July 2012 Banking Trails Informal Savings and Credit in Latin America, by Leora Klapper and Krista Hoff, Gallup - 23 July 2012 Are Spooky Google Geeks Planning Covert Ops in Mexico? by Steven Dudley - 23 July 2012 New Mexican Leader must maintain Fight vs. 'Organized Crime,' by Jerry Brewer - 23 July 2012 Likely New USA Southcom Commander on Western Hemisphere Security, by Cheryl Pellerin - 23 July 2012 Mexican Cartels are able to Rework their Arms Acquisitions, by Scott Stewart - 16 July 2012 Oliver Stone Presents Mexican Drug War Fabrications as Facts, by Patrick Corcoran - 16 July 2012 More than the Presidency was at stake in Mexico's Elections, by Allan Wall - 16 July 2012 Is the Argentinean Nation being led into a Leftist Abyss?, by Jerry Brewer - 16 July 2012 Mexico: 2012 Presidential and Congressional Election Results (text in Spanish), Federal Electoral Institute - 09 July 2012 A Win for Democracy, with Checks and Balances, in Mexico, by Andrew Selee - 09 July 2012 Recounting Mexico's Election and the PRI/Peña Nieto Triumph, by Allan Wall - 09 July 2012 Mexico's 2012 Elections, Feedback, and Future Youth Protests, by Kent Paterson - 09 July 2012 'Chapo' Guzman Declares Himself President of Mexico, [Satire] by George Thomas Clark - 09 July 2012 Claims of Venezuela Meddling in Paraguay's National Affairs, by Jerry Brewer - 09 July 2012 Will a PRI Election Victory be a Step Backwards for Mexico?, by Elise Dunn, Darya Vakulenko, Ekow Bartels-Kodwo, and Ariel Giles - 02 July 2012 Drug Trafficking, Gangsterism Down Prior to Mexico Elections, by Linda Lyons (Gallup Surveys) - 02 July 2012 Mexico's Growing Youth Movement Continues to Forge Ahead, by Kent Paterson - 02 July 2012 The Final Countdown to Mexico's Election Day, on July 1, by Allan Wall - 25 June 2012 'Mexican Spring,' and Notes on Mexican Presidential Cycles, by George Baker - 25 June 2012 Mexico's July 1, 2012 Elections include Gubernatorial Races, by George W. Grayson - 25 June 2012 Mexico, its Elections, a New Rebellion and Social Networking, by Kent Paterson - 25 June 2012 Mexico's Security Progress Hinges on Presidential Elections, by Jerry Brewer - 25 June 2012 Two Leading the Mexican Presidential Race into Home Stretch, by Kent Paterson - 18 June 2012 Mexican Presidential Candidates Debate the Past and Future, by Allan Wall - 18 June 2012 The Merida Initiative, Crime and Evolving Reforms in Mexico, by Carlos Nash Licona - 18 June 2012 Mexico Welcomes Steps that Benefit Young Mexicans in the U.S., Secretariat of Foreign Affairs - 18 June 2012 Chavez (once again) Warns that the U.S. May Invade Venezuela to Seize Oil, by Jerry Brewer - 18 June 2012 Mexico and Next Week's G20 Leaders Summit, plus the B20, The Heinrich Böll Foundation - 11 June 2012 Promises and More Promises by Mexico's Presidential Candidates, by Allan Wall - 11 June 2012 Mexico and its Neighbors up against Terrorism Cloaked as Crime, by Jerry Brewer - 11 June 2012 Mexico, the Italian Cosa Nostra and the Worldwide Drug Trade, by Patrick Corcoran - 11 June 2012 Conservatism in the USA vis-à-vis the 2012 Hispanic Vote, by Rosa Martha Villarreal - 11 June 2012 The Good, Bad and Ugly of Election Year Politics in Mexico, by Ivan Briscoe - 4 June 2012 President Felipe Calderon, IFE and the Mexican Incumbency, by Allan Wall - 4 June 2012 Wishy-washy U.S. Practices Take a Toll in Central America, by Jerry Brewer - 4 June 2012 Mexico's July 1 Election, Los Zetas and the 'Monterrey Massacre,' by George W. Grayson - 28 May 2012 Mexican Voters Must Speak Frankly to Recapture Their Country, by Jerry Brewer - 28 May 2012 Mexico's Ruling Party Presidential Candidate Sinking in Polls, by Allan Wall - 28 May 2012 Church-State Relations, Social Issues and Politics in Mexico, by Kent Paterson - 28 May 2012 U.S. Ambassador to Mexico addresses the American Chamber of Commerce in Monterrey, Ambassador Anthony Wayne - 28 May 2012 Mexico's Election and the Economy - Voters Face a Tough Decision; Mexico 2012: Tracking Democracy in a Time of Uncertainty, Center for Strategic and International Studies - 21 May 2012 Mexican Writer and Outspoken Critic Carlos Fuentes Dies, by George Baker - 21 May 2012 Presidential Candidates, Police Reform and Corruption in Mexico, by Patrick Corcoran - 21 May 2012 'U.S. Policy Toward the Americas: The Summit and Beyond,' Roberta S. Jacobson - 21 May 2012 Narcotraffickers Strive for a Reign of Terror in Honduras, by Jerry Brewer - 21 May 2012 Mexican Candidates Go Round and Round in Presidential Debate, by Allan Wall - 14 May 2012 Reassessing Mexico's Line of Attack in the War against Drugs, Manuel Corrales - 14 May 2012 The Misunderstood Past and Future of Policing in the Americas, by Jerry Brewer - 14 May 2012 U.S. Border Patrol's New Strategic Plan and the Path Forward, Michael J. Fisher, Chief, U.S. Border Patrol - 14 May 2012 Mexico related Bills, Statements and Testimony regarding: AFT Long Gun Provisions in CJS Bill; Multiple Sales Reporting; and Human Rights in Mexico, U.S. House of Representatives - 14 May 2012 CFR Symposium on U.S.-Mexico Relations Beyond the 2012 Elections, Council on Foreign Relations - 7 May 2012 Recent Gunfights in Mexico may Signal a Shift in Turf Wars, by Patrick Corcoran - 7 May 2012 Undemocratic Trends and Rising Illicit Drug Use in Argentina, by Jerry Brewer - 7 May 2012 EU - Latin America/Caribbean Trade: A Partnership for the Future, Karel De Gucht, European Commissioner for Trade - 7 May 2012 'Mexico's New Role in the Global Arena': President Felipe Calderón, Presidency of the Republic - 30 April 2012 Power Dynamics in North America: Regional Integration, An International Relations and Security Network (ISN) Series - 30 April 2012 A U.S. View of the Americas -- through Rose-colored Glasses? Roberta S. Jacobson - 30 April 2012 Spanish Language TV News Reporters in the USA must 'Man Up,' by Silvio Canto Jr. - 30 April 2012 The Rhetoric on the Cuban Embargo is Loaded with Subterfuge, by Jerry Brewer - 30 April 2012 An Always Talkative Fox Meddles in Mexican Presidential Race, by Allan Wall - 23 April 2012 Add Mexican 'Drug Trafficking Organizations' to Terrorist List, by Justin Peele - 23 April 2012 A Mexican Treasure Trove: The 'Museum of the Border Revolution,' by Kent Paterson - 23 April 2012 The Corruptive Failure of Hugo Chavez's Bolivarian Revolution, by Jerry Brewer - 23 April 2012 Optimism for Mexico's Growth, Emerging Market and the Future, by Oscar Montealegre - 16 April 2012 Gallup Opinion Briefing: United States-Latin America Relations, by Peter Cynkar - 16 April 2012 The Story of the Titanic's Lone, Truly Courageous, Mexican, by Allan Wall - 16 April 2012 Crime, Violence & Anemic Diplomacy Plague the Americas, by Jerry Brewer - 16 April 2012 Canadian Opportunities in Latin America as US Agenda Loiters, by Jennifer Jeffs, Ph.D. - 09 April 2012 Heedless US Officials Show Lack of Understanding of Mexico, by Patrick Corcoran - 09 April 2012 A New Agenda for American Leadership at the Sixth Summit of the Americas, "Backgrounder," The Heritage Foundation - 09 April 2012 Joint Statement by North American Leaders at April 2 Summit, Felipe Calderón, Stephen Harper and Barack Obama - 09 April 2012 Drug Lords and Vicious Criminals put Mexico on its War Footing, by Jerry Brewer - 09 April 2012 Gallup: Fewer Mexicans Report Gangs, but Less Feel Safe, by Peter Cynkar - 09 April 2012 Mexico's Presidential Election Race (Officially) Kicks Off, by Allan Wall - 02 April 2012 Mexican 'Progressives' Decry Offenses in Run-up to Elections, Frontera NorteSur - 02 April 2012 U.S. State Department: Security Challenges in Latin America, William R. Brownfield - 02 April 2012 Are Democracy, Peace and Prosperity in Venezuela's Future? by Jerry Brewer - 02 April 2012 U.S. Envoy Lauds Women in American Chamber of Commerce Talk, Ambassador E. Anthony Wayne - 26 March 2012 'The U.S. is negotiating with Mexican Drug Traffickers,' says Vicente Fox, Milenio - 26 March 2012 Will Mexico's Most Wanted Drug Lord Be Captured This Year? by Allan Wall - 26 March 2012 Cautious Optimism may trump Perceived Risk in Ciudad Juarez, by Kent Paterson - 26 March 2012 Crime and Extraterritorial Terrorists Threaten the Americas, by Jerry Brewer - 26 March 2012 To a Mexican Presidential Candidate: Target Education Reform, by Silvio Canto Jr. - 19 March 2012 Eleven Mexicans Make Forbes 2012 List of Billionaires, by Allan Wall - 19 March 2012 Chihuahua's Business and Trade with Asia are on the Rise, Frontera NorteSur - 19 March 2012 Mexico's War vs. Organized Crime, Goons and Savage Gangsters, by Jerry Brewer - 19 March 2012 The Presence of Women in Politics is Advancing in Mexico, by Kent Paterson - 12 March 2012 Mexico Concerned due to 'Outrageous' U.S. Travel Warnings, by Allan Wall - 12 March 2012 Past Party Collusion with Drug Lords Fouls Mexican Candidate, by Patrick Corcoran - 12 March 2012 Five Ps for a Violence Reduction Strategy in Mexico (parts 1, 2 and 3), by Guillermo Vázquez del Mercado Almada, Small Wars Journal - 12 March 2012 Latin American Summits offer Opportunities, pose Problems, by Jerry Brewer - 12 March 2012 Can Mexico's President Complete a 'Hail Mary' Election Pass? by George W. Grayson - 5 March 2012 Mexico's Presidential Election and the Fight Against Crime, by Jerry Brewer - 5 March 2012 Mexican Drug Lords vs. Cybervigilantes and the Social Media, by John P. Sullivan and Adam Elkus - 5 March 2012 Mexico's Security Initiatives Pass the 'Synthesis Test,' by Jerry Brewer - 27 February 2012 On Guadalajara, Tuneful Protests and Revolutionary Movements, by Kent Paterson - 27 February 2012 U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Hydrocarbons Agreement, Fact Sheet, USDOS - 27 February 2012 Gallup: 50 Million Worldwide are Planning to Migrate Soon, by Neli Esipova and Julie Ray - 27 February 2012 Mexico to Report to the UN on Fight against Discrimination, Presidency of the Republic - 20 February 2012 Mexico Acts to Protect Juvenile Victims of Criminal Violence, Presidency of the Republic - 20 February 2012 Despite Reforms, Corruption Continues in Mexico's Judiciary, by Patrick Corcoran - 20 February 2012 Meth, Ever More Important to Organized Crime Gangs in Mexico, by Ben West - 20 February 2012 Anti-Semitism and Name-calling on Venezuela's Election Stump, by Jerry Brewer - 20 February 2012 Major Candidates for Mexico's 2012 Election Now Chosen, by Allan Wall - 13 February 2012 Guerrero: An Example of How Mexico's Electoral Process Works, by Kent Paterson - 13 February 2012 Mexican Foreign Minister Hosts VP of the European Commission - 13 February 2012 High Representative of European Union on Meetings in Mexico - 13 February 2012 Cuba and its Ongoing Engagement in Espionage in the Americas, by Jerry Brewer - 13 February 2012 Mexico is Adapting its Military to meet the Cartel Threats, by Paul McLeary - 06 February 2012 History Will Prove Arizona Wrong for Banned Ethnic Studies, by Rosa Martha Villarreal - 06 February 2012 'Democrats Abroad' Mobilize in Mexico for 2012 US Elections, by Kent Paterson - 06 February 2012 Two Boutique Winemakers named Mexico's Persons of the Year, 'Vino-Tourism' with Steve Dryden - 06 February 2012 Answers Vital after 13 years of Autocratic Rule in Venezuela, by Jerry Brewer - 06 February 2012 Mexico 2012 - Ghosts of Elections Past and Backroom Politics, Frontera NorteSur - 30 January 2012 The Rise of Street Gangs in Mexico's Crime, Drugs and Violence, by Patrick Corcoran - 30 January 2012 Are Drug Cartels, Gangs and Terrorists Destabilizing the Americas?, by Jerry Brewer - 30 January 2012 A Scholarly Review of Mexico and U.S.-Mexico Relations in 2012, by Andrew Selee - 23 January 2012 Momentous 2012 Elections in Mexico and the US in the Offing, Frontera NorteSur - 23 January 2012 On Mexico's Music Scene, the Blues is Climbing Above Ground, by Kent Paterson - 23 January 2012 'The Days of Britain's Retreat from Latin America are Over,' Speech by William Hague - 23 January 2012 Is Mexico's 2011 Organized Crime Violence to be Handed On?, by Allan Wall - 23 January 2012 Hawkish Stances are needed to Fight Crime in Latin America, by Jerry Brewer - 23 January 2012 US Ambassador discusses Mexican Border and Bilateral Issues - 16 January 2012 Mexican President Attends Addictions Council Meeting, Presidency of the Republic - 16 January 2012 Latin America's Ongoing Drug Trade is Increasingly Complex, by Jerry Brewer - 16 January 2012 'Beyond 2012,' a Southern Pulse eBook on Latin America - 16 January 2012 Will Migrants Matter in Mexico's 2012 Presidential Election? Frontera NorteSur - 09 January 2012 Mexico's Presidential Candidates Evading Security Questions, by Patrick Corcoran - 09 January 2012 Our Annual Family Visit to Mexico at Christmastime, by Allan Wall - 09 January 2012 Mexico Must Break the Noxious Grip of Organized Crime, by Jerry Brewer - 09 January 2012 Venezuela and Hezbollah: Narcoterrorism Interconnectedness, by Vanessa Neumann - 09 January 2012 Enhanced Border Security Act (H.R. 3401), U.S. House of Representatives, 112th Congress - 09 January 2012 Mexican Senator Challenges USA 'Enhanced Border Security Act,' Gaceta Parlamentaria - 09 January 2012 Vacillatory USA Policies and Diplomacy in Latin America, by Jerry Brewer - 02 January 2012 U.S. Academic Discusses Mexico's Drug War with Researcher, Zac Deibel - 02 January 2012 Mexican Festivals and Holidays: Keeping Traditions Alive, by Kent Paterson - 26 December 2011 Epic Tales of 'Civil War' and Uncivil Politics in Guatemala, by Barnard R. Thompson - 26 December 2011 As Venezuela's Elections Approach, Truth is a Lost Commodity, by Jerry Brewer - 26 December 2011 New U.S. Border Crossing Systems cause Longer Entry Delays, by Kent Paterson - 19 December 2011 Are Changes Looming in Mexico's Drug Outlook and Policies?, Eveline Höpli - 19 December 2011 Latin American Democracies Must Unite against Threats, by Jerry Brewer - 19 December 2011 Costa Rican Politics may throw Ecotourism Under the Bus, by John Perry - 19 December 2011 The Tuxtla Mechanism: A Catalyst for a Stronger Mesoamerica, Ministry of Foreign Affairs - 12 December 2011 Merida Declaration on Second Pacific Alliance Summit, Presidency of the Republic - 12 December 2011 'Fast and Furious' Guns and Bureaucrats' Cock-and-Bull Stories, by Allan Wall - 12 December 2011 The USA Lacks a Clear and Consistent Agenda in Latin America, by Jerry Brewer - 12 December 2011 The Enigma and Infamy of Femicides in Mexico and Guatemala, by Jerry Brewer - 5 December 2011 'Los Zetas' Gain Growing Control on Mexico-Guatemala Border, Southern Pulse - 5 December 2011 Mexico's Foreign Minister Speaks at University of San Diego, Amb. Patricia Espinosa Cantellano - 28 November 2011 Michoacan Sets Ominous Stage for 2012 Mexican Elections, Frontera NorteSur - 28 November 2011 The U.S.-Mexico Drug Wars, Legalization and the Republicans, by Allan Wall - 28 November 2011 Mexico and the Question of Militarizing Police in the Americas, by Jerry Brewer - 28 November 2011 Baseball Throws a Spotlight on Crime and Kidnappings in Venezuela, by Vanessa Neumann - 28 November 2011 Mexico Names Alejandro Poiré to be Secretary of the Interior: Profile - 21 November 2011 Can Mexico Win The War Against Drugs? 'Yes' by Alejandro Poiré; 'No' by José Merino, Americas Quarterly - 21 November 2011 Mexico Spins its Response to Critical Human Rights Report, by Patrick Corcoran - 21 November 2011 The Deterioration of Security Environments in Latin America, by Jerry Brewer - 21 November 2011 The Anatomy of the Death of a Mexican Politician Begins, MexiData.info - 14 November 2011 Cuba's Spy Apparatus, a Conduit of Latin America Insurgency, by Jerry Brewer - 14 November 2011 Roberta S. Jacobson, U.S. Nominee to be Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs - 14 November 2011 Mexican-Hosted Pan American Games Safe and Successful, by Allan Wall - 07 November 2011 Mexico is Making Some Headway in Fight against Crime Cartels, by Jerry Brewer - 07 November 2011 Mexican Authorities in Two Cities Crackdown on Protesters, Frontera NorteSur - 07 November 2011 Sinaloa Cartel and Los Zetas Now Mexico's Biggest Drug Gangs, by Allan Wall - 31 October 2011 Tracking Mexico's Drug Cartels, Cartel Report 2011 Update, STRATFOR Global Intelligence - 31 October 2011 The FARC of Colombia, Latin America's Rapacious Terrorists, by Jerry Brewer - 31 October 2011 U.S. Envoy Speaks to Mexican Businessmen and Industrialists, Ambassador E. Anthony Wayne - 24 October 2011 Mexican President: All Governments Must Promote Safe and Orderly Migration, Presidency of the Republic - 24 October 2011 The Obama Administration Continues to Neglect Latin America, by Jaime Daremblum - 24 October 2011 Just How Specious is Latin America's Revolutionary Rhetoric? by Jerry Brewer - 24 October 2011 Mexico says Demand for Human Rights Probe is Unjustified, Ministry of Foreign Affairs - 17 October 2011 Arizona State Professor is Analyzing Border-Crossing Delays, Knowledge@W.P. Carey - 17 October 2011 Frightening 'Drug Threat Assessment' for the USA and Mexico, by Allan Wall - 17 October 2011 The Political Tenure of Venezuela's Hugo Chavez Requires Scrutiny, by Jerry Brewer - 17 October 2011 The Persistent U.S. Assault to Takeover and Control Mexico, by Luis Javier Garrido - 10 October 2011 After Pan American Games in Mexico, Guadalajara could become Inter-cartel Battleground, Southern Pulse - 10 October 2011 A Threat Assessment on the Pan American Games in Mexico, by Scott Stewart - 10 October 2011 Is Mexico's Struggle against Violence Beyond its Ability or Will to Resolve? by Jerry Brewer - 10 October 2011 Together Mexico and the UNODC are Fighting Organized Crime, UN Office on Drugs and Crime - 03 October 2011 The Drug War in Mexico is a North American Problem, by Ausan Al-Eryani - 03 October 2011 The Social Media Meets the Drug War in Mexico, by Allan Wall - 03 October 2011 Terrorism vs. Mexico's Media and the 'Silencing of Opinion,' by Jerry Brewer - 03 October 2011 Central America's Future Lacks Promise without the Rule of Law, by Jaime Daremblum - 03 October 2011 2011 Promises to be a Banner Year for Baja California Wines, 'Vino-Tourism' with Steve Dryden - 26 September 2011 Mexico Needs Tough Conspiracy Laws to Fight Organized Crime, by Jerry Brewer - 26 September 2011 Mexico asks UN Help to Control Weapons Flow to Drug Gangs, UN - 26 September 2011 Threat Posed by Mounting Vigilantism in Mexico, by George W. Grayson; Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College - 19 September 2011 U.S. Congressional Hearing on 'The Evolution of Drug Cartels and the Threat to Mexico's Governance,' U.S. House of Representatives - 19 September 2011 The Up-and-Coming Presence of India in Latin America, by Jaime Daremblum - 19 September 2011 Latin America's Leftist Bloc - Self-Defeating Political Charlatans, by Jerry Brewer - 19 September 2011 Mexican President Calderon Launches Career as Tour Guide, by Allan Wall - 12 September 2011 Anthony Wayne, U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Swearing In Remarks, U.S. Department of State - 12 September 2011 'About Us,' Ambassador E. Anthony Wayne, Embassy of the United States - Mexico - 12 September 2011 Suspect's Claim that U.S. Aided Mexican Cartel is Highly Doubtful, by Scott Stewart - 12 September 2011 Mexico's Formidable Battle against Lawlessness and Mayhem, by Jerry Brewer - 12 September 2011 Mexico: Fifth State of the Nation Report Introduction, Presidency of the Republic - 05 September 2011 Mexico: Fifth State of the Nation Address, Presidency of the Republic (in Spanish) - 05 September 2011 Mexico: Fifth State of the Nation Report (in Spanish) / Quinto Informe de Gobierno - 05 September 2011 Mexico: Ten Major Achievements of President Calderon's Government (2007-2011), Presidency of the Republic - 05 September 2011 Foreign Minister Speaks on State of Mexico's Foreign Policy, Secretariat of Foreign Relations - 05 September 2011 The Mexican President's Message on Health, Alejandra Sota Mirafuentes - 05 September 2011 The Mexican President's Message on Housing, Alejandra Sota Mirafuentes - 05 September 2011 The Mexican President's Message on Education, Alejandra Sota Mirafuentes - 05 September 2011 The Mexican President's Message on Highway Infrastructure, Alejandra Sota Mirafuentes - 05 September 2011 Mexico: Why has Drug Trafficking become More Violent in Recent Years? Alejandro Poiré Romero - 05 September 2011 Mexico's Casino Fire: 'An Abhorrent Act of Terror and Barbarism,' by Allan Wall - 05 September 2011 Femicide in Mexico and the Tolerance for Violence against Women, by Jerry Brewer - 05 September 2011 Over 50 Killed by Grenade Sparked Conflagration in Mexican Casino, by David A. Shirk - 29 August 2011 Mexican President Slams 'Insatiable Drug Consumption of Millions of Americans' after Butchery in Monterrey, Presidency of the Republic - 29 August 2011 Criminals, Crime Organizations and Gangs: Lessons from Mexico, by Max G. Manwaring - 29 August 2011 Organized Crime and its Strategic Dominion in Mexico and Central America, by Jerry Brewer - 29 August 2011 Will Argentina Forgive Past Bombings by Iran for '30 Pieces of Silver'?, by Amb. Jaime Daremblum - 29 August 2011 Drug War Violence in Mexico and Hostile 'Hybrid Threats' to Guatemala, by Jerry Brewer - 22 August 2011 The Buffer between Mexican Drug Cartels and the U.S. Government, by Scott Stewart - 22 August 2011 Security in Latin America and the Gap between Public Perception and Reality, by Samuel Elliott Novacich and Eliot Brockner - 22 August 2011 'BC2BC' -- Gallivanting through our Trinational Pacific Coast Wineries, A 'Vino-Tourism' note from Steve Dryden and Adrian Ruiz - 22 August 2011 Italian and Mexican Partners in Crime Seek to Control Cocaine in Europe, by Julio I. Godínez Hernández - 15 August 2011 Mexico and PNA Foreign Ministers discuss Palestinian-Israeli Situation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs - 15 August 2011 The Delightful Wines of Mexico's 'Tres Valles' Winery, 'Vino-Tourism' with Steve Dryden - 15 August 2011 Subterfuge and the Dictatorial Reign of Hugo Chavez in Venezuela, by Jerry Brewer - 15 August 2011 Mexico's Public Security Nightmares, Institutional Needs and Future Governance, by Patrick Corcoran - 8 August 2011 Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Official Notes Gains during Mexico Visit, Mexican Secretariat of Foreign Relations - 8 August 2011 Art, Agriculture, Activism and a Deepening Crisis for Immigrant Farm Workers, by Kent Paterson - 8 August 2011 La Casa Vieja, a Favorite Destination Winery in Mexico's Guadalupe Valley, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden - 8 August 2011 Panamanian Economy Roars Ahead, Growing Faster than any Other in Latin America, by Jaime Daremblum - 8 August 2011 Mexico Should Allow Foreigners Unrestricted Ownership of Beachfront Property, by Barnard R. Thompson - 01 August 2011 U.S. Travel Warnings, regarding Particular Areas in Mexico, Must be in Proper Context, by Rodolfo Lopez-Negrete and Shannon Stowell - 01 August 2011 While Mexican Officials claim Rosy Figures, others see a Tourism Industry in the Red, Frontera NorteSur - 01 August 2011 A Thumbnail Sketch for Expatriates of Mexico's New Immigration Law, by Keph Senett - 01 August 2011 Vicente Fox on 'Thinking about the Future,' Piers Morgan Tonight, CNN (video) - 01 August 2011 Mortal Remains of Mexican Independence Heroes Returned to Resting Place, by Allan Wall - 01 August 2011 Hearing for US Ambassador-designate to Mexico (includes statement by Ambassador-designate Wayne) - 25 July 2011 Mexican Scholar Says the State Offers Poor Juveniles Two Options: Drug Trafficking or Emigrate, by Itza Varela Huerta - 25 July 2011 Collaborative US-Mexico Gains in Crime Fights, U.S. Justice Department - 25 July 2011 US Highlights Mexico in Anti-crime Strategy, National Security Council - 25 July 2011 Flight Bound for Spain, with Passenger Banned from US Airspace, Forced Back to Mexico, by Craig Scott (openDemocracy) - 25 July 2011 Mexican Cartels Using 'Armored Fighting Vehicles,' by John P. Sullivan and Adam Elkus - 18 July 2011 Links to Family and Friends Stimulate Emigration, by Neli Esipova and Julie Ray - 18 July 2011 Our Family's Safe and Sound Summer Trip to Mexico, by Allan Wall - 18 July 2011 Mexico's Popular 'Los Cabos' to Host G20 Summit 2012, by Susanne Giraud - 11 July 2011 'Red Hatters' Enjoy Life in Baja California, Mexico, by Tillie Foster - 11 July 2011 'Mexican Border Violence' is becoming Transnational, by Fernando A. Chinchilla - 11 July 2011 Hezbollah in Latin America - Implications for U.S. Homeland Security, Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, U.S. House of Representatives (July 7, 2011 hearing: Rep. Patrick Meehan; Roger F. Noriega, American Enterprise Institute; Douglas Farah, International Assessment and Strategy Center; Ilan Berman, American Foreign Policy Council; and Melani Cammett, Brown University) - 11 July 2011 Mexico's Next President and Future Crime, Violence, by Greg Flakus - 04 July 2011 Mexico Regards Strategic Relationship with UK Highly, Ministry of Foreign Affairs - 04 July 2011 Top British Official Calls Mexico 'a Vital Partner,' William Hague - 04 July 2011 Chic 'Ladies Who Lunch' on Mexican Food and Wine, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden - 04 July 2011 Soccer Fans in USA Hurt Mexico's Image and Interests, by Allan Wall - 04 July 2011 The State of Democracy in the Americas, Testimony before the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee - 04 July 2011 Special Report on Mexico's Criminal Organizations, Southern Pulse - 27 June 2011 Palestinians and Israelis Court Latin Americans, by Jaime Daremblum - 27 June 2011 Latin Americans Protest US State Immigration Laws, by Roque Planas, AS/COA - 27 June 2011 Mexico is Popular for Medical and Dental Tourism, by Stuart Ben - 20 June 2011 Expatriates Express Confidence in Baja California, by Ron Raposa - 20 June 2011 Mexico's Drug Wars and the Presidential Election, by Scott Stewart - 20 June 2011 Mexico's Caravan for Peace with Justice and Dignity, by Kent Paterson - 20 June 2011 US Consular Notification Compliance Act Introduced, Sen. Patrick Leahy - 20 June 2011 Criminal Insurgency in the Americas and Beyond, by Robert Killebrew - 20 June 2011 Hank's Lawyer Submits Videos in Mexico Arms Case, by Fausto Ovalle - 13 June 2011 Mexican Drug Gangs Mushroom in Central America, by Allan Wall - 13 June 2011 Who Decided to Sell Guns to the Mexican Cartels? by Silvio Canto Jr. - 13 June 2011 California's Witch Creek Winery and Mexican Grapes, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden - 13 June 2011 Border Corruption: Evaluating Preventive Teamwork, Alan Bersin, Commissioner, U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) - 13 June 2011 Assessing CBP and DHS Inspector General's Office Collaboration in the Fight against Border Corruption, Statement of Charles K. Edwards, Acting Inspector General - 13 June 2011 Mexico Arrests Privileged 'Junior' on Arms Charges, Attorney General of the Republic - 06 June 2011 Mexico Backs Hemispheric Security at OAS Meeting, Ministry of Foreign Affairs - 06 June 2011 Lessons to be Learned from an Ambush in Mexico, by Scott Stewart - 06 June 2011 Labor Trafficking in Troubled Economic Times: Protecting American Jobs and Migrant Human Rights, Luis CdeBaca - 06 June 2011 Mexico Wants Worldwide Development Aid Bettered, Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs - 30 May 2011 Hypocritically, the U.S. Allows Gun Running to Mexico, by Allan Wall - 30 May 2011 U.S Senate's Narcotics Control Report on Mexico, Senators Dianne Feinstein and Chuck Grassley - 30 May 2011 DEA Official Reports on Central America Security, Thomas M. Harrigan, Assistant Administrator and Chief of Operations, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration - 30 May 2011 The U.S. Sanctions Venezuela for Aiding Iran and its Nuclear Ambitions; Venezuelan Responses - 30 May 2011 Handcrafted Mexican Fine Wines from Baja California's Vinart Winery, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden - 23 May 2011 Barbarism and Societal Warfare South of the Border? by Robert J. Bunker and John P. Sullivan - 23 May 2011 The Mexico-U.S. Borderlands: Corruption & Violence, by Scott Stewart - 23 May 2011 Charlie Rose with Felipe Calderon, President of Mexico, Charlie Rose Current Affairs (video) - 16 May 2011 Is it Safe or Unsafe for Tourists to Visit Mexico? by Allan Wall - 16 May 2011 Mexicans in the Labor Market of the United States, by Alejandro Alvarez Bejar - 16 May 2011 The Drug War in Mexico: Confronting a Shared Threat (Audio), David A. Shirk (University of San Diego), Council on Foreign Relations - 16 May 2011 Can Citizen Security End Violence in Latin America? Remarks by Under Secretary of State Maria Otero - 16 May 2011 Calderón Suggests Brazil's Energy Model for Mexico, by George Baker - 16 May 2011 Post-Osama -- is Mexican Drug Lord 'El Chapo' Next? by Allan Wall - 09 May 2011 Latin American Terrorist Ties with the Middle East, by Vanessa Neumann - 09 May 2011 "Border Security and Enforcement - Department of Homeland Security's Cooperation with State and Local Law Enforcement Stakeholders," Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security Hearing (May 3, 2011), Committee on Homeland Security, U.S. House of Representatives - 09 May 2011 Visiting Mexico's Predominant Food and Wine Region, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden - 09 May 2011 Mexican Food and Travel, with Chef Rick Bayless: preview 'Astonishing Baja: Mexico - One Plate at a Time' - 09 May 2011 US-Mexico Bilateral Cooperation vs. Organized Crime Organizations - 02 May 2011 Transnational Crime and the Threat to the Americas, by Robert Killebrew - 02 May 2011 The Perpetual Pro and Con Logjam in re Immigration, by Kent Paterson - 02 May 2011 Unemployment Plagues Young Adults Worldwide, by Jenny Marlar - 02 May 2011 Mexican Migrants and their Contributions to the US, by Rosa Martha Villarreal - 25 April 2011 ATF Stonewalling House Subpoena re Guns to Mexico, U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Oversight and Government Reform - 25 April 2011 Dealing with the Abysmal Toll of Violence in Mexico, by Ashley Mosteller - 25 April 2011 Toward a U.S.-Mexico Security Strategy: The Geopolitics of Northern Mexico and the Implications for U.S. Policy, by David Danelo, FPRI E-Book on US-Mexico Security Strategy, Foreign Policy Research Institute - 25 April 2011 Gallup's Wellbeing Survey: 52% 'Thriving' in Mexico, by Julie Ray - 25 April 2011 Is Coverage of Violence in Mexico Hurting Tourism? Frontera NorteSur - 18 April 2011 Audio: An Update on the Situation in Mexico, 'Canto Talk' with Silvio Canto Jr. - 18 April 2011 Mexican Wineries in the Historic Santo Tomas Valley, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden - 18 April 2011 The Impact of the Arab Revolution on Latin America, by Massimo Di Ricco - 18 April 2011 Migrant 'Nobodies' Amid Mexico's Crime & Violence, by Kent Paterson - 11 April 2011 Mexican Brothers Face Death Penalty in Malaysia, by Allan Wall - 11 April 2011 US Official Addresses Press Freedom in the Americas, Arturo Valenzuela - 11 April 2011 Al Qaeda's Presence, Calls for Jihad, Alarm Americas, by Jaime Daremblum - 11 April 2011 Looking at Mexico through Wine-colored Glasses, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden - 04 April 2011 Acapulco, and a Governor versus the Mexican Media, Frontera NorteSur - 04 April 2011 The Americas, '21st Century Statecraft,' and the Social Media, Judith A. McHale - 04 April 2011 US, Mexico Military Teamwork vs. Organized Crime, Adm. James A. Winnefeld, Jr., USN, Commander, U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command - 04 April 2011 Mexican Drug Cartels may be Classified as Terrorists, Congressman Michael McCaul - 04 April 2011 The U.S. Homeland Security Role in the Mexican War against Drug Cartels, U.S. House of Representatives Hearing - 04 April 2011 Policy Summit on Protecting US Borders (video), a panel discussion hosted by the National Journal - 04 April 2011 Can Mexico Once Again Attract Foreign Retirees?, by Kent Paterson - 28 March 2011 Obama Stresses Importance of Latin America to US, by Stephen Kaufman - 28 March 2011 Casinos-Lite vs. Casinos in Mexico: The Debate Goes On, by Barnard R. Thompson - 21 March 2011 U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Carlos Pascual Resigns, Hillary Rodham Clinton - 21 March 2011 U.S. Ambassador Speaks to American Chamber of Commerce - Mexico, Amb. Carlos Pascual - 21 March 2011 A Growth in Drug Addiction among Mexico's Youth, by Kent Paterson - 21 March 2011 Central Americas' 'Multinational Drug-busting Force,' by Eliot Brockner - 21 March 2011 U.S. Attorney General on Gun Trafficking Allegations, U.S. Embassy - Mexico - 14 March 2011 Mexico did not know of ATF Gun Running Operation: PGR, Attorney General of the Republic - 14 March 2011 The State of U.S.-Mexico Relations (audio), Canto Talk, Guest: John M. Ackerman, Professor, Institute for Legal Research, UNAM - 14 March 2011 'Millions of U.S. Citizens Travel Safely to Mexico Each Year,' US State Department - 14 March 2011 U.S. Leadership Approval is Suffering in the Americas, by Julie Ray (Gallup) - 14 March 2011 Mexican President hopes to expel U.S. Ambassador, by Jorge Zepeda Patterson - 07 March 2011 Mexican and U.S. Presidents Pledge to Fight Drug Trafficking, by Merle David Kellerhals Jr. - 07 March 2011 FACT SHEET: Enhancing U.S.-Mexico Cooperation, The White House - 07 March 2011 U.S. and Mexican Presidents Hold Press Briefing, The White House - 07 March 2011 Officials See Improved Anti-Crime Teamwork with Mexico, U.S. Department of State - 07 March 2011 ATF Agent Says U.S. Bureau Allowed Guns to go to Mexico, by Marian Wang, ProPublica - 07 March 2011 Mexico's Visitor Friendly Wine Country: An Update, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden - 07 March 2011 Ciudad Juarez and Mexico's 'Narco-Culture' Threat, by John P. Sullivan and Carlos Rosales - 28 February 2011 Mexico's Crime Fight through Rose-colored Glasses, by Miguel Carbonell - 28 February 2011 A Mexican Media Look at Policing and Crime at Home, Frontera NorteSur - 21 February 2011 Did Radio Commentator Smear Mexico's President?, by George Baker - 21 February 2011 Docile Zihuatanejo and Ixtapa Reach Out to Tourists, by Kent Paterson - 21 February 2011 U.S. Official Lauds Obama's Policies in the Americas, by MacKenzie C. Babb - 21 February 2011 Mexican Congressman Fears Planned U.S. Invasion, Terra Noticias - 14 February 2011 Mexico's Elections, a Ticking Clock for U.S. Policy, Frontera NorteSur - 14 February 2011 The Mexican Cartel Debate: As Viewed Through Five Divergent Fields of Security Studies, by Robert J. Bunker - 14 February 2011 Mexican Fans, Fútbol Americano and the Super Bowl, by Allan Wall - 14 February 2011 A Mexican Tourist's Nightmare in Volatile Egypt, by Allan Wall - 07 February 2011 Mexican President Discusses Tourism, Healthcare with InterContinental Hotel and AARP Officials, Presidency of the Republic - 07 February 2011 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico: Tourism in Difficult Times, by Kent Paterson - 07 February 2011 A European View of Migration Advocacies in the USA, by Daniele Archibugi - 07 February 2011 Culture Matters: The Real Obstacles to Latin American Development, by Oscar Arias - 07 February 2011 A Mexico Wine Expert Visits Northern Italian Wineries, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden - 07 February 2011 The Policy Impacts of Mexico's 2011 State Elections, by George Grayson - 31 January 2011 So Far, Obama's Policy is to Neglect Latin America, by Jaime Daremblum - 31 January 2011 Mexican Foreign Minister Espinosa's Welcome Message; Hillary Clinton - 31 January 2011 Secretary Clinton Responds during Mexican Question & Answer Session - 31 January 2011 Secretary Clinton is Interviewed by Denise Maerker of Televisa-Mexico - 31 January 2011 CNN en Español, Mexico, Interview with Secretary Hillary Clinton - 31 January 2011 Secretary Clinton Should Sustain U.S. Attention to Mexico After Her Visit, The Heritage Foundation - 31 January 2011 Looking Back on 2010 and Mexico's 'Year That Was,' by Allan Wall - 24 January 2011 The Mexican Government Spins Positive on Violence, Frontera NorteSur - 24 January 2011 'Narcos' are taking a Horrendous Toll on Mexico, by Jeremy Fox - 24 January 2011 The Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2011 - H.R. 98 - 24 January 2011 The Commingling of Crime & Terror in Latin America, by Jerry Brewer - 17 January 2011 Iranian Penetration Posing a Threat in Latin America, by Jaime Daremblum - 17 January 2011 U.S. Border Patrol Agents to the Afghanistan Border? Rep. Ted Poe (Texas, Republican) - 17 January 2011 Mexico's Cabinet Shuffle and Electoral Prospects, Center for Strategic and International Studies - 17 January 2011 Narco Violence in Mexico: What More Can be Done?, by George Baker - 10 January 2011 Drug Dealing and Wishful Opportunities for the Young, by Viridiana Rios - 10 January 2011 Organized Crime Assault Threatens Central America, by Jerry Brewer - 10 January 2011 Official Touts Positive U.S.-Latin America Relations, by Merle David Kellerhals Jr. - 10 January 2011 Mexican Vintners Produce Ever More Wine Miracles, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden - 10 January 2011 Reflections on Christmas and our Holiday in Mexico, by Allan Wall - 10 January 2011 Many Latin Americans are Up Against Despotic Rule in 2011, by Jerry Brewer - 03 January 2011 Success or Failure? Evaluating U.S.-Mexico Efforts to Address Organized Crime and Violence, Mexico Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars - 03 January 2011 Imaginative Mexican Chateau Owners Win Prestigious Award, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden - 03 January 2011 Producing Food Security along the U.S.-Mexico Border, by Kent Paterson - 27 December 2010 Obama needs to Include Latin America among his Interests, by Jaime Daremblum - 27 December 2010 Venezuelans are Facing a Bleak and Undemocratic New Year, by Jerry Brewer - 27 December 2010 A New Approach is needed in Anti-crime Fight in Mexico, by David J. Danelo - 20 December 2010 Politics Must Not Offer Mexican Drug Lords Safe Havens, by Jerry Brewer - 20 December 2010 Obama and the OAS Aid Ortega's Power Grab in Nicaragua, by Jaime Daremblum - 20 December 2010 Quo Vadis Fidel? Where Are You -- and Cuba -- Going?, by Irving Louis Horowitz - 20 December 2010 Mexico's Two-faced Views on Immigrants & Human Rights, by Barnard R. Thompson - 13 December 2010 Major Sea of Cortez Marina and Resort Projects Underway, by Pat Rains - 13 December 2010 U.S. and Mexico Binational Cooperation on Climate Change, by Sarah Goldfarb - 13 December 2010 Are Latin Americans Ready to Fight via the Ballot Box?, by Jerry Brewer - 13 December 2010 Gallup Notes Dip in US Leadership Approval in the Americas, by Jenny Marlar - 13 December 2010 U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Speaks Out against Wikileaks, by Carlos Pascual - 06 December 2010 On Wikileaks, Confidential Cables and Mexico's Drug War, by Allan Wall - 06 December 2010 Should Mexico's War vs. Drug Traffickers be Questioned?, by Jerry Brewer - 06 December 2010 In Mexico, Homeland Secretary Napolitano Glosses Over Drug War, by Ray Walser, "The Foundry," The Heritage Foundation - 06 December 2010 Mexico Mentioned in All Testimony at U.S. Senate Hearing, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - 06 December 2010 Political Crises in Honduras Benefit Organized Crime, by Lesley Burns - 06 December 2010 Farmers' Markets May Be Finding Their Niche in Mexico, by Kent Paterson - 29 November 2010 British Foreign Office Minister's Message while in Mexico, Minister Jeremy Browne - 29 November 2010 Mexican Envoy Honored by U.S. Alliance for Hispanic Health, Speech by Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan - 29 November 2010 Is the U.S. Continuing to Pay No Heed to Latin America?, by Jerry Brewer - 29 November 2010 Mexican Newspapers Limit Reporting on Cartels' Violence, by Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica - 22 November 2010 Celebrating the Mexican Revolution in the Nation's Capital, by Allan Wall - 22 November 2010 Pemex, Petroleos Mexicanos, versus the English Language, by George Baker - 22 November 2010 Nicaragua Invades Costa Rica in 'Act of Naked Aggression,' by Jaime Daremblum - 22 November 2010 U.S. Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Queried, Arturo Valenzuela - 22 November 2010 The Popular Theme of Revolution in Latin America Fizzles, by Jerry Brewer - 22 November 2010 Given the Opportunity, Many Hispanics would leave the USA, by Jesus Rios and Julie Ray, Gallup - 22 November 2010 The Geopolitics of Northern Mexico, by David J. Danelo - 15 November 2010 Mexican Wines Gain More and More International Acclaim, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden - 15 November 2010 Celebrating the Centennial of the Mexican Revolution, by Allan Wall - 15 November 2010 Political Polarization in Venezuela Emits Unclear Message, by Jerry Brewer - 15 November 2010 The UK and Latin America: Old Friends, Future Partners, UK Foreign Secretary William Hague - 15 November 2010 Looming Social Security and Healthcare Problems in Mexico, by Barnard R. Thompson - 08 November 2010 Mexico: Drugs, Decentralization and Democracy, by Laura Randall - 08 November 2010 Valiant Mexicans find Sovereignty Threatened by Cartels, by Jerry Brewer - 08 November 2010 Border Women are on a Hunger Strike in Washington, D.C., by Kent Paterson - 08 November 2010 Famed Mexican Muralist Siqueiros Lives on in California, by George Thomas Clark - 01 November 2010 Day of the Dead and Halloween are both Celebrated in Mexico, by Allan Wall - 01 November 2010 Security Demands Lions as Leaders on US-Mexico Border, by Jerry Brewer - 01 November 2010 U.S. Ambassador talks about 'Mexico at a Crossroads,' Amb. Carlos Pascual - 25 October 2010 United Kingdom in High Level Political Talks with Mexico, Foreign Office, UK - 25 October 2010 Inspired Mexican Wines are Now Being Served in Las Vegas, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden - 25 October 2010 New Strategies Needed to Fix the Broken US-Mexico Border, by Peter Buxbaum - 25 October 2010 Will a California Marijuana Law Slow Mexico's Drug War?, by Barnard R. Thompson - 18 October 2010 The Enigma of Mexico Being Labeled a Failed State by Some, by Jerry Brewer - 18 October 2010 Mexican Assassins and Hit Men are Low on the Salary Scale, by Viridiana Rios - 18 October 2010 Newt and Callista Gingrich on Issues of Latino Interest, Transcript of Interview with Jorge Ramos of Univision - 18 October 2010 As Chile Rescues its Miners, Mexico Recalls its Tragedy, by Allan Wall - 18 October 2010 Mexico Seeks to Change its Course in Policing Direction, by Jerry Brewer - 11 October 2010 Renewable Power Stressed at US-Mexico Energy Conference, by George Baker - 11 October 2010 South of the Border, a Must Visit Hacienda for Wine Lovers, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden - 11 October 2010 US Official Reviews Efforts vs. Guatemalan Organized Crime, David T. Johnson - 11 October 2010 Dark Humor and Exploiting Anti-Mexican Phobias: Machete, by Rosa Martha Villarreal - 04 October 2010 Fighting Femicide in Mexico and throughout the Americas, by Kent Paterson - 04 October 2010 Fidel Castro, with Ploys and PR Stunts, Seeks to use Jews, by Jaime Daremblum - 04 October 2010 Pundits and Dilettantes Pontificate on Latin American Coups, by Jerry Brewer - 04 October 2010 Hearing: 'Out of the Shadows: The Global Fight against Human Trafficking,' Witness Testimony from the U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Foreign Affairs - 04 October 2010 Mexican and Brazilian Models helping to Alleviate Poverty, by Jaime Daremblum - 27 September 2010 Fine Mexican Wines at Adobe Guadalupe Vineyards and Inn, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden - 27 September 2010 Mexico is Making Headway in War vs. Drug Lords and Crime, by Jerry Brewer - 27 September 2010 Newspaper Appeals to Narcos - and the Mexican Government, by Allan Wall - 27 September 2010 Is There Light at the End of Mexico's Bicentennial Tunnel?, by David Danelo - 20 September 2010 U.S. Policy towards Latin America: 'What's New?' Arturo A. Valenzuela - 20 September 2010 Mexico's Festive Bicentennial 'Grito' and Military Parade, by Allan Wall - 20 September 2010 Venezuela's Opposition Hopes for Democratic Transparency, by Jerry Brewer - 20 September 2010 September 16 Marks 200 Years of Mexican Independence, by Allan Wall - 13 September 2010 Mexican Vintners and 'World Class' Wines are Gaining Fame, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden - 13 September 2010 Mexican and Salvadoran Presidents Discuss Crime, Migrants, Presidency of the Republic - 13 September 2010 Drug War 'Political Correctness' Costs Lives in Mexico, by Jerry Brewer - 13 September 2010 A Conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (transcript), Council on Foreign Relations - 13 September 2010 Nicaraguan President Ortega is Plotting his Reelection, by Samuel Logan - 13 September 2010 IV Report of Government (Informe) • 2010 Message to the Nation English Mexican President gives Annual State of the Union Address, President Felipe Calderon Hinojosa - 06 September 2010 National Media Messages (English) Economic Growth in Mexico is Creating Additional Jobs, Media Spots by President Felipe Calderon - 06 September 2010 Mexican President Discusses Security in Speech to Nation, Media Spots by President Felipe Calderon - 06 September 2010 The Continuing Growth of Mexico's Highway Infrastructure, Media Spots by President Felipe Calderon - 06 September 2010 Mexico Continues to Work towards Universal Health Care, Media Spots by President Felipe Calderon - 06 September 2010 Presidential Message on Mexico's Hospital Infrastructure, Media Spots by President Felipe Calderon - 06 September 2010 Spanish / Español IV Report of Government (738 pages, with five central themes that include 59 points; .pdf), Presidency of the Republic - 06 September 2010 Mexican President's Message to the Nation (in Spanish), Speech by President Felipe Calderon, September 6, 2010 Video replay of President Calderón's IV Report of Government (Informe) speech; Spot Summaries; IV Report of Government; Statistical Attachment; prior Annual Reports, Presidency of the Republic - 06 September 2010 Ten Points in order to Transform Mexico: Results - 1/ Poverty Fight; 2/ Universal Health Care; 3/ Quality Education; 4/ Public Finances and Austerity; 5/ Economic Reform; 6/ Telecommunications Reform; 7/ Labor Reform; 8/ Regulatory Reform; 9/ Crime Fight; and 10/ Political Reform - 06 September 2010 ——————————————— Spain Too is Joining in Mexican Bicentennial Festivities, by Allan Wall - 06 September 2010 Mexico Arrests 'La Barbie' -- the fall of another Drug Kingpin, by Samuel Logan - 06 September 2010 Argentinean Presidents Seek to Stage-manage 'Democracy,' by Jerry Brewer - 06 September 2010 Bicentennial Festivals in Latin America are Mexico-Plus, by Allan Wall - 30 August 2010 An Invitation to Dine with Mexico's Finest Winemakers, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden - 30 August 2010 Defenses needed on Mexico's Border with Central America, by Jerry Brewer - 30 August 2010 Mexican Gangs and Cartels: Evolving Criminal Insurgencies, by John P. Sullivan and Adam Elkus - 30 August 2010 Are Colombia's FARC Guerrillas now FARC-V for Venezuela? by Samuel Logan - 30 August 2010 2010: The Year of Mexico's Bicentennial and Centennial, by Allan Wall - 23 August 2010 The United States - A Paradise for Drug Traffickers, by Francisco Martín Moreno - 23 August 2010 Mexico, the USA, and the Unthinkable: Drug Legalization, by Patrick Corcoran - 23 August 2010 U.S.-Mexico Border Security Conference Facts and Figures, by Kent Paterson - 23 August 2010 FBI Reports on Combating Crime along the US-Mexico Border, Federal Bureau of Investigation - 23 August 2010 U.S. Official Speaks on Arms Trafficking in the Americas, Ann K. Ganzer - 23 August 2010 U.S. Concessions on Cuba must be Thought-out Carefully, by Jerry Brewer - 23 August 2010 Dictatorial Castro Pans Mexico, Glorifies López Obrador, by Fidel Castro, Granma International - 16 August 2010 Fidel Castro Returns to his Cuban Theater of Subterfuge, by Jerry Brewer - 16 August 2010 Many U.S.-Mexico Border Area Residents see it as Safe, by Kent Paterson - 16 August 2010 U.S. Ambassador Speaks at 'Border Security Conference,' Amb. Carlos Pascual - 16 August 2010 Will Gunboat Diplomacy lead Mexico to Legalize Drugs? by Jerry Brewer - 16 August 2010 Drug Lords could Recruit and Return Banished Migrants to USA, by Samuel Logan - 16 August 2010 Mexican Supreme Court Advances the Gay Marriage Agenda, by Allan Wall - 16 August 2010 Mexican Wines Scored High in International Competition, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden - 16 August 2010 Mexico and the Impact of Central America on its Future, by Jerry Brewer - 09 August 2010 Should Mexico do away with Municipal Police Agencies? by Patrick Corcoran - 09 August 2010 The Drug War in Mexico: By Any Other Name it's Terrorism, by Barnard R. Thompson - 09 August 2010 Mexican Prison Doubles as a Hotel for Cartel Hit Men, by Allan Wall - 09 August 2010 The Growing Desperation of Mexico's Juarez Drug Cartel, by Scott Stewart - 09 August 2010 Mexico Condemns Arizona Law, Commends U.S. Federal Court Ruling, Foreign Affairs Secretariat - 02 August 2010 The Judge's Opinion is in ... and the Border is Still a Mess, by Silvio Canto, Jr. - 02 August 2010 Beyond Border Security: Combating Mexico's Violent Drug Cartels, Third Way, transcript by Federal News Service - 02 August 2010 Muddling Through in Mexico -- Security Expert Interviewed (audio), ISN Security Watch - 02 August 2010 Venezuela and a Constant Meddling in Neighbors' Affairs, by Jerry Brewer - 02 August 2010 Competitiveness and Latin America's Rising Middle Class, by Jaime Daremblum, Hudson Institute - 26 July 2010 Finding Fun, Fine Food and Mexican Wines at Punta Banda, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden - 26 July 2010 Carnage in Mexico has Links to Central and South America, by Ray Walser, The Heritage Foundation - 26 July 2010 Venezuelan Understudy is carrying on Cuba's Revolution, by Jerry Brewer - 26 July 2010 The Ongoing Process of Democratic Transition in Mexico, by Patrick Corcoran - 19 July 2010 Mexico May Not Be Clearly Identifying its Adversaries, by Jerry Brewer - 19 July 2010 Mexico and USA Eliminated in World Cup's Second Round, by Allan Wall - 19 July 2010 Illegal Immigration is a Confusing Position for Police, by Jerry Brewer - 12 July 2010 Concerts and Gourmet Cuisine in Mexico's Wine Country, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden - 12 July 2010 Obama pushing for Immigration System Repairs and Reform, by Merle David Kellerhals Jr. - 05 July 2010 Obama's Immigration Hypocrisy, by Dick Morris and Eileen McGann, Townhall.com - 05 July 2010 Mexico's Complex Struggle against Crime and Atrocities, by Jerry Brewer - 05 July 2010 The Strange Political Economy of Kidnapping, by Bryan Caplan - 05 July 2010 Democracy Makes Unprecedented Gains in Latin America, by Jim Fisher-Thompson - 05 July 2010 The July 4, 2010 Mexican Gubernatorial Elections, by George W. Grayson, Hemisphere Focus, Center for Strategic and International Studies - 05 July 2010 Drug Lords Seek to Intervene in Mexico's Elections, by George W. Grayson - 02 July 2010 Bloodthirsty Los Zetas are striving for control of Mexico, by Jerry Brewer - 28 June 2010 Some of Mexico's Anti-crime Strategies Finally Defined, by Patrick Corcoran - 28 June 2010 Challenges of Mexico-U.S. Insecurity and Violence, Amb. Carlos Pascual - 28 June 2010 Mexico's Envoy to the USA Excels in Bilateral Affairs, by George W. Grayson - 28 June 2010 Mexico's Fine Wines are gaining Worldwide Appreciation, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden - 28 June 2010 Challenge the Arizona Law? I'll believe it when I see it, 'My View' by Silvio Canto, Jr. - 28 June 2010 Mexican President's Discourse on the Lack of Law and Order, President Felipe Calderón - 21 June 2010 Mexico's Police Strategies Must Shift to a Terrorism Model, by Jerry Brewer - 21 June 2010 Federal Lands on the Border: A Safe Haven for 'Bad Guys,' Rep. Rob Bishop - 21 June 2010 U.S. Police along Mexican Border can't do the Feds Job, by Kent Paterson - 21 June 2010 Getting Profiled, Staying Safe and the World Cup in Mexico, by Allan Wall - 21 June 2010 'Press Freedom in the Americas,' House Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere - 21 June 2010 The World Cup: Hope Springs Eternal in Mexico's Breast, by Patrick Corcoran - 14 June 2010 Obama Still Lacks a Coherent Strategy for Latin America, by Jaime Daremblum - 14 June 2010 Secretary Clinton Addresses OAS General Assembly in Peru, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton - 14 June 2010 United States Policy on 'Opportunity in the Americas,' U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton - 14 June 2010 Millions of Mexicans say they want to Migrate to the USA, by Jon Clifton - 14 June 2010 Mexico's Proposed Police Force Model Requires Impetus, by Jerry Brewer - 14 June 2010 Academics bring the Mexican Revolution to El Paso, Texas, by Kent Paterson - 14 June 2010 Obama asks Brewer to work with him in re Immigration, The White House - 07 June 2010 A Growing Subversive Paradigm in Areas of Latin America, by Jerry Brewer - 07 June 2010 Gallup: Child Abuse is Underreported in Latin America, by Cynthia English and Johanna Godoy - 07 June 2010 Address to Canadian Parliament by Felipe Calderon, President of the United Mexican States (video), Parliament of Canada (May 27, 2010) - 31 May 2010 An Inside Look at Mexican Guns and Arms Trafficking, by Barnard R. Thompson - 31 May 2010 Law, Order and Drug Enforcement in Mexico and Colombia, David T. Johnson - 31 May 2010 U.S.-Mexico Security Cooperation: Next Steps for the Merida Initiative, U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Foreign Affairs (Congressional Hearing) - 31 May 2010 New Web Site Features the Best of Mexican Wine and Food, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden - 31 May 2010 Mexican Lorena Ochoa, World's #1 Woman Golfer, Retires, by Allan Wall - 31 May 2010 U.S. and Mexican Presidents Issue a Joint Statement, The White House - 24 May 2010 Mexican President Addresses Joint Session of US Congress, President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa - 24 May 2010 Video (in English): Mexican President Felipe Calderon Addresses Joint Meeting of U.S. Congress, C-SPAN.org (video) - 24 May 2010 Response to Mexican President by California Congressman, Tom McClintock - 24 May 2010 Mexican President's Weapons Data Misleading to Some, by Ted R. Bromund - 24 May 2010 Mr. President: Stop blaming US laws and reform Mexico!, 'My View' by Silvio Canto, Jr. - 24 May 2010 Arizona's SB 1070: Ill-conceived and Doomed to Failure, by Patrick Corcoran - 24 May 2010 Cuba's Agenda in Latin America Remains Clearly Nebulous, by Jerry Brewer - 24 May 2010 Obama is Losing Ground in Latin America due to Neglect, by Jaime Daremblum - 17 May 2010 Mexico's Failed Drug War, by Jorge Castañeda, Cato Institute: Economic Development Bulletin - 17 May 2010 The DEA and its Fallacious Reasoning on Drugs in Mexico, by Patrick Corcoran - 17 May 2010 Is the Chaco Region turning into Another Ciudad Juarez?, by Eliot Brockner - 17 May 2010 Golf and a Fiesta to Benefit Needy Children in Ensenada, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden - 17 May 2010 Some Seeking Reelection via Subterfuge in Latin America, by Jerry Brewer - 17 May 2010 The Role of the U.S. in Combating Human Trafficking, Luis CdeBaca - 17 May 2010 The USA and Drug Trafficking Violence in Mexico, by Cristina Salas, CIP & Just the Facts - 10 May 2010 Southwest Border Partners: U.S.-Mexico Cooperation on Security, Law Enforcement and Commerce, Featured Speakers: Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland Security, U.S., and Fernando Gomez-Mont, Secretary of the Interior, Mexico (transcript), The Brookings Institution - 10 May 2010 Homicide Reports Down in Mexico, Abductions at 5 percent, by Julie Ray - 10 May 2010 Latin Americans say Drug Trafficking is Rife and Rising, by Julie Ray and Steve Crabtree - 10 May 2010 A Current Spotlight on Latin America's Leftist Governments, by Jerry Brewer - 10 May 2010 Mexico Today and the Fight against Vicious Drug Cartels, by George W. Grayson - 03 May 2010 The Downslide of PAN and Recoupment of PRI in Mexico, by Patrick Corcoran - 03 May 2010 California Boaters and the Mexican Navy Working Together, by Ken Franke - 03 May 2010 Many States are Working to Better Control Immigration, by Saskia Sassen - 03 May 2010 Arizona Immigration Law Favored by the Majority: Gallup, by Jeffrey M. Jones - 03 May 2010 TEXT: "Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act," SB 1070, State of Arizona - 03 May 2010 Mexico as Part of Narco-terrorists Ideology of Greed, by Jerry Brewer - 03 May 2010 Working Together Mexico & the US Can Secure the Border, by David Danelo - 26 April 2010 US Envoy Addresses the American Chamber of Commerce, Ambassador Carlos Pascual - 26 April 2010 The Media and Questionable 'Scary Border' Narratives, by Kent Paterson - 26 April 2010 How the Mexican Media Became Quasi-Public Servants, by George Baker - 26 April 2010 Baja California's Wine and Food Festival Season is Here, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden - 26 April 2010 With their Power Intact, Mexico's 'Los Zetas' Spread South, by Jerry Brewer - 19 April 2010 Interview of Mexican Drug Lord: Much Ado about Too Little, by Patrick Corcoran - 19 April 2010 U.S. Secretary of State Announces New Energy Initiatives, Hillary Rodham Clinton - 19 April 2010 Michelle Obama Speaks at Youth Forum in Mexico City, Office of the First Lady - 19 April 2010 Mexico and Direct Foreign Ownership of Coastal Property, by Barnard R. Thompson - 12 April 2010 Bilingual Mexican Wine and Food Show Going Global, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden - 12 April 2010 To Bee or Not to Bee in Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, Mexico - 12 April 2010 Violence in Mexico: A Bloody Reshuffling of Drug Cartels, by Samuel Logan and John P. Sullivan - 12 April 2010 Alleviating Conflict in Mexico is a Shared Responsibility, by Jerry Brewer - 12 April 2010 Mexico is Gridlocked by Do-nothing Partisan Politicians, by Patrick Corcoran - 05 April 2010 Jose Guadalupe Posada: Famed Artist Gets a New Museum, by Kent Paterson - 05 April 2010 Border Problems need Cooperation, Shared Responsibility, Mexican Secretariat of Foreign Affairs - 05 April 2010 Policing Mexico and its Cart before the Horse Woes, by Jerry Brewer - 05 April 2010 U.S. Acts to Combat Arms Trafficking in Western Hemisphere, U.S. Department of State - 05 April 2010 Threats against Human Rights Defenders in Guerrero, Mexico, Washington Office on Latin America - 05 April 2010 Celebrating Easter, 'Pascua de Resurrección,' in Mexico, by Allan Wall - 29 March 2010 Merida U.S.-Mexico High Level Consultative Group Meeting, U.S. Department of State - 29 March 2010 Mexico, U.S. Ratify Commitment to Fight Organized Crime, Mexican Foreign Ministry - 29 March 2010 Merida Initiative: Confronting Violence in Ciudad Juarez, US Embassy Mexico City - 29 March 2010 U.S. Dollars Alone will not end the Drug War in Mexico, by Jerry Brewer - 29 March 2010 Should TV 'Narco-novelas' be banned in Latin America?, by Patrick Corcoran - 22 March 2010 'Spillover' Violence ranges beyond the U.S.-Mexico Border, by Jerry Brewer - 22 March 2010 Mexico's PEMEX, et alii: Orwellian 'Mexspeak' vs. English, by George Baker - 22 March 2010 With all of its Mystique, See Pancho Villa's Last Saddle, by Allan Wall - 22 March 2010 U.S. Envoy Speaks at American Chamber's National Meeting, Ambassador Carlos Pascual - 15 March 2010 President Pledges Incentives for Filmmaking in Mexico, by Brian Flock - 15 March 2010 The Angst and Ordeals of Immigration Law in the U.S., by Kent Paterson - 15 March 2010 Cross Border Reservation Drug Trafficking Sentence Enhancement Act(s) of 2009 (and 2010), U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives - 15 March 2010 'U.S. Policy toward the Americas in 2010 and Beyond,' Testimony by Latin America specialists before the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, House Committee on Foreign Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives (March 10, 2010) - 15 March 2010 Mexico's President is leading a Rudderless War on Crime, by Patrick Corcoran - 08 March 2010 High Stakes for Secretive US-Mexico Border Security Unit, by Samuel Logan - 08 March 2010 Mexicans See Gangs, Drug Trafficking in their Communities, by Jesus Rios and Julie Ray (Gallup) - 08 March 2010 Secretary Clinton: Pathways to Prosperity in the Americas, Hillary Rodham Clinton - 08 March 2010 'Family Winemakers Tasting' coming to Del Mar March 14, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden - 08 March 2010 The Death of a Mexican Drug Lord: What might it mean?, by George W. Grayson - 01 March 2010 Bonus Rains could mean a Banner Year for Mexican Wines, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden - 01 March 2010 Partisan Politics and Opposition to Gay Marriage in Mexico, by Patrick Corcoran - 22 February 2010 A Noted Expert Assesses Latin America and the U.S. Today, by Susan Kaufman Purcell - 22 February 2010 Obama and Latin America: The Curse of Domestic Politics, by Juan Gabriel Tokatlian - 22 February 2010 Less than half of Americans view Mexico Favorably: Gallup, by Lydia Saad - 22 February 2010 The Youth Time Bomb is Ticking Away in Mexico and the US, by Kent Paterson - 15 February 2010 The Paso Robles Wine Tasting Tour is coming to San Diego, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden - 15 February 2010 The Underworld, a Growing Place for Jobs in Honduras, by Samuel Logan - 15 February 2010 US Immigration: 'Normalization' vs. Comprehensive Reform, by Rosa Martha Villarreal - 08 February 2010 Mexican Ex-official's Drug War Narrative Uncorroborated, by Patrick Corcoran - 08 February 2010 An Interview with one of Mexico's Premier Winemakers, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden - 08 February 2010 The Push is on to Move Paraguay into the Leftist Camp, by Jerry Brewer - 08 February 2010 Obama's State of the Union and Ignoring Latin America, by Jaime Daremblum - 1 February 2010 Mexico may become a major 'Medical Tourism' Destination, by Kent Paterson - 1 February 2010 U.S.-Mexico Framework on Clean Energy and Climate Change, by Roberta Jacobson - 1 February 2010 Are Mexican Officials Negotiating with Narco Kingpins?, by Samuel Logan - 1 February 2010 Terrorism Roots in the Tri-border Area of South America, by Jerry Brewer - 1 February 2010 Some Strange Bedfellows in This Year's Mexican Elections, by Patrick Corcoran - 25 January 2010 Wrongdoing Claims Surface Quickly in Mexican Campaign, by Barnard R. Thompson - 25 January 2010 Ensenada is emerging as Mexico's Wine and Gourmet Capital, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden - 25 January 2010 The DEA Uncovers a Latin America-Africa Drug-Terror Nexus, by Samuel Logan - 25 January 2010 Morales of Bolivia Parrots Venezuela's Leftist Rhetoric, by Jerry Brewer - 25 January 2010 Gallup: Opinion Briefing: Latin America's Leftists, by Steve Crabtree and Jesus Rios - 25 January 2010 After One Year, an Assessment of Obama in Latin America, by Ray Walser - 18 January 2010 Mexico Must Strive for Lasting Achievements in 2010, by Patrick Corcoran - 11 January 2010 Mexico's Zetas Key to the Beltran Leyva Gang's Survival, by Samuel Logan - 11 January 2010 Mexico's Security Apparatus Must Guard against Apathy, by Jerry Brewer - 11 January 2010 Our Christmas Vacation with Family and Friends in Mexico, by Allan Wall - 11 January 2010 A Review of U.S. Activities in the Western Hemisphere, by Arturo A. Valenzuela - 11 January 2010 Mexican Drug War Success hangs on Targeting Overlords, by Patrick Corcoran - 28 December 2009 Mexico's Cartel Criminals Manipulate Police Intelligence, by Jerry Brewer - 28 December 2009 Trailblazers named Mexico's 'Wine Persons of the Year,' 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden - 28 December 2009 Mexico's World Record Christmas Tree and 'Bionacimiento,' by Allan Wall - 21 December 2009 U.S. Anxiety due to Mexico's Expanding Drug Violence, by Jerry Brewer - 21 December 2009 Mexican President Must Discard Cronyism and Face Reality, by Patrick Corcoran - 14 December 2009 The Myth that No Place in Mexico is Safe, by Sylvia Longmire - 14 December 2009 Mexican Drug Cartel Recruitment of Teenagers in the USA, by Samuel Logan - 14 December 2009 Strategies in the U.S.-Mexico War against Terrorization, by Jerry Brewer - 14 December 2009 Fine California & Mexican Wines thanks to Italian Migrants, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden - 14 December 2009 Mexican History in a Single Phrase: 'Los de Abajo,' by George Baker - 14 December 2009 First Diplomacy Briefing Series Meeting, Focused on the Issues and Challenges of U.S. Relations with Latin America, Remarks by Hillary Rodham Clinton, U.S. Secretary of State - 14 December 2009 Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, Visits Mexico - 14 December 2009 The Irony of Mexico's Problems along its Southern Border, by Sylvia Longmire - 07 December 2009 Latinas Pursue Projects, Empowerment of Women Workers, by Kent Paterson - 07 December 2009 Mexican Polls and U.S. Immigration Policy Implications, by Allan Wall - 07 December 2009 Gallup Poll: U.S. Leadership, Obama Winning Favor in Latin America - 07 December 2009 Latin America continues to be a Vulnerable Open Frontier, by Jerry Brewer - 07 December 2009 Many Oppose the Renaming of a Mexican Island for Jacques Cousteau, by Miguel Leon-Portilla - 30 November 2009 Great Wine and Gourmet Cuisine in Rosarito Beach, Mexico, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden - 30 November 2009 Border Area Violence & Security Problems in the Americas, by John P. Sullivan and Adam Elkus - 30 November 2009 Will the U.S. Media Meddle in Mexico's Presidential Race?, by Patrick Corcoran - 23 November 2009 Central American Disorder - a Threat to Mexico's Security, by Sylvia Longmire - 23 November 2009 Mexican Drug Cartels now Control Cocaine in the Americas, by Eliot Brockner - 23 November 2009 Development Bank Funds over US$1b in Border Projects, by Kent Paterson - 23 November 2009 Viñas de Garza Winery Opens in Baja California, Mexico, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden - 23 November 2009 Mexican Revolution Day and Upcoming 'Super-Duper Fiestas,' by Allan Wall - 16 November 2009 Mexican Scholar: 'Has any War on Drugs ever been won?,' by Dan Freedman - 16 November 2009 Janet Napolitano: 'To do this job as effectively as possible, DHS needs immigration reform,' U.S. Department of Homeland Security - 16 November 2009 Ecuador Base Loss Reduces Counternarcotics Surveillance, by Stephen Kaufman - 16 November 2009 Gallup Poll Finds 'Chavismo' Losing Steam in Venezuela, by Steve Crabtree - 16 November 2009 The Media and Finger-Pointing in the U.S.-Mexico Drug Wars, by Patrick Corcoran - 09 November 2009 How much is the U.S. to Blame for Mexico's Drug War?, by Sylvia Longmire - 09 November 2009 The More Deadly Side of Growing Vigilantism in Mexico, by Sylvia Longmire - 02 November 2009 Is Panama to be Latin America's Diamond Smuggling Hub?, by Samuel Logan - 02 November 2009 In Honduras, Instability, Fear of Civil War Preceded Deal, by Ian T. Brown and Jesus Rios - 02 November 2009 State-owned Utility Seizure was a Needed Step in Mexico, by Patrick Corcoran - 26 October 2009 The Joy of Living in Mexico's Finest Wine Country, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden - 26 October 2009 Latin America: Time for Reform, Not for Complacency, Mauricio Cárdenas, The Brookings Institution - 26 October 2009 Ambassador Speaks to Mexican-American Leaders in US, Arturo Sarukhan, Ambassador of Mexico to the USA - 19 October 2009 Mexican Cartels are Taking over US Marijuana Production, by Sylvia Longmire - 19 October 2009 Mexico, Norman Borlaug and the Green Revolution, by Allan Wall - 19 October 2009 Honduran Law and Self-determination must be Respected, by Jerry Brewer - 19 October 2009 As Mexican Wine Industry Grows Dark Clouds are Looming, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden - 12 October 2009 Mexico's Rising Drug Use and Addiction - Who is to Blame?, by Sylvia Longmire - 12 October 2009 Costa Rica and Panama Ensnared in Hemispheric Drug Trade, by Samuel Logan and John P. Sullivan - 12 October 2009 Some Mexicans see Light at end of Crises Plagued Tunnel, by Patrick Corcoran - 12 October 2009 Latin Americans Need Professionalized Espionage Agencies, by Jerry Brewer - 12 October 2009 National Issues, Role Models and Mexican Foreign Policy, by Barnard R. Thompson - 05 October 2009 Comments from a Major U.S.-Mexico Drug War Conference, by Kent Paterson - 05 October 2009 Regional Concerns due to Colombia-US Military Base Pact, by Oliver Harvey - 05 October 2009 Accord on Colombian Bases Does Not Raise US Presence, by Stephen Kaufman - 05 October 2009 U.S., Mexico Ambassadors with Press after High-level Group Meeting, U.S. Ambassador Carlos Pascual and Mexican Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan - 28 September 2009 Mexico's Security - a Declining World Topic of Priority, by Jerry Brewer - 28 September 2009 Mexico: Judicial Abuse Charges against LPG Conglomerate, by George Baker - 28 September 2009 Doña Lupe Wines to be featured in Rosarito Beach, Mexico, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden - 28 September 2009 Inter-American Network Fights Poverty, Social Inequality, by Eric Green - 28 September 2009 Are Mexican Cartels Expanding for Bigger Profits or Survival?, by Sylvia Longmire - 21 September 2009 Mexico's Bloody Drug War, by Jaime Daremblum - 21 September 2009 Border Czar Shows Misguided U.S. Understanding of Mexico, by Patrick Corcoran - 21 September 2009 Guatemala: A Source of Weapons for Mexican Criminals, Southern Pulse Network Staff - 21 September 2009 Mexico's Hypocritical Tobacco Laws vs. Allowed Drug Use, by Bernd Debusmann Jr. - 21 September 2009 Britain, Spain and Latin America, A Speech to the Latin American Forum by British Foreign Office Minister Chris Bryant - 21 September 2009 'Viva Mexico,' the Cry that led a People to Independence, by Allan Wall - 14 September 2009 Official Immunity and Mexico's Fight against Corruption, by Sylvia Longmire - 14 September 2009 The Mutation of Crime and Terror in Latin America, by Jerry Brewer - 14 September 2009 Border Area Women Workers Displaced by NAFTA Plow On, by Kent Paterson - 14 September 2009 Mexico to be part of the San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden - 14 September 2009 Mexico's Supreme Court is Now Stepping up to the Plate, by Patrick Corcoran - 07 September 2009 Mexican Cartel Enforcers and Rising 'Collateral Damage,' by Sylvia Longmire - 07 September 2009 Joint Declaration, U.S.-Mexico XXVII Border Governors Conference, September 2-4, 2009, Monterrey, Nuevo León - 07 September 2009 Drought, Lack of Credit, Imports hurting Mexican Ranchers, by Kent Paterson - 07 September 2009 Mexico Lacks a Plan to Correct Negative Media Perceptions, by Gregory Payne - 07 September 2009 Third Annual Report of Government - Message to the Nation (Informe) English Third State of the Union Address on National Television, President Felipe Calderón - 07 September 2009 0- President gets jump on Mexico's Annual Report - or Did He?, Introduction (by MexiData.info) - 31 August 2009 President's Addresses by Subject 1- Address to the Nation on Economics - Third State of the Union Address - President Felipe Calderón - 31 August 2009 2- Address to the Nation on Infrastructure - Third State of the Union Address - President Felipe Calderón - 31 August 2009 3- Address to the Nation on Health - Third State of the Union Address - President Felipe Calderón - 31 August 2009 4- Address to the Nation on Security [1] - Third State of the Union Address - President Felipe Calderón - 31 August 2009 5- Address to the Nation on Security [2] - Third State of the Union Address - President Felipe Calderón - 07 September 2009 6- Address to the Nation on Education - Third State of the Union Address - President Felipe Calderón - 07 September 2009 7- Address to the Nation on Alleviating Poverty - Third State of the Union Address - President Felipe Calderón - 07 September 2009 8- Address to the Nation on the Environment - Third State of the Union Address - President Felipe Calderón - 07 September 2009 *Links to complete Tercer Informe de Gobierno, in Spanish* Third Government Report, (Tercer Informe de Gobierno, in Spanish) ———————————————————— PEMEX: Mexico Loses $700 Million Annually to Oil Theft, by Sylvia Longmire - 31 August 2009 Why are we doing this to President Calderon and Mexico?, 'My View' by Silvio Canto, Jr. - 31 August 2009 Russian Vintners Win Gold at Baja California Wine Event, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden - 31 August 2009 Policymakers Seem to have Lost a Gulf of Mexico Island, by Allan Wall - 24 August 2009 Mexican Crime 'Family' is Cloaked in 'Divine Justice,' by Samuel Logan and John P. Sullivan - 24 August 2009 Mexico's EPR 'Guerrillas': A Nuisance or a Threat in 2010?, by Sylvia Longmire - 24 August 2009 Tri-national Leaders Leave wrangling to the Soccer Scene, by Patrick Corcoran - 24 August 2009 Out of the PAN and Into the Fire, by Babak Farrahi - 24 August 2009 Summing up the recent 'North American Leaders Summit,' Canadian Prime Minister Harper, Mexican President Calderon, and U.S. President Obama -- Index - 17 August 2009 Making Sense of the Southbound Weapons Flow to Mexico, by Sylvia Longmire - 17 August 2009 Californians find Travel to Rosarito Beach, Mexico Safe, Brent McCabe and Chuck Cohen - 17 August 2009 Gourmet Cuisine and Fine Wine Dinners in Baja California, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden - 17 August 2009 Visit to Colombia by Mexican President Felipe Calderon, Presidency of the Republic - 17 August 2009 Joint Declaration by Presidents of Uruguay and Mexico, Presidency of the Republic - 17 August 2009 Los Linces, Mexican Drug War Contemporaries of Los Zetas, by Sylvia Longmire - 10 August 2009 Intraparty Bloodletting is taking its Toll in Mexico, by Patrick Corcoran - 10 August 2009 The North American Leaders Summit: Promoting Economic Freedom and Security, by James M. Roberts and Ray Walser, Ph.D. - 10 August 2009 Democracy is Being Brought into Question in Mexico, by Barnard R. Thompson - 03 August 2009 Obama, Calderón and Harper to Stress North American Cooperation at Summit, by Eric Green - 03 August 2009 State Visit to Costa Rica by the President of Mexico, Presidency of the Republic - 03 August 2009 Mexican Immigration through New Mexico and the Southwest, by Tom Miles - 03 August 2009 Dream of a Giant US-Mexico Border Area Park Revived, by Rick LoBello - 03 August 2009 11th Summit of Heads of State of the Tuxtla Mechanism of Dialogue and Agreement -- Guanacaste Declaration - 03 August 2009 The Heritage Foundation: Honduras' Conservative Awakening, by Ray Walser, Ph.D. - 03 August 2009 Mexican Crime Families: Political Aims and Social Plans, by John P. Sullivan and Adam Elkus - 27 July 2009 U.S. Senator Speaks on U.S.-Mexico Border Violence, Senator John McCain - 27 July 2009 Mexican Cartels Seek Safety and Friends by Moving South, by Jerry Brewer - 27 July 2009 The Continuing Honduras Dispute Spills Over into Mexico, by Allan Wall - 27 July 2009 Crime and Political Crises in an Already Weak Honduras, by Samuel Logan - 27 July 2009 A Wine Connoisseur Rediscovers Madera, California, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden - 27 July 2009 An Agenda to Get Mexico's Military out of the Drug War?, by Barnard R. Thompson - 20 July 2009 Revolutionary Latin America and Today's Nexus of Terror, by Jerry Brewer - 20 July 2009 Post-election Change and Political Maneuvering in Mexico, by Patrick Corcoran - 13 July 2009 Mexico's Midterm Election - Winners, Losers and Speculation about the Future, by Allan Wall - 13 July 2009 Mexico's 2009 Midterm Elections and Future Energy Reform, by George Baker - 13 July 2009 Mexico, a Strategic Hub in the Americas Scheme of Things, by Jerry Brewer - 13 July 2009 Drinking Mexican Wine with the Locals in My Secret Idaho, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden - 13 July 2009 Statement of Carlos E. Pascual, Ambassador Designate to the United Mexican States, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (Nominations Hearing) - 13 July 2009 Statement by Arturo A. Valenzuela, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Nominee, to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (Nominations Hearing) - 13 July 2009 Latin America - Realizing the Dream, Speech by Chris Bryant, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, UK - 13 July 2009 Coups, Intervention, Hypocrisy and Mexican Foreign Policy, by Barnard R. Thompson - 06 July 2009 Baja California, Mexico: Impact of U.S. Media, an Analysis, Prepared by Scott Hanning and Jeffrey Werner - 06 July 2009 United Kingdom: Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Mexico - 06 July 2009 Many Have Seen Honduras as Unstable for Some Time, by Ian T. Brown - 06 July 2009 At Last Mexico's Midterm Elections seem less Insipid, by Barnard R. Thompson - 29 June 2009 Might Mexico's Drug War Strategy Finally be Succeeding?, by Patrick Corcoran - 29 June 2009 Food and Wine Fiesta Season Underway in Baja California, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden - 29 June 2009 Emerging Russian and Iranian Interest in Latin America, by Jerry Brewer - 29 June 2009 Argentines' Faith in Leadership Down Ahead of Elections, by Ian T. Brown - 29 June 2009 Supreme Court Rejects Case Against Mexican Border Wall, by Kent Paterson - 22 June 2009 Book Release: 'This Is for the Mara Salvatrucha: Inside the MS-13, America's Most Violent Gang,' Forthcoming book by Samuel Logan - 22 June 2009 Cuba, with Castro's Ideology and Heavy-hand, is a Pariah, by Jerry Brewer - 22 June 2009 'Cartels': A Counterproductive Mexican Drug War Misnomer, by Patrick Corcoran - 15 June 2009 My Visit to Mexico -- Family, Friends, Politics and More, by Allan Wall - 15 June 2009 Remarks at the Inter-American Conference of Mayors, Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State - 15 June 2009 Latin America: 'We Did Something Wrong,' by Oscar Arias, President of Costa Rica - 08 June 2009 Mexico's Midterm Elections, Abstention and Party Picks, by Patrick Corcoran - 1 June 2009 Judging Experience and Mexico's National Energy Council, by George Baker - 1 June 2009 'Guatemalastan': How to Prevent a Failed State in our Midst, by Kevin Casas-Zamora - 1 June 2009 Intrigue Abounds in Alleged Plot to Kill Bolivia's Evo Morales, by Samuel Logan - 1 June 2009 Mexico, Mexican Americans, and Anti-Semitism, by Rosa Martha Villarreal - 25 May 2009 Mexico and the Price of Economic Consequence, by Bruce D. Greenberg - 25 May 2009 The H1N1 Virus - A Challenge for Mexico and the World, by Allan Wall - 25 May 2009 Amnesty as an Economic Stimulus: Not the Answer to the Illegal Immigration Problem, by Jena Baker McNeill, The Heritage Foundation - 25 May 2009 Privatizing the Police: A Developing Model in the U.S.A., by Jody Ray Bennett - 25 May 2009 Mexico Must Deal With Purported Abuse by the Military, by Patrick Corcoran - 5-18-09 US Prison Gangs Uniting with Mexican Crime Organizations, by Samuel Logan - 5-18-09 U.S. Border Sovereignty and Protection Act Introduced, Rep. Duncan D. Hunter - 5-18-09 Remarks at the 39th Washington Conference of the Council of Americas by James B. Steinberg, Deputy Secretary of State, USDOS - 5-18-09 Gallup: In Latin America, Less Than Half Familiar with Ethanol, by Ian T. Brown - 5-18-09 Living with Mexico's Trauma of Insecurity, by Sergio Aguayo Quezada - 5-18-09 Mexico Real Estate: Cell Phone Fees Drop for Binational Users near the Border, by Brian Flock (05/11/09) Mexico's Ill-starred Fortunes have to Improve Soon, by Patrick Corcoran (05/04/09) Mexico's Flu: Expect Political and Economic Fallout, by Ray Walser, Ph.D. (05/04/09) Ensenada Fusion: Mexican-Peruvian-Italian Cuisine, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden (05/04/09) Iran's Inroads and Deepening Ties in Latin American, by Samuel Logan (05/04/09) Mexican Navy takes part in U.S. Hosted 'UNITAS Gold' Exercise, by Allan Wall (04/27/09) Fiestas de la Vendimia 2009 Schedule - Mexico's Annual Wine Festival, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden (04/27/09) Mexico's Dirty Cash - Free Rein to Money Launderers, by Sam Logan (04/27/09) Raul Castro and Cuba: Reading Changes in a New Era, by Antoni Kapcia (04/27/09) The Mexican Government's Encroaching on Individual Rights, by Patrick Corcoran (04/20/09) Will the Dream of a Giant Park on the Border be revived After Obama's Visit to Mexico?, by Rick LoBello (04/20/09) Are the Americas Facing a Climate of Deceit?, by Jerry Brewer (04/20/09) President Obama Supports an Inter-American Arms Treaty, by Merle David Kellerhals Jr. (04/20/09) Private Sector Has Bigger Role to Play in the Americas, by Ian T. Brown (04/20/09) The Worldwide Expansion of Violent Mexican Drug Cartels, by Barnard R. Thompson (04/13/09) Mexico is Awash with Weapons - Is the USA to Blame?, by Allan Wall (04/13/09) 'Vino-Tourism' - Ensenada, Mexico, has a Fine New Wine Tasting Room, by Steve Dryden (04/13/09) The Easter Season in Mexico, by Allan Wall (04/06/09) Forbes: From Misinformation to Disinformation on Mexico, by Patrick Corcoran (04/06/09) Mexico and the United Kingdom in the World, Joint declaration between the UK & Mexico (04/06/09) Fact Sheet: U.S. Department of Justice Efforts to Combat Mexican Drug Cartels (04/06/09) Questionable Public Policies and Compensation in Mexico, by George Baker (04/06/09) Latin America: The Mullah, the Caudillo and the Terrorist, by Apoorva Shah (04/06/09) U.S. Administration Officials Announce U.S.-Mexico Border Security Policy: A Comprehensive Response & Commitment, The White House (03/30/09) Nine Mexicans (One a Drug Lord) on Forbes Billionaires' List, by Allan Wall (03/30/09) Brazilian Ascendancy and South American Security, by Sam Logan (03/30/09) Obama's Road to Mexico paved with Blame and Recriminations, by Patrick Corcoran (03/23/09) Murder by the Media: What Misleading News Coverage Is Doing to Mexico, by Hugo Torres (03/23/09) The Mexican Church is Flexing its Political Muscle Anew, by Barnard R. Thompson (03/23/09) U.S. and Mexican Criminals are Consolidating in the USA, by Jerry Brewer (03/23/09) Recession, Mexican Drug Cartels, putting Honduras at Risk, by Eliot Brockner (03/23/09) Analysis: The Politics of Refinery Location in Mexico, by George Baker (03/23/09) U.S. Diplomat Commends & Supports Mexican Government, by Leslie Bassett, Chargé d'affaires, U.S. Embassy-Mexico (03/16/09) 'Vino-Tourism' - Springtime Touring through Mexico's Finest Wine Country, by Steve Dryden (03/16/09) Pemex and Playing Political Softball in the Mexican Senate, by George Baker (03/16/09) The Evolution of 'Los Zetas,' a Mexican Crime Organization, by Sam Logan (03/16/09) Mexico Real Estate: Mexico Might Allow Foreign Ownership of Coastal Property, by Brian Flock (03/09/09) Little Known Mexican Efforts against Crime and Violence, by Patrick Corcoran (03/09/09) Along the United States-Mexico Border 'Litter' Saves Lives, by Sam Logan (03/09/09) The Mexican Drug War is Decimating Traditional Police Role, by Jerry Brewer (03/02/09) The Joint Forces Command, Mexico's Top Cop and Cartel Wars, by Allan Wall (03/02/09) Mexicans Need to Rethink their Electoral Media Practices, by Patrick Corcoran (03/02/09) 'Vino-Tourism' - Mexican Wines, Artisan Cuisine and Binational Events, by Steve Dryden (03/02/09) Is Mexico Moving towards a State of Failure?, by Sergio Aguayo Quezada (02/23/09) Gallup Poll Opinion Briefing: Mexico's War on Drug Traffickers, by Jesus Rios and Julie Ray (02/23/09) Competitiveness and Other Needs in Mexico's Energy Sector, by George Baker (02/23/09) Keeping Families Together Act, H.R. 938, 111th Congress, 1st Session, U.S. House of Representatives (02/23/09) President Obama Renews United States' Commitment to Canada, by David McKeeby (02/23/09) Plan Now for Baja California's 2009 'Fiestas de la Vendimia' Wine and Food Festivities, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden (02/16/09) Mexican Tourism: Beach Areas Down but Still Not Out, by Kent Paterson (02/16/09) Mexico Real Estate - Home Security: Prevention or a Costly Recovery?, by Brian Flock (02/16/09) The Latest Round of the U.S.-Mexico Soccer Rivalry, by Allan Wall (02/16/09) U.S. Policy Toward Latin America in 2009 and Beyond, House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, U.S. House of Representatives (02/16/09) Threats Warrant Western Hemisphere Intelligence Sharing, by Jerry Brewer (02/16/09) Is Mexico's PAN Advancing Democracy or Setting it Back?, by Barnard R. Thompson (02/09/09) Truth, Deceptions and Fallacies about Mexico's Drug Wars, by Patrick Corcoran (02/09/09) La Familia: Another Deadly Mexican Syndicate, by George W. Grayson (02/09/09) No hay mujeres: Latin America Women and Gender Equality, by Kristen Sample (02/09/09) President Obama Ushers in a New Era of US-Mexico Hope, by Kent Paterson (02/02/09) Mexico Celebrates an 'Activist' and Amended Constitution, by Allan Wall (02/02/09) Mexican Pretender Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador Pushes On, by Kent Paterson (02/02/09) Ecuador: China's Human Trafficking Backdoor to the USA, by Sam Logan (02/02/09) Latin Americans Must End the Pervasive Climate of Impunity, by Jerry Brewer (02/02/09) A (Farewell) Message from Antonio O. Garza, Jr., Ambassador of the USA to Mexico (01/26/09) Mexico's President Could Learn from Obama and Bush Models, by Patrick Corcoran (01/26/09) Current Hot Topics in the Mexico Resort Real Estate Market, by Matthew A. Miller (01/26/09) Vinífera, a Good Place to Start your Wine Tour of Mexico, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden (01/26/09) Latin America and the Paradigm of Geopolitical Choices, by Jerry Brewer (01/26/09) U.S. Foreign Policy Opinion Briefing: Latin America's Leftists, by Steve Crabtree and Jesús Ríos/Gallup (01/26/09) 2009: A Year of Reckoning for Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, by Sam Logan (01/26/09) When the Hoopla Is Over Will Obama Let Down Mexicans?, by Allan Wall (01/19/09) A Seasoned Traveler Mulls Over Visiting Mexico Today, by Sandy McLeod (01/19/09) The USA, Mexican Americans and the End of Solitude, by Rosa Martha Villarreal (01/19/09) The Mexican Agenda and the First Calderon-Obama Meeting, by Barnard R. Thompson (01/12/09) Mexico and its President Face Dismal Prospects in 2009, by Patrick Corcoran (01/12/09) The Western Hemisphere Struggles on the Edge of an Abyss, by Jerry Brewer (01/12/09) The Rising Toll owing to Rampaging Mexican Drug Lords, by Barnard R. Thompson (01/05/09) Teamwork Needed to Improve Security and Safety in Mexico, by Jerry Brewer (01/05/09) A Year of War, Recession and Repression in the Borderlands, by Kent Paterson (01/05/09) Mexicans Toy with Capital Punishment for Kidnappers, by Patrick Corcoran (12/29/08) Movements Afoot to Demolish the U.S.-Mexico Border Wall, by Kent Paterson (12/29/08) Happy 2009 from Baja California's 'Tres Mujeres' Winery, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden (12/29/08) Is the US-Mexico Border Prepared for Environmental Disaster?, by Kent Paterson (12/22/08) Mexico at Christmastime, by Allan Wall (12/22/08) Mexico Confronts Pervasiveness of Criminal Syndicates, by Jerry Brewer (12/22/08) Likely Thinking on Obama's Plans for Latin America, Cuba, by Sam Logan (12/22/08) Faulting Mexico's Military as a Drug War Police Force, by Barnard R. Thompson (12/15/08) Can Mexico's Left Outlast Andrés Manuel López Obrador?, by Patrick Corcoran (12/15/08) The Spanish Wine Revolution and its Mexico Connections, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden (12/15/08) U.S. Diplomacy in the Americas: A Conversation with the Diplomatic Corps, Thomas A. Shannon, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs; and U.S. Ambassadors to Western Hemisphere Countries, U.S. Department of State (12/15/08) Calderon after Two Years and the Mexican Auto Industry, by Allan Wall (12/08/08) Mexico Real Estate: Foreclosure Bargains in Mexico's Touristic Communities, by Brian Flock (12/08/08) Past Reforms Make Mexican Oil Laws Less Friendly Today, by George Baker (12/08/08) Beijing's Presence, Inroads and Goals in Latin America, by Sam Logan (12/08/08) Latin America and the World Face Evolving Radical Threats, by Jerry Brewer (12/08/08) Latin America Experts Give Advise as to Travel in Mexico, by Dr. James B. Gerber and Dr. Ramona Pérez (12/01/08) Futile to Expect an Overnight End to Mexico's Crime War, by Patrick Corcoran (12/01/08) Colombia is a Leader in the Fight against Terrorism, by James K. Glassman (12/01/08) Who - in actual fact - is Killing Journalists in Mexico?, by Michel Marizco (11/24/08) Unity Needed to Fight Crime and Gangs in the Americas, by Jerry Brewer (11/24/08) Mexico-Aided Activists Work to Reform U.S. Immigration, by Barnard R. Thompson (11/24/08) Valediction by U.S. Envoy to Mexico on Bilateral Concerns, Remarks by U.S. Ambassador Antonio O. Garza, Jr. (11/24/08) What Obama wants in the U.S. Relationship with Mexico, by J. Jesús Esquivel (11/17/08) Will President Obama in fact have an Interest in Mexico?, by Patrick Corcoran (11/17/08) The Mexican Revolution and Its Legacy a Century Later, by Allan Wall (11/17/08) Obama's Victory: Latin American and World Views, by ISN Security Watch Staff (11/10/08) A Message from Antonio O. Garza, Jr., Ambassador of the USA to Mexico (11/10/08) USA Extends Condolences for Mexican Interior Secretary, by David McKeeby (posted 11/10/08) Juan Camilo Mouriño (RIP) and Energy Reform in Mexico, by George Baker (11/10/08) Day of the Dead Observances along the U.S.-Mexico Border, by Kent Paterson (11/10/08) Who are Mexicans rooting for in the U.S. Election?, by Allan Wall (11/03/08) Can a Young Mexican Governor Recapture 'PRI'-eminence?, by Patrick Corcoran (11/03/08) Mexican Cartels Now Dominate the Americas, by Sam Logan (11/03/08) Mexico and the U.S.A. Targeting Criminal Hierarchy, by Jerry Brewer (11/03/08) Plan to Save Mexican Porpoise, Promote Local Economies, by Kent Paterson (11/03/08) A Preliminary Assessment of Mexico's Energy Reforms, by George Baker (10/27/08) Why the Mexico Mortgage Market Remains Healthy, Despite U.S. Turmoil, by David Schwartz, Tina M. Rebello, and Matthew A. Miller (10/27/08) Remarks by Secretary Condoleezza Rice En Route to Mexico, U.S. Department of State (10/27/08) Secretary Michael Chertoff on the State of Immigration, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (10/27/08) Mexico Joins in at Top Ranked San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden (10/27/08) Mexico May Avoid the Worst of the US Financial Meltdown, by Patrick Corcoran (10/20/08) A Message from Antonio O. Garza, Jr., Ambassador of the USA to Mexico (10/20/08) Mexicans Coexisting with the Mexican Drug Cartels, by Allan Wall (10/20/08) Mexico's 'La Familia': Society's Saviors or Sociopaths?, by Malcolm Beith (10/20/08) Costa Rica is Taking on the Mexican and Colombian Cartels, by Barnard R. Thompson (10/20/08) Law Enforcement Must Comprehend Changes in Policing, by Jerry Brewer (10/20/08) Russia and Friends in Latin America: Backyard Games, by Simon Saradzhyan and Sam Logan (10/20/08) Mexican Pacific Coast Tourism Project to Outshine Cancun, by Barnard R. Thompson (10/13/08) Mexico Real Estate: Tiger Woods Golf Course to be Built in Baja California, by Brian Flock (10/13/08) Latin America is Adjusting to World Financial Turmoil, by Eric Green (10/13/08) Washington and Latin America: Farewell, Monroe Doctrine, by Juan Gabriel Tokatlian (10/13/08) United States Foreign Policy and Strategic Dimensions, by Roger F. Noriega (10/13/08) Jose Guadalupe Posada: Printmaker to the Mexican People, by Sandy McLeod (10/06/08) Opportunity Costs in the Mexican Oil Sector (annotated), by George Baker (10/06/08) The 'Latin American Commission on Drugs and Democracy,' by Patrick Corcoran (10/06/08) Might Drug Decriminalization Help Matters in Mexico?, by Allan Wall (10/06/08) The Americas, New Arms Races & the Right to Self-defense, by Jerry Brewer (10/06/08) Mexico and the USA in the War against Drugs and Violence, by Barnard R. Thompson (09/29/08) Revisiting 'A New Time for Mexico' and Bilateral Affairs, by Rosa Martha Villarreal (09/29/08) Finding Gold in the Mexican Village of Francisco Zarco, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden (09/29/08) Mexico's Sovereignty Is Essential to U.S. Interests, by Jerry Brewer (09/29/08) The Monroe Doctrine: USA Influence goes Down the Drain, by Southern Pulse Network Staff (09/29/08) Is All the Talent Leaving Latin America?, Gallup Poll (09/29/08) With Terrorist Acts, Mexican Cartels go from Bad to Worse, by Patrick Corcoran (09/22/08) Cowardly Attack will Unify Mexico, Statement by U.S. Ambassador Antonio O. Garza (09/22/08) Mexico to Reform its Gaming Law, with or without Casinos, by Barnard R. Thompson (09/22/08) Mexico Real Estate: Comparison of Housing Subdivisions to Gated Communities, by Brian Flock (09/22/08) The Latin American Police as opposed to Military Dilemma, by Jerry Brewer (09/22/08) September 16, Mexico's Independence Day, by Allan Wall (09/15/08) Casinos in Mexico - A Safe Bet or Endless Machinations?, by Barnard R. Thompson (09/15/08) Mexico's Liceaga Winery, the Estate is Outdoing Itself, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden (09/15/08) Issues Affecting Mexico's Dividing Line with Guatemala, by Suzana Shepard-Durni (09/15/08) Panama Must Remilitarize to Strengthen Regional Security, by Jerry Brewer (09/15/08) Reelection Would Induce Mexican Politicos to Fight Crime, by Patrick Corcoran (09/08/08) Mexico Real Estate: Northern Baja California's Development Future, by Brian Flock (09/08/08) Terrorist Radicalization Poses a Threat to Latin America, by Jerry Brewer (09/08/08) McCain vs. Obama: Stark Contrasts on Latin America Policy, by Eric Green (plus links to candidate and party platform positions on Latin America) (09/08/08) The Mexican 'Informe Presidencial' - A Changing Tradition, by Allan Wall (09/08/08) 0- Introduction: Mexico's State of the Union Report (09/08/08) 1- Security: Message from President Felipe Calderón as Part of the Second State of the Union Address (09/01/08) 2- State of Law: Message from President Felipe Calderón as Part of the Second State of the Union Address (09/01/08) 3- Economy: Message from President Felipe Calderón as Part of the Second State of the Union Address (09/01/08) 4- Equal Opportunities: Message from President Felipe Calderón as Part of the Second State of the Union Address (09/01/08) 5- Education: Message from President Felipe Calderón as Part of the Second State of the Union Address (09/01/08) 6- Health: Message from President Felipe Calderón as Part of the Second State of the Union Address (09/01/08) 7- Energy and PEMEX: Message from President Felipe Calderón as Part of the Second State of the Union Address (09/08/08) 8- An Overview of the State of the Nation: Message from President Felipe Calderón as Part of the Second State of the Union Address (09/08/08) 9- Infrastructure (two parts): Message from President Felipe Calderón as Part of the Second State of the Union Address (09/08/08) 10- Environment: Message from President Felipe Calderón as Part of the Second State of the Union Address (09/08/08) 11- Closing: Message from President Felipe Calderón as Part of the Second State of the Union Address (09/08/08) Three Medals Won by Mexicans during Summer Olympics, by Allan Wall (09/01/08) No Anniversary Party for Controversial Cross-Border Trucking Program, Knowledge@W. P. Carey (09/01/08) Air and Arsenic, and the Paso del Norte Border Region, by Kent Paterson (09/01/08) Mexican Politics, from the Far Right to the Fissured Left, by Patrick Corcoran (08/25/08) Double-Standards used to Sensationalize U.S. News Coverage of Baja California, Mexico, by Ron Raposa (08/25/08) Mexican Real Estate: 'Virtual Baja California' Begins to Get Uncomfortably Real, by Brian Flock (08/25/08) Baja California: Mexico's Wine, Food and Fun Capital, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden and Carlos Travesi Bosch (08/25/08) Next USA President Unlikely to Alter Latin America Policy, by Eric Green (08/25/08) The Price of Crime and Violence in Central America, by Southern Pulse Network Staff (08/25/08) Chavez and Cuba are Conduits of a New Cold War Threat, by Jerry Brewer (08/25/08) A Mexican Review of Oil Prices and US Supply & Demand, by Carlos Luken (08/25/08) Joint Declaration: XXVI Border Governors Conference, Universal City, California (08-18-08) U.S., Mexico Governors Agree to Use ATF Project Gunrunner, eTrace Investigative Tool, Border Governors Conference (posted 08/18/08) '10 Ways We Can Stop Human Trafficking,' Border Governors Conference (08/18/08) Mexico's Vinisterra Winery: The Sleeping Giant Awakens, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden (08/18/08) Can Mexico Solve its Continuing Crime Problems?, by Carlos Luken (08/18/08) Cuban Espionage Continues to be a Threat to the Americas, by Jerry Brewer (08/18/08) Illicit Drug Retail Sales up with Ever More Mexican Users, by Patrick Corcoran (08/11/08) Organized Crime, Drug Lords and the Mexican Hydra Effect, by Southern Pulse Network (08/11/08) Politics versus the Mexican Military's War against Drugs & Crime, by Carlos Luken (08/11/08) The Olympic Games and Attendant Struggles, by Allan Wall (08/11/08) The Wilting Position of Hugo Chavez at Home and Abroad, by Sam Logan (08/11/08) Searching for Paradigms & Parallels in Mexico's Drug War, by Allan Wall (08/04/08) The USA must have an Effective Defense along all Borders, by Jerry Brewer (08/04/08) Artisan Cuisine of Baja California, Mexico, "Vino-Tourism" by Steve Dryden and Carlos Travesi Bosch (08/04/08) Fear of Rain and Love of Money on the U.S.-Mexico Border, by Kent Paterson (Frontera NorteSur, NMSU; 08/04/08) On Power Hungry Politicians and Mexico's Energy Debate, by Patrick Corcoran (07/28/08) Mexico Real Estate: Changing Economy Leads to More Creative Closings, by Brian Flock (07/28/08) U.S. Policy in Latin America, by Nathaniel Foote (07/28/08) Security in yet another South American Tri-border Region, by Sam Logan (07/28/08) On 'Mexicanizing' Cruise Ship Tourism & Floating Casinos, by Kent Paterson (07/21/08) Delectable Summer Goings-on in Baja California, Mexico, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden (07/21/08) Message from the Ambassador of the USA to Mexico, Newsletter from Ambassador Antonio O. Garza, Jr. (07/21/08) Are Mexican Drug Lords and Goons forming a 'Megacartel'?, by Sam Logan (07/21/08) Trouble on the Borders: Latin America's New Conflict Zones, by Ivan Briscoe (FRIDE; 07/21/08) Drug Demand in the USA Continues to Invite Terrorism, by Jerry Brewer (07/21/08) Latin America's Entrepreneurs: Catholics vs. Protestants, by Steve Crabtree, Gallup Poll (07/21/08) Mexican Officials Still Steering Clear of Accountability, by Patrick Corcoran (07/14/08) Travel in Mexico: Riding in the Famous Tijuana Taxis, by Steve Dryden (07/14/08) Idyllic Zihuatanejo, Mexico, Where Families Come to Play, by Sandy McLeod (07/14/08) The FARC, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, Revolution is Over, by Sam Logan (07/14/08) Mexican Drug Cartels and the Halls of Higher Learning, by Allan Wall (07/07/08) U.S. Passes Mexico Aid Package notwithstanding its Flaws, by Sam Logan (07/07/08) The Merida Initiative Represents a New Era of Cooperation, A Message from Antonio O. Garza, Jr., Ambassador of the USA to Mexico (07/07/08) The Renovation of Mexico's Federal Electoral Institute, by Dr. José Enrique Vallarta Rodríguez (07/07/08) Artisan Wine and Gourmet Food in Baja California, Mexico, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden and Carlos Travesi Bosch (07/07/08) Will Calderon and 'La Maestra' Reform Mexican Education?, by Allan Wall (06/30/08) Legislative Maturity is Bolstering Mexico's Presidency, by Patrick Corcoran (06/30/08) Ernesto Ruffo, a Man of the Times and Mexico's Future, by Carlos Luken (06/30/08) Lodging for the Vendimia Festival in Mexico's Wine Valley, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden (06/30/08) U.S. Kingpin Act Lowers Global Threat of Drug Traffickers, by Eric Green, USINFO (posted 06/30/08) Are U.S. News Reports Biased against Baja California, Mexico?, by Brian Flock (06/30/08) Mexican 'Narcocorridos' Warble about Drug Lords & Hit Men, by Sandy McLeod (06/23/08) Might the Drug War in Mexico be Classified a Civil War?, by Allan Wall (06/23/08) U.S. Drug Demand Unleashes a Bloodbath in Mexico, by Jerry Brewer (06/23/08) Felipe Calderon Firms his Political Control in Mexico, by Barnard R. Thompson (06/23/08) High Prices Spark a Diesel Crisis at Mexico-U.S. Border, by Carlos Luken (06/23/08) U.S. Diplomacy in the Americas, Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, USDOS (06/23/08) Disingenuous Mexican Critics Compare Drug War to Iraq, by Patrick Corcoran (06/16/08) Mérida Initiative would help Mexico, Central America Combat Trafficking, by Eric Green (06/16/08) In Mexican Politics, Problems Persist yet there is Hope, by Carlos Luken (06/16/08) Mexico's Foreign Ministry to Share Data and Intelligence, by Barnard R. Thompson (06/16/08) Intelligence Confusion Inhibits a Collaborative Process, by Jerry Brewer (06/16/08) US Deputy Secretary of State Speaks on Hemisphere Affairs, Speech by John D. Negroponte (06/09/08) Mexico Real Estate: The Property Closing Process, by Brian Flock (06/09/08) A Miscellanea of Mexico Matters, including a Jailed Burro, by Allan Wall (06/09/08) Are Cultures, as Represented by the US & Mexico, Equal?, by Rosa Martha Villarreal (06/09/08) The Pain of Conservatism in Latin America, by Carlos Luken (06/09/08) Ensenada, Mexico, the Crown Jewel of Baja California, by Steve Dryden (06/09/08) Wine, Music and Food Festivals in Baja California, Mexico,'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden (06/09/08) A Summer of Wine and Music in the Guadalupe Valley of Baja California, Mexico, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden (06/02/08) Mexico Contributes to the Narnia Movies, by Allan Wall (06/02/08) Mexico Channels Oil Windfall Income to Meet Food Crisis, by Carlos Luken (06/02/08) Obama on Latin America - Real Plans or Campaign Oratory?, by Patrick Corcoran (06/02/08) The Merida Initiative: A Message from Antonio O. Garza, Jr., Ambassador of the USA to Mexico (06/02/08) Civil War in Mexico, by George Thomas Clark (06/02/08) The Drug Wars in Mexico Won't Stop at the USA Border, by Jerry Brewer (06/02/08) The Drug Wars' Body Counts Continue To Mount in Mexico, by Allan Wall (05/26/08) On Mexico's Cold Femicide Trail 'the Dead Don't Talk,' by Kent Paterson (05/26/08) Cuba after Fidel Castro: Stability, Movement, Reform, by Antoni Kapcia (05/26/08) Diplomacy is Losing Ground to 'Cultural Arrogance,' by Carlos Luken (05/26/08) Mexicans Must Live in Fear as a Price to Pay for Peace, by Carlos Luken (05/19/08) Can the U.S. and Mexico Cooperatively End Cartel Crime?, by Patrick Corcoran (05/19/08) What if Mexico's Military Doesn't Win the Drug War?, by Southern Pulse Network (05/19/08) Obstacles and Opportunities in Mexico's Pemex Debate, by Allan Wall (05/19/08) An Open Letter to Mexico's Congress on Shark Ecotourism, 'Shark Diver' (05/19/08) Unwelcome Ex-President Returns to Limelight in Mexico, by Allan Wall (05/12/08) Lame Duck California Politician Plays to Mexico Audience, by Barnard R. Thompson (05/12/08) Mexico Real Estate: The Nascent State of Real Estate Mortgages in Mexico, by Brian Flock (05/12/08) The Latest on Food and Wine in Baja California, Mexico, by Steve Dryden (05/12/08) Better Roads Offer Easy Access to Mexico's Wine Country, 'Vino-Tourism' by Steve Dryden (05/12/08) Is it Safe to Visit Baja California, Mexico? Of Course!, by Laura Wong (05/05/08) Mexicans and Many Well-wishers Celebrate Cinco de Mayo, by Allan Wall (05/05/08) Could a Political Dilemma in Mexico Lead to Anarchy?, by Carlos Luken (05/05/08) Political Naysayers Aside, Trade Accords Prove Positive, by Patrick Corcoran (05/05/08) Drugs by Submarine, from Colombia via Mexico to the USA, by Barnard R. Thompson (05/05/08) Central American Crime Waves Threaten Mexico and the US, by Jerry Brewer (05/05/08) North American Leaders' Summit: Joint Statement by President Bush, President Calderon, and Prime Minister Harper (04/28/08) Canada - Mexico - USA Partnership Growing Strong, by John Negroponte (04/28/08) An Enraged AMLO says He is 'The Movement' in Mexico, by Allan Wall (04/28/08) Mexico Real Estate: Rapid Growth of Mexican MLS Contributes to Open Market, by Brian Flock (04/28/08) Capitol Hill Sparks Fly over Guest Worker Pros and Cons, by Kent Paterson (04/28/08) Mexico's Goal May be to Strengthen and thus Weaken Pemex, by George Baker (04/21/08) Will Mexican Petroleum, PEMEX, Be Reformed After All?, by Allan Wall (04/21/08) The Real Hugo Chavez, Mexico's Felipe Calderon & the UN, by Patrick Corcoran (04/21/08) United States Values Strong Ties with Canada and Mexico, by David I. McKeeby (04/21/08) Toward a Strategic Partnership in the Americas, Remarks of U.S. Senator Christopher J. Dodd (04/21/08) Vaccines across Borders throughout the Americas, by Kent Paterson (04/21/08) U.S. Official Outlines Policy in the Western Hemisphere, Assistant Secretary of State Thomas A. Shannon, Jr. (04/14/08) Constitutional Amendments and Mexican Penal Code Reforms, by Dr. Jose Enrique Vallarta Rodriguez (04/14/08) World Class Wine & Winemakers in Baja California, Mexico, "Vino-Tourism" by Steve Dryden (04/14/08) Mexico Real Estate: The True Price of Adventure in Paradise, by Brian Flock (04/14/08) The Growing Threats of Transnational Gangs and Criminals, by Jerry Brewer (04/14/08) Mexico Needs Energy Reform, Not Blinkered Newspeak, by Patrick Corcoran (04/07/08) Players in Mexico's Mounting Oil & Energy Reform Debate, by Allan Wall (04/07/08) Texans Fence with Federal Officials on US-Mexico Border, by Sam Logan (04/07/08) The Next American Revolution to a Latin American Eye, by Sergio Aguayo Quezada (04/07/08) Mexico Real Estate: US Escrow vs. Mexico Escrow - The Same Word yet Two Countries Apart, by Brian Flock (03/31/08) Myths and paradoxes in Mexico's oil sector: Rogelio Lopez Velarde, Energia.com (03/31/08) Energy Reform in Mexico, the Good, the Bad and the Ugly, by Barnard R. Thompson (03/31/08) Desire and Rumors Fuel Migrations to the Golden Land, by Rosa Martha Villarreal (03/31/08) Remediation Plan Needed for Dairies near Mexican Border, by Kent Paterson (03/31/08) A Primer on Mexico's Immigration and Emigration Laws, by Barnard R. Thompson (03/24/08) The Mexican Left is Moving towards an Unpromising Future, by Patrick Corcoran (03/24/08) Mexican Biodiversity and Six Species in Peril, by Allan Wall (03/24/08) 'Vino-Tourism': A Day in San Diego with Italian Wine and Real Italians, by Steve Dryden (03/24/08) The Lingering Colombia - Venezuela - Ecuador Crises, by Adam Isacson (03/24/08) Celebrating Eastertime in Mexico, by Allan Wall (03/17/08) Mexico Real Estate: Evaluate In-house Development Financing, by Brian Flock (03/17/08) Corruption Could Be Undoing of Mexico's Judicial Reforms, by Patrick Corcoran (03/17/08) Mexico's Neighborhoods on Front Lines in Drug and Gang Wars, by Julie Ray (03/17/08) New Mexico State University to Host Immigration Conference, by Kent Paterson (03/17/08) Colombia: Unintended Consequences of the Raid on FARC, by Sam Logan (03/17/08) Colombia Looks to Dismantle FARC Guerrillas, by Jerry Brewer (03/17/08) Mexicans in the Midst of the Colombia-Ecuador Conflict, by Barnard R. Thompson (03/10/08) Mexico's Ten Billionaires (According to the Forbes List), by Allan Wall (03/10/08) U.S. Calls for Global Partnership to Combat Narcotrafficking, by Phillip Kurata, USINFO (03/10/08) With Castro Stepping Down, What's Next for Cuba and the Western Hemisphere?, Thomas A. Shannon, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, USDOS (03/10/08) Mexico Real Estate: Balancing Dreams with Investment Security, by Brian Flock (03/03/08) A Springtime Tour of Mexico's Premier Wine Country, "Vino-Tourism" by Steve Dryden (03/03/08) The USA and Mexico: Election Fencing and Immigration, by Sam Logan (03/03/08) Mexicans are the Primary Victims of Crime and Violence, by Barnard R. Thompson (03/03/08) Must Mexico Be Self-Sufficient in Corn?, by Allan Wall (03/03/08) A Perennial Amnesia and Future Concerns Regarding Cuba, by Jerry Brewer (03/03/08) What's next for Mexico, Advancement or a Slippier Slope?, by Carlos Luken (02/25/08) Pemex, Mexico's Oil & Gas Monopoly, Must be Modernized, by Allan Wall (02/25/08) Obama-mania Rages in Mexico While Change is Unlikely, by Patrick Corcoran (02/25/08) The Americas and the 2008 Elections: Ideas for Renewed Engagement, by Roger F. Noriega (02/25/08) Mexican Columnist Uses Oxnard as Anti-US Policies Model, by Barnard R. Thompson (02/25/08) Artisan Wines Being Featured in Baja California, Mexico, "Vino-Tourism" by Steve Dryden (02/25/08) Guatemala in the Middle Between Washington and Caracas, by Sam Logan Venezuela, Colombia, Rhetoric and the Threat of War, by Sam Logan (02/18/08) Unemployment and Mexico's Need to Create More Jobs, by Dr. Jose Enrique Vallarta Rodriguez (02/18/08) Is Immigration Genuinely a Presidential Campaign Issue?, by Carlos Luken (02/18/08) Will Mexico 'Smoke Out' its Smokers?, by Allan Wall (02/18/08) Mexican Real Estate: The Phenomenon of 'Virtual Baja,' by Brian Flock (02/18/08) Venezuelan Diplomat Factors in Dirty Looks by Mexicans, by Barnard R. Thompson (02/18/08) Doomsayers Aside, Mexico is Making Anti-Drug War Gains, by Patrick Corcoran (02/11/08) New Attacks and Counterattacks in US-Mexico Water War, by Barnard R. Thompson (02/11/08) Media Hype and Immigration Questions for the Candidates, by Carlos Luken (02/11/08) Will the US Hispanic Vote Go Republican in 2008?, by Rosa Martha Villarreal (02/11/08) State Involved Terrorism Threatens Hemispheric Stability, by Jerry Brewer (02/11/08) Soccer and American Football in the News in Mexico, by Allan Wall (02/11/08) Mexican President Names 'De Facto' Prime Minister, by Jose Enrique Vallarta Rodriguez (02/04/08) Violence on the U.S. - Mexico Border, by Sam Logan and M Casey McCarty (02/04/08) Comparing & Contrasting the USA & Mexican Constitutions, by Allan Wall (02/04/08) NAFTA has Awakened the Ghost of Pancho Villa in Mexico, by Kent Paterson (01/28/08) Mexican Efforts for Energy Reform and the Looming Battle, by Barnard R. Thompson (01/28/08) Regrettably Press Freedom in Mexico is Sliding Downhill, by Patrick Corcoran (01/28/08) Drug Cartels Escalate War against Mexico, by Carlos Luken (01/28/08) Americas Specialist Andres Oppenheimer Visits Houston, by George Baker (01/28/08) Presidential Insider Named Interior Minister in Mexico, by Allan Wall (01/21/08) Tijuana, Cartel Gunmen and Mexico's War against Crime, by Barnard R. Thompson (01/21/08) Traveling Baja California: Safe and Secure in San Felipe, by Steve Dryden (01/21/08) Historic Engagement in the Western Hemisphere in 2007, US Department of State (01/21/08) Argentina's Pivotal Role in Latin American Stability, by Jerry Brewer (01/21/08) Crime and Counteroffensives in Baja California, Mexico, by Barnard R. Thompson (01/14/08) Can Mexico Rid Itself of Corruption?, by Carlos Luken (01/14/08) Mexican Rhetoric Could Make Things Worse for Expatriates, by Patrick Corcoran (01/14/08) First Person Report: The Mexican Petroleum Workers Union, by George Baker (01/14/08) Tequila, the 'Tequila Express' and Traveling in Mexico, by Allan Wall (01/14/08) Mexico Must Resolve Major Carryover Problems from 2007, by Dr. Jose Enrique Vallarta Rodriguez (01/07/08) Is Mexico En Route to an Undemocratic System Anew?, by Carlos Luken (01/07/08) Mexican Farmers Protest Importation of NAFTA Foodstuffs, by Barnard R. Thompson (01/07/08) Mexico 2007 - The Year in Review, by Allan Wall (01/07/08) Exceptional Boutique Wines were Holiday Fare in Mexico, "Vino-Tourism" by Steve Dryden (01/07/08) Baja California, Mexico as a Suburb of Southern California, by Brian Flock (01/07/08) Is Mexico Ready for a Flood of Imported Corn and Beans?, by Allan Wall (12/31/07) Calderon Breaks from the Past to Move Mexico Forward, by Patrick Corcoran (12/31/07) Actual 'Casino' Gaming in Mexico? Yes and No, Perchance, by Barnard R. Thompson (12/31/07) Latin America 2008: Alliances, Friction and Global Access, by Sam Logan (12/31/07) Latin America: The Next U.S. President's Agenda, by Peter Hakim, Inter-American Dialogue (12/31/07) A Watchful Eye on Venezuela's Chameleon Politics Needed, by Jerry Brewer (12/31/07) Christmastime in Mexico, by Allan Wall (12/24/07) Yuletide Memories of Mexico and Spiritual Places Beyond, by Barnard R. Thompson (12/24/07) A Narrative of Christmas Migrants and Immigration Today, by Carlos Luken (12/24/07) Life in Two Languages, by Rosa Martha Villarreal (12/24/07) From Soweto to Latin America: The Seeds of Change, by Sergio Aguayo Quezada (12/24/07) Latin America's Dynamic: Politics After Charisma, by Ivan Briscoe (12/24/07) Mexico Proposes an Intergovernmental Border Commission, by Barnard R. Thompson (12/17/07) Death of 'Cannibal Poet' Highlights Crisis in Mexican Prisons, by Allan Wall (12/17/07) Mexico's Rich and Powerful are Leaving Science Behind, by Patrick Corcoran (12/17/07) The Merida Initiative, a New Direction for U.S.-Mexico Relations?, Council on Hemispheric Affairs (12/17/07) Politics Must Not Undermine Antiterrorism Efforts in USA, by Jerry Brewer (12/17/07) Bolivia's Controversial Constitution and 2008 Referendum, by John Crabtree (12/17/07) Success in Argentina Could Anchor Regional Stability, by Stephen Kaufman (12/17/07) Justice Takes a Backseat in Mexican Supreme Court Ruling, by Patrick Corcoran (12/10/07) Message from the Ambassador of the USA to Mexico, Antonio O. Garza, Jr. (12/10/07) Raising the Bar for Mexican Real Estate Representation, by Brian Flock (12/10/07) Is Mexico's Carlos Slim Really the World's Richest Man?, by Allan Wall (12/10/07) Many in Mexican Media Decry Planned Electoral Reforms, by Dr. Jose Enrique Vallarta Rodriguez (12/10/07) Socioeconomic Levels and Happiness: the Mexico 2000 and 2006 Panel Studies, and the Pew 2007 Study, by Laura Randall (12/10/07) What's Wrong With This Picture? ... The E-generation, by Carlos Luken (12/10/07) Venezuela: A Complicated Referendum, by Stephanie Blankenburg (12/10/07) Book Review: Tequila Sunset? A Mexican Revolution of Hope, by Jeremy Martin (12/03/07) Did a Foxy 'Ghost Writer' Write Mexican President's Book?, by George Baker (12/03/07) Mexico's Flagship University, UNAM, Gets a New Leader, by Allan Wall (12/03/07) Violent Crime Threatens Baja California, Mexico Tourism, by Nancy Conroy (12/03/07) 'Ameripol,' a Latin America Regional Police Force, is Being Formed, by Sam Logan (12/03/07) PEMEX, Mexican Petroleum: Is Privatization In Store?, by Barnard R. Thompson (11/26/07) Reform Proposals for New, Needed Mexican Election Laws, by Dr. Jose Enrique Vallarta Rodriguez (11/26/07) Mexico's PRI Maneuvers for Major Midterm Victory in 2009, by Carlos Luken (11/26/07) On Wine, Good Friends and Autumn Days in Baja California, "Vino-Tourism" by Steve Dryden (11/26/07) Will Cloning Change Bullfighting in Mexico?, by Allan Wall (11/26/07) As Referendum Approaches, Opposition Emerges in Venezuela, by Sam Logan (11/26/07) Is PEMEX of Mexico Worse Off Than PDVSA in Venezuela?, by Patrick Corcoran (11/19/07) Mexico's Centennial, Bicentennial Just Three Years Away, by Allan Wall (11/19/07) Some in US Fuming after Mexican President Speaks to Expatriates, by Barnard R. Thompson (11/19/07) King Juan Carlos of Spain vs An Obtrusive Hugo Chavez, by Justin Vogler (11/19/07) Security, Crime Top Issues for New Guatemalan President, by Eric Green, USINFO/USDOS (11/19/07) Mexicans Rekindle the 'National Front Against Repression,' by Barnard R. Thompson (11/12/07) Tabasco Tragedy Also One of Mexico's Finest Moments, by Carlos Luken (11/12/07) USA-Mexico Anti-Drug Plan Includes 'Private Contractors,' by Nancy Conroy (11/12/07) Columnists Debate Candidness in US-Mexico Border Issues, by Allan Wall (11/12/07) Mexican Identity and Inevitable American-driven Modernity, by Rosa Martha Villarreal (11/12/07) Colombia: Elections Mark a Changing and Safer Country, by Sam Logan (11/12/07) Mexico's Claim to California Islands - A Never-ending Story, by Barnard R. Thompson (11/05/07) U.S. Immigration Reform - Still a Pipe Dream Act Away, by Patrick Corcoran (11/05/07) The Bloodstained Trafficking in Guns from the US to Mexico, by Sam Logan (11/05/07) Why Mexican and US Officials Downplay Border Incursions, by Nancy Conroy (11/05/07) Pemex and Mexico Could Be Drowning in a Sea of Oil, by Carlos Luken (11/05/07) Argentina's Presidential Transition, by Jeremy M. Martin (11/05/07) Floodwaters Devastate Tabasco, Mexican Gulf Coast, by Allan Wall (11/05/07) Mexico Business Summit: "Borders and Law Enforcement," speech by John D. Negroponte (USDOS; 10/30/07) Politics in the Americas and the Roman Catholic Church, by Barnard R. Thompson (10/29/07) Infighting Slows Democratic Transition in Mexico, by Carlos Luken (10/29/07) Do Mexicans Celebrate Halloween and the Day of the Dead?, by Allan Wall (10/29/07) Che is the "Patron Saint" of Warfare, by William Ratliff (10/29/07) Mexico Honors an Intellectual and Political Great, by Barnard R. Thompson (10/22/07) Are Mexican Soldiers Involved in Border Area Crime?, by Allan Wall (10/22/07) Are Mexico-US Drug Supply and Demand Stats Spun?, by Patrick Corcoran (10/22/07) "Hemispheric Integration" - A Photographic Illustration, by Laura Randall (10/22/07) Anarchy a la Guatemala Makes It "A Good Place to Kill," by Ivan Briscoe (10/22/07) The Cautious Birth of a New Latin American Bank, by Sam Logan (10/22/07) Reforms Miss Mark: Mexico's Finance Minister, by Carlos Luken (10/15/07) Roberto Madrazo -- Mexico's "Marathon Man," by Allan Wall (10/15/07) Discrimination by Color or Class in Mexico?, by Laura Randall (10/15/07) Court Arrogance Must Not Invalidate Human Rights, by Jerry Brewer (10/15/07) Chile: Pinochet's Ghost, Bachelet's Swamp, by Justin Vogler (10/15/07) Speech by Condoleezza Rice at the Organization of American States: Democracy Essential for Social, Political, Economic Advances in the Americas, USINFO/USDOS (10/15/07) Does the US Really Care About Mexico and Latin America?, by Patrick Corcoran (10/08/07) Mexican President Rides Popularity Wave Towards Reform, by Carlos Luken (10/08/07) Mexico's "Queen of the Pacific" and Other Narco Women, by Allan Wall (10/08/07) A Newsletter Message from the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, Antonio O. Garza, Jr. (10/08/07) Trucks Across the Border: Direct Shipping Between the U.S. and Mexico Stirs Heated Debate, Knowledge@W.P.Carey (10/08/07) A Fun Day Trip to Mexico's "Foxploration" Theme Park, by Steve Dryden (10/08/07) Mexican Rebels Target the Nation's Energy Industry, PINR (10/08/07) It is Unfair to Compare Ecuador's President to Chavez, by Sam Logan (10/08/07) Referendums Important for Letting Citizens Express Views, by Eric Green, USINFO (10/08/07) The Myths of the USA and/or Mexico Safety Valve, by Rosa Martha Villarreal (10/01/07) Pros and Cons Regarding a "North American Union," by Erik Rush (10/01/07) Great Wines and Cheese in Baja California, Mexico, "Vino-Tourism" by Steve Dryden (10/01/07) Securing the Panama Canal and Global Interests, by John C.K. Daly (10/01/07) Fox Redefines the Role of Past Mexican Presidents, by Allan Wall (10/01/07) Mexico - Our New Winner: Global Retirement Index, by Laura Sheridan (09/24/07) Mexico Needs Pragmatic, Compassionate Gradualism, by Carlos Luken (09/24/07) Reflections on Terrorism and Reforms in Mexico, by Dr. Jose Enrique Vallarta Rodriguez (09/24/07) EPR Rebels Take Up Al Qaeda's Call in Mexico, by Patrick Corcoran (09/24/07) Mexican Fiscal and Electoral Reforms Move Forward, by Allan Wall (09/24/07) Mexico and the Calderon Gambit, by Carlos Luken (09/17/07) Mexican Explosions and Their After Effects, by Allan Wall (09/17/07) Poor Intelligence Facilitates Mexican Bombings, by Sam Logan (09/17/07) The Sister Wine Regions of Canada and Mexico, "Vino-Tourism" by Steve Dryden (09/17/07) Is "Mexican Presidentialism" Drawing to a Close?, by Dr. Jose Enrique Vallarta Rodriguez (09/10/07) Mexican Independence Day, by Allan Wall (09/10/07) Who was Mexico's Teenage Artist Abraham Angel?, by George Thomas Clark (09/10/07) Mexicans Use Budget Airlines for Immigrant Flow, by Carlos Luken (09/10/07) The New Colombian Drug Capos, Shared Responsibility (09/10/07) Colombia, Israel and Rogue Mercenaries, by John C. K. Daly (09/10/07) Gordian Knots Tie Up Mexico's Political System, by Patrick Corcoran (09/10/07) Message to the Nation from the President of Mexico, Felipe Calderon Hinojosa, on the occasion of his first State of the Nation Report (translation, 09/03/07) Message from the Ambassador of the USA to Mexico, Newsletter from Ambassador Garza (09/03/07) Better-Educated Mexican Migrants Moving to the US, by Jenni Massiel Velazquez (09/03/07) Tijuana, A Dichotomy on the U.S.-Mexico Border, by Carlos Luken (09/03/07) A Mexican Miscellany that Goes Beyond the News, by Allan Wall (09/03/07) Mexican Law Review: July-December 2007, Links to Nine Articles in English (09/03/07) The Reconquest of America, by Sergio Aguayo Quezada (09/03/07) Protests Rock Bolivia, Again, by Sam Logan (09/03/07) State of the Union Address Maneuvering in Mexico, by Allan Wall (08/27/07) Baja California, Mexico Election Results Disputed, by Barnard R. Thompson (08/27/07) Tips on Dealing with Taxi Drivers in Mexico City, by George Thomas Clark (08/27/07) A Silent Majority Redux: The Hispanic Vote, by Rosa Martha Villarreal (08/27/07) The Progressive New Security Plan of Brazil, by Sam Logan (08/27/07) Canada, USA and Mexico Secretly Plot the Future, by Myles Higgins (08/20/07) USA-Canada-Mexico Security Plan Openness Urged, by Eric Green (08/20/07) U.S.-Mexico Anti-Drug Plan is Too Shortsighted, by Patrick Corcoran (08/20/07) Mexico's PRD "Circus": Incompetence and Worse, by Allan Wall (08/20/07) Domestic Water Needs and the U.S.-Mexico Treaty, by Barnard R. Thompson (08/20/07) Getting to Know Mexican Wine and Russian History, "Vino-Tourism" by Steve Dryden (08/20/07) Is Hugo Chavez Really In Control In Venezuela?, by Ivan Briscoe (08/20/07) Will a "Plan Mexico" be the New "Plan Colombia"?, by Allan Wall (08/13/07) Can US-Mexico Drug War Partnerships Really Work?, by Barnard R. Thompson (08/13/07) Mexico is the Loser as Far Too Few Citizens Vote, by Patrick Corcoran (08/13/07) Political Vices Take Toll on Mexican Voter Turnout, by Carlos Luken (08/13/07) Mexico's Electoral Justice System Demands Change, by Dr. Jose Enrique Vallarta Rodriguez (08/13/07) A World of Protests in Mexico City, by George Thomas Clark (08/13/07) ANALYSIS: The Baja California, Mexico Elections, by Kenn Morris and Flavio Olivieri (08/07/07) Ongoing Social Unrest in Mexican State of Oaxaca, by Barnard R. Thompson (08/06/07) Campesinos and Teachers Protest in Mexico City, by George Thomas Clark (08/06/07) Mexico's Soriana Stores - A True Success Story, by Allan Wall (08/06/07) Honoring a Mexican Wine Country Founding Father, "Vino-Tourism" by Steve Dryden (08/06/07) Bombings in Mexico - A Sign of Upcoming Unrest?, by Dr. Jose Enrique Vallarta Rodriguez (07/30/07) Mexican Rebels Test New Anti-Government Tactics, by Sam Logan (07/30/07) Bombings and Other Explosive Actions in Mexico, by Barnard R. Thompson (07/30/07) Mexican Tourist Guides - Let The Buyer Beware?, by Allan Wall (07/30/07) Political and Electoral Transgressions in Mexico, by Patrick Corcoran (07/30/07) Political Parties - Debating, Campaigning and Losing Democracy, by Carlos Luken (07/30/07) A Day Trip to Mexico's Nearby Baja Wine Country, by Steve Dryden (07/30/07) Canadians in the Dark About SPP Union with the USA and Mexico, by Kevin Parkinson (07/23/07) A Youthful but Wise Message to Mexico and Others, by Carlos Luken (07/23/07) Clashes of Civilization Stereotypes, by Rosa Martha Villarreal (07/23/07) Mexican Rebels and Their Assault on the Future, by Barnard R. Thompson (07/23/07) Human Sacrifice and a New Discovery in Mexico, by Allan Wall (07/23/07) Agriculture Minister of New Zealand Addresses Mexican Senate, Speech by Jim Anderton (07/23/07) Argentina's Kirchner Model: King & Queen Penguin, by Celia Szusterman (07/23/07) Message from the Ambassador of the USA to Mexico, Antonio O. Garza, Jr. (07/16/07) Mexico's So-called "Popular Revolutionary Army," by Barnard R. Thompson (07/16/07) Policy Implications of Mexican Pipeline Blasts, by George Baker (07/16/07) Transparency and Insider Trading in Pemex, Mexico Energy Intelligence (07/16/07) Mexico Needs Calderon's Proposed Fiscal Reforms, by Patrick Corcoran (07/16/07) Races of Mexico and the Mexican Genome Project, by Allan Wall (07/16/07) Vino-Tourism: Wine Tasting, from BC, Mexico to BC, Canada, by Steve Dryden (07/16/07) Mexico Fights Violence, Drug Trafficking and Use, by Barnard R. Thompson (07/09/07) Following the Money: What's Really Behind the Slowdown in Mexican Border Arrests?, Knowledge@W. P. Carey, Arizona State University (07/09/07) Mexicans Debate Social Issues and Moral Values, by Allan Wall (07/09/07) Native Americans, Tourism, Wine and Real Estate: A Canadian Model for Niches in Mexico, by Steve Dryden (07/09/07) Can the Mexican Constitution Survive Jorge Hank?, by Carlos Luken (07/02/07) Where Does Mexico Really Stand on Human Rights?, by Patrick Corcoran (07/02/07) Mexico Strengthens its Laws Against Terrorists, by Barnard R. Thompson (07/02/07) Mexico's Uncertain War Against Drug Trafficking, by Sergio Aguayo Quezada (07/02/07) U.S. Immigration and Mexican Fiscal Reform, by Allan Wall (07/02/07) Guatemala: "A Good Place ... to Commit Murder," by Sam Logan, ISN (07/02/07) Fiscal Reform in Mexico: What are the Prospects?, by Allan Wall (06/25/07) Blackwater Mercenaries on the USA-Mexico Border, by Nancy Conroy (06/25/07) Rhetorical Follies: The Immigration Debate, by Rosa Martha Villarreal (06/25/07) A Small Town Debates What's in Store for Mexico, by Carlos Luken (06/25/07) On the Road with Mexican Wine, by Steve Dryden (06/25/07) When Rules Are Broken in Mexico and Elsewhere, by Carlos Luken (06/18/07) Life and Death at the Mexican Checkpoints, by Allan Wall (06/18/07) Vino-tourism Resurrects Mexico's Wine Country, by Steve Dryden (06/18/07) Colombia: President Alvaro Uribe's Guessing Game, by Sam Logan (06/18/07) Mexican "Telenovelas" a Big Hit in China, by Allan Wall (06/11/07) Illegitimate Hispanic Family Values?, by Rosa Martha Villarreal (06/11/07) Entering the USA from Mexico in a Car Trunk, by George Thomas Clark (06/11/07) Mexico's Fox in the Henhouse Syndrome, by Patrick Corcoran (06/11/07) Mexican Election Will Sway Border Area Policies, by Carlos Luken (06/11/07) Mexican Elections: An Interview with Hugo Torres, by Anonymous (06/11/07) Mexico, Central America and USA Security Accords, by Barnard R. Thompson (06/04/07) The PAN's Labyrinth and Mexico's Future, by Carlos Luken (06/04/07) Drug War Forces Mexico to Use the Army as Police, by Patrick Corcoran (06/04/07) How Many in Mexico View U.S. Immigration Plans, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (06/04/07) Mexican Emigration Versus Economic Development, by Allan Wall (06/04/07) Freedom of the Press at Risk in the Americas, by Sam Logan (06/04/07) Mayan Omens, Signs of Mexico's Political Future, by Carlos Luken (05/28/07) The Mexican Army, the Police and Public Opinion, by Allan Wall (05/28/07) Message from the Ambassador of the USA to Mexico, Newsletter from Amb. Garza (05/28/07) Mexico Needs Labor Reform and a New Unionism, by Dr. Jose Enrique Vallarta Rodriguez (05/21/07) World Bank Diagnoses Mexican Economic Problems, by Allan Wall (05/21/07) Are the USA-Mexico Meetings Meaningful or Hype?, by Barnard R. Thompson (05/21/07) Real World Needs for an Immigration Bill to Work, by Patrick Corcoran (05/21/07) Mexican Woes and Immigration Need Doable Plans, by Jerry Brewer (05/21/07) Immigration: How to win over Latin America, by Ben Bain (05/21/07) Drugs Fuel Crime Wave in Mexico, Shared Responsibility* (05/21/07) Mexican Drug Cartels are Taking On the Military, by Allan Wall (05/14/07) Mexico's President and his Fight against Crime, by Sam Logan (05/14/07) Scandal Again Looms Over Mexico's Oil Company, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (05/14/07) An Introspective Narrative on a Besieged Mexico, by George Thomas Clark (05/14/07) President Felipe Calderon and the PRI in Mexico, by Allan Wall (05/07/07) Ex-President's Remarks Catch Mexico Off-Guard, by Carlos Luken (05/07/07) Title Insurance and Buying Real Estate in Mexico, by Michael Paa (05/07/07) Baja San Diego, the Mexico-California Experience, by Steve Dryden (05/07/07) Military Casualties in Mexico's Anti-Drug War, by Barnard R. Thompson (05/07/07) Pros Needed for USA-Mexico Border Area Security, by Jerry Brewer (05/07/07) Mexican Children are Migrating Alone to the USA, by Barnard R. Thompson (04/30/07) Mexico's Costly and Dysfunctional School System, by Dr. Jose Enrique Vallarta Rodriguez (04/30/07) It's Time to Break Up the Mexican Monopolies, by Patrick Corcoran (04/30/07) Cinco de Mayo and the Battle of Puebla, Mexico, by Allan Wall (04/30/07) The Win-Win Brazil and USA Ethanol Alliance, by Sam Logan (04/30/07) A Mexican Story with No Good Guys, by Kenneth Emmond (04/23/07) "ProMexico" and a new National Development Plan, by Barnard R. Thompson (04/23/07) Mexico Must Encourage an Entrepreneurial Culture, by Allan Wall (04/23/07) On Narco Killings and Mexican Political Accords, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (04/23/07) Mexico's Calderon gives life to Puebla-Panama Plan, by Sam Logan (04/23/07) Psychoanalyzing Mexican Democracy and Hubris, by Carlos Luken (04/23/07) A Disparate Threat Proliferation in Latin America, by Jerry Brewer (04/23/07) A Decline in Catholic Church Influence in Mexico, by Patrick Corcoran (04/16/07) Would Legal Drugs End Cartel Violence in Mexico?, by Allan Wall (04/16/07) Security, Crime Worry Mexico and Central America, by Barnard R. Thompson (04/16/07) Mexico Resurrects the Puebla-to-Panama Plan, by Kenneth Emmond (04/16/07) The Pitfalls of Democracy: A Mexican Viewpoint, by Carlos Luken (04/16/07) An Ill Wind is Blowing In from the Mexican Left, by Barnard R. Thompson (04/09/07) U.S.-Mexico Border Activism in Full Throttle, by Kent Paterson (04/09/07) Carlos Slim Makes Underwhelming Contribution to Mexico, by Allan Wall (04/09/07) Pan American Day and Pan American Week, 2007, A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America (04/09/07) Focus on 'Radicalization' of Terrorists Lauded, by Jerry Brewer (04/09/07) Mexicans Hope to Map Out their Political Future, by Patrick Corcoran (04/02/07) Mexico's Pain of Slaughtering Sacred Cows, by Carlos Luken (04/02/07) Easter in Mexico, by Allan Wall (04/02/07) Mexico's Pivotal Role in U.S. Homeland Security, by Jerry Brewer (04/02/07) Gringolandia -- The U.S. Migrant Boom Hits Mexico, by Kent Paterson (04/02/07) Hamstrung Ecuador to Hold Plebiscite on April 15, by Sam Logan (04/02/07) What Are The Most Serious Problems Mexico Faces?, by Dr. Jose Enrique Vallarta Rodriguez (03/26/07) The Cold In Mexico, the Cartels and Cantarell, by Allan Wall (03/26/07) Mexican Petroleum, Pemex, Ever More on the Ropes, by Kenneth Emmond (03/26/07) Mexico's Calderon Scores High in First 100 Days, by Carlos Luken (03/26/07) A Ship with No Anchor: Bush in Latin America, by Ivan Briscoe (03/26/07) U.S. Official Disputes Latin America Policy Faultfinders, by Eric Green (03/26/07) The Spread of Terror and Crime to Latin America, by Jerry Brewer (03/26/07) Guns Without Roses in Mexico, by Kenneth Emmond (03/21/07) Mexico and its Relationship with the U.S.A., by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (03/19/07) The Latin American Tour by Bush was Unproductive, by Sam Logan (03/19/07) Mexico: Living with Drugs and Organized Crime, by Sergio Aguayo Quezada (03/19/07) Mexico's "Meritorious" President and His Legacy, by Allan Wall (03/19/07) Venezuela's Hugo Chavez Goes on the Offensive, by Sam Logan (03/19/07) Symbolism Matters in U.S.-Mexico Relationship, by Patrick Corcoran (03/12/07) Mexicans in the US Deserve Proper Representation, by Dr. Jose Enrique Vallarta Rodriguez (03/12/07) The Mexican Army and its Controversial New Rifle, by Allan Wall (03/12/07) Mexico Wants to Privatize its Highways -- Again, by Kenneth Emmond (03/12/07) Casinos 'Lite' in Mexico: Bingo and Books, by Barnard R. Thompson (03/12/07) Jorge Hank: A Giant Step Backwards for Mexico, by Carlos Luken (03/12/07) Mexicans Ask For History to Repeat in Rosarito, Baja Times (03/12/07) Mexico, On the Cusp of Entering the First World, by Kenneth Emmond (03/05/07) Ex-President Fox of Mexico Refuses to Fade Away, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (03/05/07) Mexico and the Calderon Challenge, by Allan Wall (03/05/07) Mexico Should Leave Hugo Chavez to Self-Destruct, by Patrick Corcoran (03/05/07) Chinese Ownership of Mexican Port Causing Worry, by Nancy Conroy (03/05/07) Explosive USA Growth of Central American Gangs, by Sam Logan and Ashley Morse (03/05/07) Iran is Expanding its Presence in Latin America, by Sam Logan (03/05/07) The Internationalization of Mexican Druglords, by Barnard R. Thompson (02/26/07) Mexico: In the Crossfire of the Drug Cartels, by Allan Wall (02/26/07) Can the Political Opposition in Mexico Recover?, by Kenneth Emmond (02/26/07) Should Mexico Be the One to Oppose Hugo Chavez?, by Sam Logan (02/26/07) Keep Plan Colombia Mistakes Out of Afghanistan, by Sam Logan (02/26/07) Comments on War, Gangs and Western Values, by Jerry Brewer (02/26/07) Tom Allen, A Stained Glass Artisan, Portrays Our Lady of Guadalupe (02/26/07) Has the Feared Nopal Moth Arrived in Mexico?, by Allan Wall (02/19/07) A Renewal of the Effort to Open Casinos in Mexico, by Barnard R. Thompson (02/19/07) Mexico's Shocking and Appalling Justice System, by Kenneth Emmond (02/19/07) Anti-Immigrant Fanaticism and Xenophobic Boobs, by Patrick Corcoran (02/19/07) Espino a Thorn in the Side of Mexican President, by Carlos Luken (02/19/07) Tijuana, Mexico Mayor in Bid to Takeover State, by Nancy Conroy (02/19/07) Petro-Platitudes in Houston and from Mexico, by George Baker (02/19/07) US Fears Terrorist Access to Nicaraguan Missiles, by Sam Logan (02/19/07) Is Mel Gibson's Epoch Film "Apocalypto" Racist?, by Allan Wall (02/12/07) Calderon Dispenses Strong Medicine to Tame Mexico's Beast, by Kenneth Emmond (02/12007) The USA and Mexico: Distinct Theatres in One War, by Patrick Corcoran (02/12/07) Reflections on Needed Labor Reform in Mexico, by Dr. Jose Enrique Vallarta Rodriguez (02/12/07) Tourism Related Security Concerns in Costa Rica, by Sam Logan (02/12/07) The Americas Must Look Out for Unsafe Alliances, by Jerry Brewer (02/12/07) Mounting Mexican Crises Could Be Opportunities, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (02/05/07) Tortilla Prices: A Transgenic Time for Mexico?, by Kenneth Emmond (02/05/07) Mexican Tortillas, Corn and USA Ethanol Demands, by David Randall (02/05/07) On Its Day, a Look at the Mexican Constitution, by Allan Wall (02/05/07) The Mara Salvatrucha Organization and the U.S. Response, PINR (02/05/07) Domestic Intelligence: Part of a Greater Strategy?, by Jerry Brewer (02/05/07) USA-Mexico Interdependence Continues to Grow, by Patrick Corcoran (01/29/07) The DEA is Struggling Along the Mexican Border, by Sam Logan (01/29/07) Mexican Court Finds Gaming Rules Constitutional, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (01/29/07) A Trial for Mexico: Free Markets or Fair Prices, by Kenneth Emmond (01/29/05) On Mexican Tortillas, Milk, Oil and Drugs, by Allan Wall (01/29/07) Mexico is Still Trapped in Decades Old Crises, by Carlos Luken (01/29/07) NAFTA Commission Investigating Proposed LNG Facility on US-Mexico Border, Center for Biological Diversity (01/29/07) Calderon Sees Mexico as Americas Power Broker, by Carlos Luken (01/22/07) Is Mexico Ready for Federalism?, by Kenneth Emmond (01/22/07) Rising Prices in Mexico End Calderon's Honeymoon, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (01/22/07) Tortilla Policy in Mexico, by Laura Randall (01/22/07) Fox to Build Mexico's First Presidential Library, by Allan Wall (01/22/07) A Needed Alternative to Mexico's Nautical Ladder, by Nancy Conroy (01/22/07) Business Dealings Along the U.S.-Mexico Border, W.P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University (01/22/07) Mexican President Calderon Overhauls Security, by Sam Logan (01/22/07) Latin American Nationalizations Hinder Progress, by Jaroslaw Anders (01/22/07) Modify Training to Counter a Shadowy Enemy, by Jerry Brewer (01/22/07) Mexican Priorities: Gaming, Tourism and Energy, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (01/15/07) A Clash of Market Forces and Democracy in Mexico, by Kenneth Emmond (01/15/07) Will Lifeblood Tortillas Get Cheaper in Mexico?, by Allan Wall (01/15/07) Mexico Votes For Diabetes, by Laura Randall (01/15/07) Betterment Proposals for Mexico's Justice System, by Dr. Jose Enrique Vallarta Rodriguez (01/15/07) Bolivia and Venezuela: What's at Stake, by Carlos Sabino (01/15/07) Latin America's Wisdom Equals its Trepidation, by Jerry Brewer (01/15/07) The U.S. Faces Eviction from Ecuadorian Air Base, by Sam Logan (01/15/07) Will the New Anti-Drug Cartel War in Mexico Work?, by Carlos Luken (01/08/07) Law Enforcement's Intellectual Inertia, by Jerry Brewer (01/08/07) Mexico Today, and the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America, by Barnard R. Thompson (01/08/07) Mexico, Calderon and a 3.9 Percent Wage Factor, by Kenneth Emmond (01/08/07) Are U.S. Politicians Averse to Latin Americans?, by Patrick Corcoran (01/08/07) Calderon, Mexico's Drug War Commander in Chief, by Allan Wall (01/08/07) Mexico's Problem: Laws With Scant Enforcement, by Carlos Luken (01/01/07) Can Calderon Boost Mexico's Tourism Industry?, by Allan Wall (01/01/07) Good Times Foreseen for Mexican Stock Exchange, by Kenneth Emmond (01/01/07) Note from Kenneth Emmond regarding Minutemen (01/01/07) Political Issues and Values in Mexico, by Laura Randall (01/01/07) Detached Spies - A Threat to Autocratic Rule, by Jerry Brewer (01/01/07) A Christmas Message from Mexican President Felipe Calderon and Family (12/25/06) Christmas in Mexico, by Allan Wall (12/25/06) Mexico's Other Immigration Crisis, by Kenneth Emmond (12/25/06) Immigration Foes Need to Give Mexico a Chance, by Barnard R. Thompson (12/25/06) Mexico Needs a Return of Democratic Governance, by Jose Enrique Vallarta Rodriguez (12/25/06) Colombia's Political-Military-Paramilitary Scandal, by Sam Logan (12/25/06) Chavez and the Fascist Left in Latin America, by William Ratliff (12/25/06) Cold War Espionage is as Hot as Ever, by Jerry Brewer (12/25/06) Mexico Wants Pros to Run Relations with the USA, by Barnard R. Thompson (12/18/06) Governing Mexico: Some Things New and Some Old, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (12/18/06) How Is Mexican President Calderon Doing So Far?, by Allan Wall (12/18/06) Calderon Needs to Bring All Mexicans Aboard, by Kenneth Emmond (12/18/06) Mexico, USA Opposition to Secret Toxic Landfill, by Talli Nauman (12/18/06) BOOK REVIEW: Mexico, the 51st USA State?, by Jeremy Martin (12/18/06) Venezuela and Iran Unite to Undermine the USA, by Sam Logan (12/18/06) Pick for House Intelligence Committee Chairmanship has Border Area Background, by Jerry Brewer (12/18/06) Undocumented Migrants are Criminals in Mexico, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (12/11/06) Countering the Effects in Mexico of a US Slowdown, by Kenneth Emmond (12/11/06) Whither Ebrard and Mexico City?, by Allan Wall (12/11/06) Mexico: A Model Foe of the Bolivarian Revolution, by Patrick Corcoran (12/11/06) The Curse of Methamphetamine in Western Mexico, by Sam Logan (12/11/06) Unity Needed to Police U.S., Mexico and Beyond, by Jerry Brewer (12/11/06) Mexico Approves New "Marine Ecological Ordinance of the Gulf of California" (12/04/06) Felipe Calderon Hinojosa is President of Mexico, by Barnard R. Thompson (12/04/06) How Mexican President Calderon Kept His Word, by Allan Wall (12/04/06) Mexican President Sends Signals, Faces Challenges, by Carlos Luken (12/04/06) Mexican President Makes a Controversial Cabinet Appointment, by Kenneth Emmond (12/04/06) Russia's Race to Arm Latin America, by Sam Logan (12/04/06) Global Terrorism has Key Roots in Latin America, by Jerry Brewer (12/04/06) What Correa's Win Means in Ecuador, by Stephen Johnson (12/04/06) Will Mexico's Congress Work with Felipe Calderon?, by Patrick Corcoran (11/27/06) Mexico's Calderon Will Have to Deal with AMLO, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (11/27/06) Mexico, Shadow Governments and Loyal Oppositions, by Allan Wall (11/27/06) The Commentariat and the Mexican Policymaker, by Kenneth Emmond (11/27/06) Remittances and Money Laundering in Mexico, by Sam Logan (11/27/06) Proposals for Greater Law and Order in Mexico, by Dr. Jose Enrique Vallarta Rodriguez (11/27/06) Police Work and Counterterrorism in the Americas, by Jerry Brewer (11/27/06) Power Struggles Put Democracy at Risk in Mexico, by Kenneth Emmond (11/20/06) Recalling and Rethinking the Mexican Revolution, by Allan Wall (11/20/06) Mexican Bishops Speak Out on Politics, Migration, by Barnard R. Thompson (11/20/06) The Americas Need Consensus Building and Security, by Jerry Brewer (11/20/06) Venezuela: The Fear Factor Will Decide Election, by Alex Beech (11/20/06) Democrat-Controlled U.S. Congress a Mixed Bag for Mexico, by Kenneth Emmond (11/13/06) Mexico's New and Future Relations with the USA, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (11/13/06) Will Calderon Also Be Obsessed With Mexican Emigration?, by Allan Wall (11/13/06) Calderon is Making Positive Plans for Mexico, by Barnard R. Thompson (11/13/06) Mexico's PRI - Down But Not Out of Government, by Carlos Luken (11/13/06) Illegal Migration, Crime and Mexico's Maras, by Sam Logan (11/13/06) Care Must Be Taken Against the Enemy Within, by Jerry Brewer (11/13/06) Plotters Work to Disrupt the Mexican Government, by Barnard R. Thompson (11/06/06) "Mexico 2030" Will Mean Positive Public Policy, by Patrick Corcoran (11/06/06) Mexico's Left Forms a Coalition, by Kenneth Emmond (11/06/06) Impunity Has Become a Major Malady in Mexico, by Carlos Luken (11/06/06) Yes Reform is Needed in Mexico's Judicial System, by Dr. Jose Enrique Vallarta Rodriguez (11/06/06) Back to School in Mexico's Strife Torn Oaxaca, by Allan Wall (11/06/06) PAN Leader a Thorn in Side of Mexico's Calderon, by George W. Grayson (10/30/06) Economic Planning and Social Needs in Mexico, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (10/30/06) Mexican Oil Experts and Heirs Address the Future, by George Baker (10/30/06) Mexico Would Be Worse Off Without NAFTA, by Kenneth Emmond (10/30/06) U.S. Leadership in Latin America, a Paradigm or Paradox?, by Jerry Brewer (10/30/06) Brazil Sends a Strong Message with Spies, by Sam Logan (10/30/06) Educating Mexico to Prosperity, by Kenneth Emmond (10/23/06) The Importance of Safety and Law in Mexico City, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (10/23/06) Mexicans Are Not Well Represented in Congress, by Dr. Jose Enrique Vallarta Rodriguez (10/23/06) AMLO's Campaign May Be Fizzling Out in Mexico, by Allan Wall (10/23/06) Myths Related to Mexican Elections Are Revealed, by Carlos Luken (10/23/06) Chavez Leads Efforts to Fragment Latin America, by Jerry Brewer (10/23/06) The Future Mexican Government and National Needs, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (10/16/06) Mexico and the U.S. to Share a "Wall of Shame," by Carlos Luken (10/16/06) Overhauling the U.S.-Mexico Border Mindset, by Jerry Brewer (10/16/06) Oaxaca, Mexico Conflicts Reach the Eleventh Hour, by Barnard R. Thompson (10/16/06) Mexico's Future President Tours Latin America, by Allan Wall (10/16/06) Mexico's Future in Central America, by Kenneth Emmond (10/16/06) Central America Talks Regional Military Force, by Sam Logan (10/16/06) Oaxaca, Mexico Unrest and Shadows of Tlatelolco, by Allan Wall (10/09/06) Is Mexico's Fox Too Passive as Conflicts Go On?, by Carlos Luken (10/09/06) Mexico Needs Working Result Oriented Governance, by Dr. Jose Enrique Vallarta Rodriguez (10/09/06) Can Mexico Reform its Laws and Justice System?, by Kenneth Emmond (10/09/06) It is the Cubans Who Must Decide Their Future, by Jerry Brewer (10/09/06) Mexico Comes to 60 Days of Political Uncertainty, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (10/02/06) Mexican Central Banker Ortiz Speaks His Mind, by Allan Wall (10/02/06) Don't Confuse Mexican Immigration with Terrorism, by Jerry Brewer (10/02/06) Bold Labor Reform Strategies Proposed in Mexico, by Kenneth Emmond (10/02/06) Anti-globalization of Mexican Electricity and Oil, by George Baker (10/02/06) The U.S. and Mexico - Walling Out Understanding, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (09/25/06) Mexico, the U.S., and The Tortilla Curtain Anew, by Jerry Brewer (09/25/06) The Past Election and Mexico's Future Challenges, by Dr. Jose Enrique Vallarta Rodriguez (09/25/06) Divide Between Mexican Voters Less Than Reported, by Patrick Corcoran (09/25/06) Democracy According to AMLO - Politics As Farce, by Allan Wall (09/25/06) Mexican President Vicente Fox at the UN, Presidency of the Republic (posted 09/20/06) Mexican President Fox Outfoxes the Opposition, by Carlos Luken (09/18/06) AMLO the Pretender's 'Peaceful' Mexican Rebellion, by Kenneth Emmond (09/18/06) Cuauhtemoc Cardenas vs. Lopez Obrador in Mexico, by Allan Wall (09/18/06) Are Legislative Reforms in the Offing in Mexico?, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (09/18/06) A 'Seemingly Invincible Drug Crisis' in Mexico, by Patrick Corcoran (09/18/06) Border Issues Make U.S.-Mexico Alliances Critical, by Jerry Brewer (09/18/06) Can Mexican Soccer Reform Itself?, by Kenneth Emmond (09/18/06) Dissidents Going For a "new Republic" in Mexico, by Barnard R. Thompson (09/14/06) AMLO of Mexico is Forming a "Disloyal Opposition," by Kenneth Emmond (09/11/06) Will Mexico's Post-Election Conflict Be Resolved?, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (09/11/06) Calderon Won in Mexico - So What Will Follow?, by Allan Wall (09/11/06) It's Crunch Time for Mexico, by Carlos Luken (09/11/06) Politics, the Wonderful Road to Riches in Mexico, by Barnard R. Thompson (09/11/06) Venezuela: Incredible Escape Weakens Chavez's Government, by Carlos Sabino (09/11/06) Mr. Lopez Obrador of Mexico, Please Stand Down, by Jen Alic (09/06/06) Mexican State of the Nation Address: A First Person Report, by George Baker (09/05/06) Mexicans Fight for Democracy, Long for the Past, by Carlos Luken (09/04/06) Understanding AMLO-Speak in Mexico, by Kenneth Emmond (09/04/06) Laws Notwithstanding, Mexican Covets Presidency, by Barnard R. Thompson (09/04/06) The Mexican Conflict is Being Internationalized, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (09/04/06) Doubts Dog Rescued Mexican Fishermen, by Allan Wall (09/04/06) Mexican Social Inequalities and Unemployment, by Samuel Peña Guzman (09/04/06) Cuba vows to bolster 'combat capacity,' by Carmen Gentile (09/04/06) Threats from Homegrown and Nearby Terrorists, by Jerry Brewer (09/04/06) PRD to Disrupt Mexican President's Annual Address, MexiData.info (08/31/06) Deadline Approaches for Mexico's Electoral Court, by Allan Wall (08/28/06) Picking up the pieces after Mexico's election, by Carlos Luken (08/28/06) Is Mexico's Lopez Obrador a Revolutionary?, by Kenneth Emmond (08/28/06) The Final Days of Mexican President Vicente Fox, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (08/28/06) Sedition, not Democracy, Comes to Mind in Mexico, by Barnard R. Thompson (08/28/06) Communing with Baja California's Indian Nations, by Horacio Gonzalez Moncada, Javier Ceseña and Steve Dryden (08/28/06) Oaxaca City, Mexico, Travel Alert: U.S. Department of State (posted 08/28/06) Mexico and the USA - Good News, Bad News Stories, by Barnard R. Thompson (08/21/06) It's Time for Mexico and Calderon to Look Ahead, by Carlos Luken (08/21/06) Mexico Needs a President Committed to Democracy, by Patrick Corcoran (08/21/06) Mexico's Unrelenting Truckload of Troubles, by Kenneth Emmond (08/21/06) Mexico's Presidential Election Cannot be Annulled, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (08/21/06) Mexico Could Benefit from Costa Rica's Experience, by Dr. Jose Enrique Vallarta Rodriguez (08/21/06) A Trans-Pacific Mexican Odyssey, by Allan Wall (08/21/06) Loss of Official Funds Could Be AMLO's Waterloo, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (08/14/06) Lopez Obrador: a Mexican Political Scene Fixture, by Kenneth Emmond (08/14/06) An Unstable Influence in Mexico's Balancing Act, by Carlos Luken (08/14/06) On Vote Counts, Recounts and Scheming in Mexico, by Barnard R. Thompson (08/14/06) AMLO (and Others) Harm Mexico's Tourism Industry, by Allan Wall (08/14/06) Cuba Banking on the Military and Oil, by Carmen Gentile (08/14/06) An Alternative to a Failed MercoSur, by Sam Logan (08/14/06) So-called Civil Resistance Terrorizes Mexico City, by Barnard R. Thompson (08/07/06) Lopez Obrador Raises the Stakes But Loses the Bet, by Carlos Luken (08/07/06) A PRI-View of Mexico's Next Legislature, by Kenneth Emmond (08/07/06) The "Punishment Vote" in Mexico was also Split, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (08/07/06) Mexico and the Revamping of its Electoral System, by Dr. Jose Enrique Vallarta Rodriguez (08/07/06) Mexico, Israel, the U.S. and Vienna Conventions, by Allan Wall (08/07/06) Venezuela-Russia Deal May Harm South America, by Sam Logan (08/07/06) Market Trends as Political Indicators in Mexico, by Kenneth Emmond (07/31/06) Might a Parliamentary System Better Serve Mexico?, by Patrick Corcoran (07/31/06) AMLO is Taking On 'The Silent Majority' in Mexico, by Carlos Luken (07/31/06) Mexicans Might Ask, "Where Were You In '88?" by Allan Wall (07/31/06) U.S., Mexico Working To Keep Border Secure, Open for Trade, by Eric Green, The Washington File, USDOS (07/31/06) Mexico to Publish Industrial Pollution Data, by Jamie Bowman, CEC (07/31/06) Venezuela and Human Rights, by Carlos Sabino, The Independent Institute (07/31/06) Mexico Moving Immigration Debate to World Stage, by Barnard R. Thompson (07/24/06) Mexican Court to Determine the Nation's Future, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (07/24/06) To AMLO Mexican Democracy Means He Must Win, by Allan Wall (07/24/06) AMLO is Perilously Pushing Mexico to the Edge, by Carlos Luken (07/24/06) Groups Worried About Missing Mexican Journalist, by Eric Green, The Washington File, USDOS (07/24/06) Dreams of influence in Nicaragua, by Sam Logan (07/24/06) Giving Due Process Its Due in Mexico, by Kenneth Emmond (07/17/06) Interview with Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador of Mexico, La Jornada (Mexico), and Daily Granma (Cuba) (07/17/06) Challenging the Election in a Divided Mexico, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (07/17/06) Lopez Obrador and a Not So Hidden Mexico Agenda, by Carlos Luken (07/17/06) Maybe Mexican Contests Should Go A Second Round, by Allan Wall (07/17/06) The Future of Mexican Foreign Policy, by Patrick Corcoran (07/17/06) Of Mexican Plots and the National Good, by Kenneth Emmond (07/10/06) A Long Mexican Night with Democratic Nightmares, by Carlos Luken (07/10/06) To Govern a Coalition Will Be Needed in Mexico, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (07/10/06) Sizing Up the Mexican Presidential Election, by Allan Wall (07/10/06) Mexico's Parallel Power, by Sam Logan (07/10/06) The President-elect: a Mexi-can or a Mexi-can't?, by Kenneth Emmond (07/03/06) Mexico and the New President Must Now Rebuild, by Carlos Luken (07/03/06) Mexicans Hope for Will of the People Results, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (07/03/06) Mexican Campaign a Show of Maturing Democracy, by Patrick Corcoran (07/03/06) Mexico Plans Controls for the Sea of Cortez and its Bordering Land Areas, by Barnard R. Thompson (07/03/06) Mexico's "Green Mice" Go from Soccer to Politics, by Allan Wall (07/03/06) Sunday's National Elections Looming in Mexico, by Kent Paterson (06/29/06) A Mexican Appeal for Change Versus Divisiveness, by Antonio Andrade (06/26/06) Hopefuls versus Hope in the Mexican Elections, by Barnard R. Thompson (06/26/06) Might Mexico Regress to Class Struggle?, by Luis Pazos (06/26/06) World Cup Fever Turning Towards Mexican Politics, by Ali Jost (06/26/06) Mexico's Only Election Choice - A Personal Opinion, by Carlos Luken (06/26/06) Mexican Races Coming Down to the Wire, by Allan Wall (06/26/06) Post-election Fears and Possibilities in Mexico, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (06/26/06) Business and Economics Key to Mexican Elections, by Kenneth Emmond (06/26/06) U.S. Immigration Policy - a Mexican Campaign Issue, by Allan Wall (06/19/06) Electoral Dirty Tricks Via the Internet in Mexico, by Kenneth Emmond (06/19/06) Mexicans Hope for Post-election Civility, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (06/19/06) Debate Point May Win AMLO the Mexican Presidency, by George Baker (06/19/06) Mexican Candidates Closing on an Uncertain End, by Carlos Luken (06/19/06) The UN-likely Victory of AMLO in Mexico, by Aleksander Boyd, Vcrisis (06/19/06) Mexico Will Not Mirror Venezuela's Leftist Revolt, by Patrick Corcoran (06/12/06) An Eye Witness Account of the Mexican Debate, by George Baker (06/12/06) Some Subjects Discussed During Mexico's Debate, by Allan Wall (06/12/06) Mexico's Election Campaign Sinking to New Lows, by Kenneth Emmond (06/12/06) Mexico's Post-Debate "Dirty War" Intensifies, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (06/12/06) China's Growing Involvement in Latin America, by Dr. Mohan Malik, PINR (06/12/06) Lifeless Mexican Debate Also Indecisive, by Carlos Luken (06/07/06) The Mexican Elections: A Bush vs. Kerry Rematch?, by George Baker (06/05/06) The June 6 Debate Could Decide Mexico's Future, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (06/05/06) The PRI is Flirting with a Comeback in Mexico, by Kenneth Emmond (06/05/06) The PRI Meltdown is Polarizing Mexican Campaign, by Carlos Luken (06/05/06) Mexican Electoral Demography, by Allan Wall (06/05/06) Venezuela's Kalashnikov Threat to Latin America, by Sam Logan (06/05/06) Islamic Radicalism in Mexico: The Threat from South of the Border, by Chris Zambelis, Terrorism Monitor, The Jamestown Foundation (06/02/06) The Incumbency in Mexico, a Double-Edged Sword, by Allan Wall (05/29/06) Meddling in Mexican Elections Could Cause Chaos, by Kenneth Emmond (05/29/06) Might Unrest or Violence Mar Mexico's Elections?, by Barnard R. Thompson (05/29/06) A Possible Alliance to Counter Fox and the PAN, by Carlos Luken (05/29/06) A Solution - Expatriates Buying Homes in Mexico, by Patrick Corcoran (05/22/06) On Schwarzenegger, Mexico and Indian Giving, by Barnard R. Thompson (05/22/06) Latin American Nostalgia for the Left, by Carlos Sabino (05/22/06) So How Far to the Left is AMLO of Mexico?, by Allan Wall (05/22/06) Will Congress Set the Future Course of Mexico?, by Kenneth Emmond (05/22/06) A Mexican Look at Militarization of the Border, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (05/22/06) Bush Immigration Address Embitters Mexicans, by Carlos Luken (05/22/06) Mexico May Form its Own Border Patrol, by Barnard R. Thompson (05/15/06) Will Mexico's Elections Spill into the Streets?, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (05/15/06) Violence Sets a Somber Election Stage in Mexico, by Carlos Luken (05/15/06) A Gringo in Mexico Reflects on the Election, by Allan Wall (05/15/06) In Mexico One Must Budget for Corruption, by Kenneth Emmond (05/15/06) Mexico Moves Towards Knowledge Economy, by Samuel Peña Guzman (05/15/06) The Mexican Presidential Race Still Has Surprises, by Kenneth Emmond (05/08/06) The "Dirty War" Against Lopez Obrador in Mexico, by Barnard R. Thompson (05/08/06) Honoring Mexico's Victory over the French in 1862, Presidency of the Republic (05/08/06) May Day Leads to More USA-Mexico Finger Pointing, by Carlos Luken (05/08/06) Spain's ETA - The Beginning of the End?, by Alvaro Vargas Llosa (05/08/06) Mexico's Uppermost Threat is Organized Crime, by Sam Logan (05/01/06) Mexico Drug Law Could Create Users Tourism Boom, by Nancy Conroy (05/01/06) The Aftershocks of Mexico's Presidential Debate, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (05/01/06) Americans in Mexico Worry About Retaliation, by Nancy Conroy (05/01/06) State Department Sees Better US-Mexico Relations, U.S. Department of State (05/01/06) The Temptations of Evo, by Carlos Sabino (05/01/06) "The Debate" Could Lead To Mexican Presidency, by Carlos Luken (04/26/06) "Mexico and the Migration Phenomenon," a letter from the Consul General of Mexico in Houston, Texas (posted 04/24/06) The Risk of AMLO Winning the Mexican Presidency, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (04/24/06) Who Will Be The Real Losers in Mexico's Election?, by Carlos Luken (04/24/06) Venezuelan Drugs and Meddling in Mexican Politics, by Raul Tortolero (04/24/06) Brazil and Mexico - Regional Giants Strive for Prosperity, by Kenneth Emmond (04/24/06) Mexico-Japan Economic Association Agreement, by Samuel Peña Guzman (04/24/06) Remittances Driving Central American Economies, by Kent Paterson, Editor Frontera NorteSur, NMSU (04/24/06) The Hijacking of Mexican Immigrants and Dreams, by Barnard R. Thompson (04/17/06) The Awakening of First World Mexican-Americans, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (04/17/06) Members of Congress Cost Mexicans a Tidy Sum, by Kenneth Emmond (04/17/06) Ecuador's "Divided State" is Pulled Toward the Left, by Dr. Michael A. Weinstein, PINR (04/17/06) Justice Sought in Mexican Femicide Cover-Ups, by Kent Paterson, Editor Frontera NorteSur, NMSU (04/10/06) Favoritism Leads to Rifts in Mexican Campaigns, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (04/10/06) Election Fever and Voter Confusion Hits Mexico, by Carlos Luken (04/10/06) Mexican Philanthropy often Individual and Nameless, by Kenneth Emmond (04/10/06) Mexico Ignores Its Own Laws Regarding Emigrants, by Barnard R. Thompson (04/03/06) Coca Cultivation on the Rise in Latin America, by Alvaro Vargas Llosa (04/03/06) Left Leads in Countdown to Mexican Elections, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (04/03/06) Mexicans Should Say No To "No Reelection," by Kenneth Emmond (04/03/06) Mexico is Beginning to Face Emigration Issues, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (03/27/06) Misguided Mexican Critics Challenge Capitalism, by Kenneth Emmond (03/27/06) Venezuela Charged with Backing Mexico's Lopez Obrador, by Carlos Luken (03/27/06) The Revolt of the Second Immigrant Generation, by Alvaro Vargas Llosa (03/27/06) Doing Business in Mexico - Cultural Differences, by Ignacio Hernandez (03/27/06) Alleged Mexico oil find unsubstantiated, by Barnard R. Thompson (03/27/06) Who's Meddling in Latin American Politics?, by Jerry Brewer (03/27/06) Energy Plans and Mexico's Presidential Election, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (03/20/06) Mexico's Lopez Obrador Sketches His Energy Plan, by Barnard R. Thompson (03/20/06) Imprudent Americans and Mexico Related Wishes, by Kenneth Emmond (03/20/06) U.S. and Mexico Join Forces in Drug Fight, by Jerry Brewer (03/20/06) Will Mexico's Next President Be Up To The Challenge?, by Carlos Luken (03/20/06) Costa Rica Polarizes in a Leftward Shift, by Dr. Michael A. Weinstein (03/20/06) Mexico - The Fraud of the Century, by Alvaro Vargas Llosa (03/13/06) Narcoterrorism, Violence and the U.S. Drug Habit, by Jerry Brewer (03/13/06) The Different Faces of Carlos Slim of Mexico, by Kenneth Emmond (03/13/06) Polling and Predictions Set Mexican Campaign Pace, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (03/13/06) Mexican Presidential Campaign Dull Yet Intriguing, by Carlos Luken (03/13/06) Mexican Congress holds Hearing on Gaming, by Barnard R. Thompson (03/13/06) Mexicans Face the Past and the Future in Election, by Carlos Luken (03/06/06) Mexican Mine Disaster Becoming Political Crisis, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (03/06/06) Mexican Congressman Made Deals with Drug Lords, by Barnard R. Thompson (03/06/06) Ongoing Borderline Disputes in Southeast Mexico, by Kenneth Emmond (03/06/06) Venezuelan Pushing Latin America to Move Left, by Jerry Brewer (03/06/06) Will the U.S.-Mexico Interparliamentary Meeting be Substantive?, by Barnard R. Thompson (02/27/06) Mexican Polls and a Leftist for President, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (02/27/06) Political Uncertainty and Populism Fears in Mexico, by Carlos Luken (02/27/06) The Fortune of Roberto Madrazo Mystifies Mexicans, by Kenneth Emmond (02/27/06) Does the U.S. Recognize the Threat from the South?, by Jerry Brewer (02//27/06) U.S. Law, Cuban Scheming and Mexican Reaction, by Barnard R. Thompson (02/20/06) Mexican Incident Shows Helms-Burton Absurdity, by Kenneth Emmond (02/20/06) Mexico's PRI Still in the Presidential Race, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (02/20/06) Mexican Campaign Goes from Slugfest to Sluggish, by Carlos Luken (02/20/06) Mexico Must Take Control of Nuevo Laredo, by Jerry Brewer (02/20/06) Mexican Left Sending Ominous Signs to the U.S., by Barnard R. Thompson (02/13/06) Extraterritorial Reach of U.S. Concerns Mexico, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (02/13/06) U.S. Legal Antics Stir Up Controversy in Mexico, by Carlos Luken (02/13/06) Businesses of Mexico's First Stepsons Need Scrutiny, by Kenneth Emmond (02/13/06) Venezuela's Chavez Seeks to Reshape Latin America, by Jerry Brewer (02/13/06) World Economic Forum Sees Last Chance for Mexico, by Kenneth Emmond (02/06/06) Charges and Countercharges Involve Mexico's First Family, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (02/06/06) Mexican Candidates At Odds With Their Own Parties, by Carlos Luken (02/06/06) Congressional Probe into Mexican Gaming Goes On, by Barnard R. Thompson (02/06/06) Venezuela and the Duping of Latin America, by Jerry Brewer (02/06/06) The Nosedive Continues in U.S.-Mexico Relations, by Barnard R. Thompson (01/30/06) Mexico Needs to Thoroughly Clean Up its Courts, by Kenneth Emmond (01/30/06) Mexico Could Finally Enact Far-reaching Reforms, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (01/30/06) Latin American Gangs Threaten Mexico and the U.S., by Jerry Brewer (01/30/06) Balkanized Politics and the 2006 Mexican Elections, by Carlos Luken (01/23/06) Mexican Political and Campaign Strategies, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (01/23/06) "Don't Fence Me Out!" Say Mexicans, by Kenneth Emmond (01/23/06) Is the U.S. Headed for a Showdown with Venezuela?, by Jerry Brewer (01/23/06) The Realities of Mexican Migration, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (01/16/06) One Small Step for Mexican Transparency, by Kenneth Emmond (01/16/06) Mexico Moves to Renovate its Navy, by Barnard R. Thompson (01/16/06) Homicide Rate in Mexico is Appalling, by Jerry Brewer (01/16/06) Another effort to privatize Mexican oil and gas, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (01/09/06) Are Mexican politicians on the take?, by Kenneth Emmond (01/09/06) Mexico and the U.S. need diplomacy, not fences, by Carlos Luken (01/09/06) Restoring faith and security in the Americas, by Jerry Brewer (01/09/06) 2005: A turbulent year on the U.S.-Mexico border, by Kent Paterson (01/03/06) A Mexican's resolution - out with the old and in with the new, by Carlos Luken (01/02/06) IFE faces major challenges refereeing Mexico's political games, by Kenneth Emmond (01/02/06) Mexican Court may void betting Regulation, by Barnard R. Thompson (01/02/06) Democracy, a fragile Latin American commodity, by Jerry Brewer (01/02/06) Fear drives U.S. policy on Mexico, by Kenneth Emmond (12/26/05) Should the United States shut the door to Mexico?, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (12/26/05) Migration politics, finger pointing and backbiting, by Carlos Luken (12/26/05) Walling out or walling in Mexico won't work, by Jerry Brewer (12/26/05) Mexican politics and a debatable Christmas truce, by Kenneth Emmond (12/19/05) Is Mexico ready for a left-wing government?, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (12/19/05) Mexican president deserves praise after five years in office, by Carlos Luken (12/19/05) Narco-terrorism at U.S.-Mexico border demands action, by Jerry Brewer (12/19/05) Cancun and Mexico's Maya Riviera resurrected, by Barnard R. Thompson (12/19/05) Mexican casino plan dies yet again, by Barnard R. Thompson (12/12/05) Electoral coalitions formed in Mexico, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (12/12/05) PAN candidate vows to retain Mexican presidency, by Jeremy Martin (12/12/05) Felipe Calderon kicks off Mexican campaign, by Carlos Luken (12/12/05) Mexican politics and the Americas affect, by Jerry Brewer (12/12/05) Magazine gives Mexican football referees a red card, by Kenneth Emmond (12/12/05) Books, literary polemics, satanic governments and Mexican migration, by Kent Paterson, Frontera NorteSur, NMSU (12/12/05) Mexico calls a Christmas season political truce, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (12/05/05) Odd campaign and funding alliances in Mexico, by Carlos Luken (12/05/05) Mexico fails to capitalize on its oil windfall, by Kenneth Emmond (12/05/05) Mexico is gaining momentum in Latin America, by Jerry Brewer (12/05/05) Radical Islam in Latin America, by Chris Zambelis, "Terrorism Monitor," The Jamestown Foundation (12/05/05) Mexican president not flippant on drug trade, by Jerry Brewer (11/28/05) Mexican politics get nasty within the PRI, by Barnard R. Thompson (11/28/05) Church influence seeps into Mexican politics, by Kenneth Emmond (11/28/05) Mexican right closing in on left in presidential race, by Carlos Luken (11/28/05) Wanted and unwanted changes in Mexico's PEMEX, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (11/28/05) Meddling in Mexican politics and misread trade policies, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (11/21/05) The U.S.-Mexico border wars demand action, by Jerry Brewer (11/21/05) Mexico is dragged into Venezuela's road show, by Kenneth Emmond (11/21/05) The illicit drug transit zone in Central America, USDEA (posted 11/21/05) The changing face of Mexican politics, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (11/14/05) Calderon offers hope to the Mexican electorate, by William J. Marvin and Anthony Raul Verduzco (11/14/05) Scorpions could put sting into Mexico's anti-corruption battle, by Kenneth Emmond (11/14/05) Mexico, by extension a target of terrorists, by Barnard R. Thompson (11/14/05) Barriers, terrorism and the defense of democracy, by Jerry Brewer (11/14/05) Why France is burning - A Mexican perspective, by Carlos Luken (11/14/05) Mexican drug lords, influence and violence, by Barnard R. Thompson (11/07/05) The Americas Summit and protagonists of deceit, by Jerry Brewer (11/07/05) Accomplishments at the Summit of the Americas, The White House (11/07/05) Mexico City and its key role in national elections, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (11/07/05) Mexico's dull presidential campaign springs to life, by Kenneth Emmond (11/07/05) As hurricane season ends, Mexico's political storms begin, by Carlos Luken (11/07/05) Adventures on a Mexico-U.S.A. gourmet coffee trail, by Kent Paterson, FNS-NMSU (11/01/05) Mexico's tourist mecca, for now gone with the wind, by Carlos Luken (10/31/05) The Mexican Congress and deep pocket lobbyists, by Barnard R. Thompson (10/31/05) U.S. immigration - A Mexican point of view, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (10/31/05) Of politicians and the public trust in Mexico, by Kenneth Emmond (10/31/05) The America's Summit - A call for commitment, by Jerry Brewer (10/31/05) President Bush discusses Mexican and non-Mexican illegal immigration, The White House (10/24/05) Mexican tycoon stalls securities bill, by Kenneth Emmond (10/24/05) Politics, backstabbing and Mexico's presidential campaign, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (10/24/05) A vicious circle of presidential politics in Mexico, by William J. Marvin and Anthony Raul Verduzco (10/24/05) Mexican primary politics ... the good, the bad and the ugly, by Carlos Luken (10/24/05) Mexico - caught in the middle of the Americas, by Jerry Brewer (10/24/05) Al-Qaeda's inroads into the Caribbean, by Chris Zambelis, "Terrorist Monitor," The Jamestown Foundation (10/24/05) Hubris, a source of Mexican political problems, by Carlos Luken (10/17/05) Roberto's Rules of Order divide Mexico's PRI, by Kenneth Emmond (10/17/05) Mexican politicians hitting below the belt, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (10/17/05) Tourism versus beachfront isolationism in Mexico, by Barnard R. Thompson (10/17/05) Mexico now world's seventh largest tourist destination, Office of the President of Mexico (10/17/05) Fulfilling the promise of NAFTA in the U.S. Hispanic market, by Ambassador Jeffrey Davidow (10/17/05) Texas-Mexico border security plan needs rethinking, by Jerry Brewer (10/17/05) China's Economic Invasion of Mexico: A threat to the U.S. or an opportunity for Mexico?, by Alana Gutierrez, COHA (10/14/05) A moneyed pact and Mexico's future, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (10/10/05) Fighting the U.S.-Mexico war against drugs, by Jerry Brewer (10/10/05) Felipe Calderon, Mexico's rising political star, by Carlos Luken (10/10/05) Mexico is becoming a foreign investor, by Kenneth Emmond (10/10/05) Deja vu politics and the Mexican Catholic Church, by Barnard R. Thompson (10/03/05) Mexico's Lopez Obrador - does he have the votes?, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (10/03/05) Salinas meeting stirs old passions in Mexicans, by Kenneth Emmond (10/03/05) The resurrection of Mexico's Carlos Salinas de Gortari, by Carlos Luken (10/03/05) Company plans U.S.-Mexico border refinery, by Kent Paterson, FNS/NMSU (10/03/05) A Mexican teacher's tale, by Kenneth Emmond (09/26/05) PAN hopefuls in Mexico swap positions with vote, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (09/26/05) Church leaders step into Mexico's political limelight, by Barnard R. Thompson (09/26/05) Mexico continues to advance under Vicente Fox, by Carlos Luken (09/26/05) Plausible deniability in Mexico and Latin America, by Jerry Brewer (09/26/05) Mexico and remembering the Alamo, by Ambassador Jeffrey Davidow (09/19/05) A new slant on energy reform advancing in Mexico, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (09/19/05) Mexico's financial regulator needs more autonomy, by Kenneth Emmond (09/19/05) The ever-changing face of campaign politics in Mexico, by Carlos Luken (09/19/05) Latin America - A current threat assessment, by Jerry Brewer (09/19/05) Mexico's Lopez Obrador is coming to California, by Barnard R. Thompson (09/12/05) Carlos Slim and Mexican poverty, by Kenneth Emmond (09/12/05) Trojan horses within the PRI of Mexico, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (09/12/05) Drug gangs must be targeted in the fight against terrorism, by Jerry Brewer (09/12/05) Report spotlights Mexico-U.S. energy project, by Kent Paterson, FNS/NMSU (09/12/05) Mexico's sly Fox may have saved his best for last, by Carlos Luken (09/05/05) Madrazo-style democracy threatens Mexico, by Kenneth Emmond (09/05/05) Mexico, legalizing car imports and the NAFTA, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (09/05/05) Might a Mexican National Guard be an answer?, by Barnard R. Thompson (09/05/05) Requiem with impunity - Mexico's victims, by Jerry Brewer (09/05/05) Controlling Mexico's election monster, by Kenneth Emmond (08/29/05) The changing face of presidential campaigns in Mexico, by Carlos Luken (08/29/05) Time for a wake up call to the Mexican border, by Jerry Brewer (08/29/05) Gaming permits in Mexico become more political, by Enrique Andrade González (08/29/05) Mexico - a drug dilemma victim or conduit?, by Jerry Brewer (08/22/05) Mexico City, the second most coveted political prize, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (08/22/05) Mexico and Canada however play by NAFTA rules, by Kenneth Emmond (08/22/05) Some experts predict water conflicts in Mexico, by Barnard R. Thompson (08/22/05) FNS FEATURE: Amnesty International revisits Mexican mass femicide, by Kent Paterson, Frontera NorteSur, NMSU (posted 08/17/05) Claims of corruption taint Mexican president anew, by Kenneth Emmond (08/15/05) Mexico's PRI to elect its presidential candidate, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (08/15/05) The Mexican military and the fight against drugs (part two), by Barnard R. Thompson (08/15/05) U.S. frustration with Mexico may be growing, by Jerry Brewer (08/15/05) The battle of the Mexican dinosaurs, by Kenneth Emmond (08/08/05) Mexico's ignored underworld crises, by Carlos Luken (08/08/05) Violence on the U.S.-Mexico border is terrorism, by Jerry Brewer (08/08/05) The military and Mexico's anti-drug war, by Barnard R. Thompson (08/08/05) Mexico must establish migration policies, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (08/01/05) Will immigrants vote in Mexico's 2006 election?, by Maite Salazar (08/01/05) Democracy could be the loser in Mexico's presidential race, by Carlos Luken (08/01/05) Mexican First Lady's clothes come out of the closet, by Kenneth Emmond (08/01/05) Traffic cops in Mexico are not always the wrongdoers, by Nancy Conroy (08/01/05) There is crime in Mexico, whitewash or not, by Barnard R. Thompson (07/25/05) Mexico-U.S. border violence must be taken seriously, by Jerry Brewer (07/25/05) Mexican justice: A small step forward, by Kenneth Emmond (07/25/05) Presidential hopeful makes 50 promises to Mexicans, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (07/25/05) Mexican energy laws could hamstring security accord, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (07/18/05) Securities reform: a big opportunity for Mexico, by Kenneth Emmond (07/18/05) Internal unrest impairs Mexican political parties, by Carlos Luken (07/18/05) New Police Chief in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, must lead a metamorphosis, by Jerry Brewer (07/18/05) Racist U.S.A. attitudes not shared by Mexico, by Nancy Conroy and Bernardo Saldaña (07/18/05) Mexico's Fox is making the PAN a lame duck, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (07/11/05) Mexico's famed PRI wins with unknown, by Kenneth Emmond (07/11/05) Mexico claims right to California's water, by Barnard R. Thompson (07/11/05) The U.S., Canada and Mexico seek well-being, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (07/04/05) Commitment needed to end U.S.-Mexico border violence, by Jerry Brewer (07/04/05) Mexico's bank bailout agency takes a final bow, by Kenneth Emmond (07/04/05) From the Mexican border to Tucson on foot, by George Thomas Clark (07/04/05) Odds lengthen on Creel candidacy for Mexican president, by Kenneth Emmond (06/27/05) Gaming permits offered in Baja California, Mexico, by Barnard R. Thompson (06/27/05) The July 2 political celebration in Mexico, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (06/27/05) Mexico's democratic challenge - to develop a civil service, by Carlos Luken (06/27/05) Intrigue behind arrest of Pakistani arms dealer in Mexico, by Nancy Conroy (06/20/05) A wakeup call for Mexico's politicians, by Kenneth Emmond (06/20/05) Mexico's crackdown on crime - is it too late?, by Carlos Luken (06/20/05) Intelligence sharing - Mexico's dilemma, by Jerry Brewer (06/20/05) Legality of gaming permits questioned in Mexico, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (06/20/05) Mexico's opaque justice system, by Kenneth Emmond (06/13/05) Change is needed for Mexicans to believe in politics, by Barnard R. Thompson (06/13/05) Pre-candidate campaigning in Mexico beyond the pale, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (06/13/05) Contratistas recruit indentured workers from Mexico, by George Thomas Clark (06/13/05) The presidential candidates of Mexico - conclusion, by Barnard R. Thompson (06/09/05) Mexico's presidential pre-candidates - part two, by Barnard R. Thompson (06/07/05) Who's who among Mexico's presidential candidates - part one, by Barnard R. Thompson (06/06/05) Mexico prepares for the post-Fox era, by Kenneth Emmond (06/06/05) Presidential aspirants and fastidious Mexican voters, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (06/06/05) The Fox cabinet and Mexican campaign politics, by Carlos Luken (06/06/05) State of Mexico elections inspire rancor, by Kenneth Emmond (05/30/05) Crime, politics and disorder in Mexico, by Barnard R. Thompson (05/30/05) The puzzling state of party politics in Mexico, by Carlos Luken (05/30/05) Mercantilism is alive and well in Mexico, by Nancy Conroy (05/23/05) The U.S.A.-Mexico immigration crises, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (05/23/05) A reason why there are undocumented workers, by George Thomas Clark (05/23/05) Mexico threatened by wave of schadenfreude, by Kenneth Emmond (05/23/05) The continuing chill in U.S.-Mexico relations, by Carlos Luken (05/23/05) Mexico thirsts for a workable water policy, by Kenneth Emmond (05/16/05) Mexico publishes rules for consular ID cards, by Barnard R. Thompson (05/16/05) Mexico's PRI president loses his immunity, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (05/16/05) Mexico's cutthroat campaign politics, by Carlos Luken (05/16/05) Could a newcomer win the Mexican presidency?, by Barnard R. Thompson (05/09/05) Exposé finds fault with Mexico's First Lady, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (05/09/05) Mexican democracy lurches forward under Fox, by Kenneth Emmond (05/09/05) The Lopez Obrador affaire and Mexico's political future, by Carlos Luken (05/09/05) Opponents of immigration hurl letters and insults, by George Thomas Clark (05/09/05) Mexico's opportunity to resolve its political quagmire, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (05/02/05) Mexican president moves to end "persecution prosecution," by Carlos Luken (05/02/05) Wakeup world, a left-winger is running in Mexico, by Nancy Conroy (05/02/05) Second best may be best for Mexico, by Kenneth Emmond (05/02/05) Narco killings may freeze casino bill in Mexico, by Barnard R. Thompson (04/25/05) Mexico's institutions the key to corruption, by Kenneth Emmond (04/25/05) PEMEX is weighed down by Mexican Congress, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (04/25/05) The other PAN woman in Mexico, by Carlos Luken (04/25/05) George Thomas Clark debates D.A. King about immigration, by George Thomas Clark (04/22/05) Mexican proposal could benefit both sides of the border, by Barnard R. Thompson (04/18/05) Political indignation in Mexico could make a woman president, by Carlos Luken (04/18/05) Courts may decide destiny of Mexico City's mayor, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (04/18/05) Mexico's desafuero of political reason, by Kenneth Emmond (04/18/05) Mexico is pushed into corner by a demagogue, by Carlos Luken (04/11/05) Minutemen on the U.S.A.-Mexican border, by George Thomas Clark (04/11/05) Mexican presidential hopeful attacks the U.S.A., by Barnard R. Thompson (04/11/05) Mexico-Canada-U.S.A. failure at Waco, by Bruce Mabley (04/11/05) Mexico is saying goodbye to a beloved Pope, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (04/11/05) Mexico's Catholics are at a crossroads, by Kenneth Emmond (04/11/05) Cuban histrionics and manipulating Mexico, by Barnard R. Thompson (04/04/05) If Lopez Obrador becomes President of Mexico, by Kenneth Emmond (04/04/05) Can the Mexico-U.S.A.-Canada Partnership become an alliance?, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (04/04/05) Judgment Day Approaching for Mayor of Mexico City, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (03/28/05) Mexico is facing serious water problems, by Barnard R. Thompson (03/28/05) Fox Unappreciated by Impatient Mexicans, by Carlos Luken (03/28/05) Young Fernando Motilla Emerging in Art World, by George Thomas Clark (03/28/05) Mexico and Canada Must Beware of the Security Trap, by Kenneth Emmond (03/21/05) Multilateralism and the Mexico, U.S.A., Canada Summit, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (03/21/05) Property Buyers Question Title Insurance in Mexico, by Nancy Conroy (03/21/05) Might Mexico's PAN Self-destruct?, by Barnard R. Thompson (03/21/05) Mexican Left Edges Closer to Power in 2006, by Carlos Luken (03/21/05) The U.S.A. is Losing Ground to Japanese in Mexico, by Nancy Conroy (03/14/05) PAN Leader Seeks to Stage-manage Mexican Politics, by Barnard R. Thompson (03/14/05) The PRI Prepares to Run Mexico, by Kenneth Emmond (03/14/05) Mexico Still Hopes for Energy Reform, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (03/14/05) Chances Dim for 2006 Vote by Mexicans Living Abroad, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (03/07/05) Baja California Rainfall Reprieve Will Not End Water Shortage, by Nancy Conroy (03/07/05) Mexican casino opponents use delaying tactics, by Barnard R. Thompson (03/07/05) Mexican Business and the Enemy Within, by Kenneth Emmond (03/07/05) Ex-envoy talks about Mexico's U.N.-Iraq role, by Barnard R. Thompson (02/28/05) The PRI is moving to regain the Mexican presidency, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (02/28/05) Opposition parties in Mexico are outdistancing the PAN, by Carlos Luken (02/28/05) Study is ammunition for Mexican anti-immigration lobby, by Kenneth Emmond (02/28/05) Mexico, natural gas and memories of expropriation, by Nancy Conroy (02/28/05) Mexican "Rule of Law" flirts with frivolity, by Kenneth Emmond (02/21/05) Mexican presidential hopeful seeks international help, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (02/21/05) Mexican political parties receive millions of dollars from government, by Barnard R. Thompson (02/21/05) The U.S.A.-Mexico cultural divide, by Carlos Luken (02/21/05) Lack of understanding separates Mexico and the U.S.A., by Barnard R. Thompson (02/14/05) Mexican ex-President joins list of accused, by Kenneth Emmond (02/14/05) Mexican Petroleum needs critical change, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (02/14/05) Mexico-U.S. safety tiff shows tip of the iceberg, by Kenneth Emmond (02/07/05) State elections in Mexico setting the stage for 2006, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (02/07/05) Mexico City mayor a conspiracy theorist extraordinaire, by Barnard R. Thompson (02/07/05) Cloudy weather looms ahead for Mexican democracy, by Kenneth Emmond (01/31/05) Mexico's 2005 legislative agenda, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (01/31/05) Did Mexico bite off more than it can chew?, by Carlos Luken (01/31/05) Mexico reacts to U.S. travel warning, by Barnard R. Thompson (01/31/05) Is Barbara Boxer giving out secrets on Mexico?, by Barnard R. Thompson (01/24/05) Proposition 200 will not resolve Mexican immigration, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (01/24/05) Rice raises Mexican hopes for a souped-up NAFTA, by Kenneth Emmond (01/24/05) Al-Qaeda's unlikely allies in Central America and Mexico, by Carlos Mauricio Pineda Cruz, The Jamestown Foundation (posted 01/24/05) PEMEX problems threaten Mexico's national security, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (01/17/05) Mexican presidential race a puzzling patchwork, by Carlos Luken (01/17/05) Sunny days ahead for Mexican Securities Exchange, by Kenneth Emmond (01/17/05) Mexican firm collides with American principles, by Kenneth Emmond (01/10/05) Mexico's Supreme Court is on the threshold of crises, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (01/10/05) Hope flickers in Mexico's fight against crime, by Barnard R. Thompson (01/10/05) Casino gambling in Mexico - don't bet on it, by Carlos Luken (01/10/05) On-again, off-again casinos in Mexico, by Barnard R. Thompson (01/03/05) Mexican companies face new ways to count their blessings, by Kenneth Emmond (01/03/05) Immigration, the United States and Mexico, by Ambassador Jeffrey Davidow (12/27/04) Mexico's gaggle of 2004 newsmakers, by Kenneth Emmond (12/27/04) Election reforms could prod Mexican congress, by Barnard R. Thompson (12/27/04) A prognostication of Mexican scandals in 2005, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (12/20/04) Mexican double standards with the U.S.A., by Barnard R. Thompson (12/20/04) Lessons from a sad Mexican anniversary, by Kenneth Emmond (12/20/04) Mixing oil and politics spells trouble for Mexico's Pemex, by Kenneth Emmond (12/13/04) Absentee voters in the U.S. could decide Mexican elections, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (12/13/04) Mexican legislators hit year-end bonanza, by Barnard R. Thompson (12/13/04) The proposed U.S.-Mexico immigration accord, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (12/06/04) Mexico's Random Walk of Justice, by Kenneth Emmond (12/06/04) World distrust of Mexican intelligence agencies claimed, by Barnard R. Thompson (12/06/04) Who is responsible for the Mexico City lynching?, by Barnard R. Thompson (11/29/04) The political crises of Mexico's 2005 budget, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (11/29/04) More heat than light shed on GM corn in Mexico, by Kenneth Emmond (11/29/04) Of Mexican Budgets, Dinosaurs and Investors, by Kenneth Emmond (11/22/04) Mexican politicians want state-to-state immigration treaties, by Barnard R. Thompson (11/22/04) The social debate on Mexican casinos, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (11/22/04) New gaming rules at odds with Mexican Constitution, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (11/15/04) Bureaucracy and politicians hurt Mexican economy, by Carlos Luken (11/15/04) An immigration pact could include Mexico policing its own, by Barnard R. Thompson (11/15/04) Mexican immigrants in the U.S. need two amigos, by Barnard R. Thompson (11/08/04) Politics and intrigue in Mexico's PEMEX, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (11/08/04) U.S. elections and hope for understandings with Mexico, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (11/01/04) Mexican business interests and the U.S. elections, by Barnard R. Thompson (11/01/04) U.S. threatened by Mexico problems, by Manuel Moreno Rivas (11/01/04) Mexico's PRI gearing up to recapture the presidency, by Barnard R. Thompson (10/25/04) Foreign investors fear Mexico could become ungovernable, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (10/25/04) Colleague's arrest could cost Mexican mayor the presidency, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (10/18/04) Fox of Mexico to get tough with the U.S.A., by Barnard R. Thompson (10/18/04) Mexico City mayor calls for civil resistance, by Barnard R. Thompson (10/11/04) Mexican left shows belligerent true colors, by Carlos Luken (10/11/04) PEMEX and supposed Mexican scandals, by Enrique Andrade Gonzalez (10/11/04) Mexicans debate presidential form of government, by Barnard R. Thompson (10/04/04) Casinos are on the political agenda in Mexico, by Enrique Andrade González (10/04/04) Chief Justice of Mexico faulted for meeting with President, by Enrique Andrade González (09/27/04) Trying to balance Mexico's uneven future, by Carlos Luken (09/27/04) Mexican government publishes gaming law Regulation, by Barnard R. Thompson (09/27/04) Mexico seeks to reform the United Nations, by Barnard R. Thompson (09/20/04) Deceived entrepreneurs reflect national concerns in Mexico, by Enrique Andrade González (09/20/04) Mexican casinos appear on the horizon, by Carlos Luken (09/20/04) Don't blame Mexican immigrants for 9/11 or terrorism, by Carlos Luken (09/13/04) Veracruz a harbinger for 2006 Mexican elections, by Enrique Andrade González (09/13/04) ESSAY: Commentary on the "powers that be" in the U.S., by Ricardo Yglesias (09/13/04) Presidential hopefuls in Mexico face legal problems, by Enrique Andrade González (09/06/04) Alleged Mexico oil find unsubstantiated, by Barnard R. Thompson (09/06/04) Mexico could show California the way with driver's licenses, by Barnard R. Thompson (08/30/04) Political scandals in Mexico are not business as usual, by Enrique Andrade González (08/30/04) Lopez Obrador, Mexico's giant with clay feet, by Carlos Luken (08/30/04) President Fox and his State of the Nation Report, by Enrique Andrade González (08/23/04) Mexico is at a worrisome crossroads, by Carlos Luken (08/23/04) Congress fiddles while Mexico waits for reforms, by Barnard R. Thompson (08/23/04) Democracy put to the test by Mexico City mayor, by Enrique Andrade González (08/16/04) Fox, the State of the Nation and Mexican Reforms, by Barnard R. Thompson (08/16/04) Mexican politics - changes represent more of the same, by Carlos Luken (08/09/04) Implications of Oaxaca's election on Mexico, by Enrique Andrade González (08/09/04) Mexican scholar criticizes "U.S. imperialism," by Barnard R. Thompson (08/09/04) Election Day calm disguises tragedy of Mexican politics, by Carlos Luken (08/02/04) Mexicans at Convention survey Kerry, by Barnard R. Thompson (08/02/04) Governor sees wife as heir to his state in Mexico, by Barnard R. Thompson (07/26/04) Mexican elections spark political melees, by Carlos Luken (07/26/04) Mexico is struggling through its past, by Enrique Andrade González (07/26/04) The 2004 Tijuana Mayoral Election, by Dr. David A. Shirk, Director, Trans-Border Institute, University of San Diego (07/21/04) Ex-president of Mexico may be charged with "dirty war" crimes, by Enrique Andrade González (07/19/04) Smokescreens, scapegoats and Mexican politics, by Barnard R. Thompson (07/19/04) Mexico's First Lady takes a bow, by Carlos Luken (07-14-04) Misjudged resignation causes political uproar in Mexico, by Enrique Andrade González (07/12/04) Mexican civil protests may continue and grow, by Carlos Luken (07/12/04) Mexico cuts back planned "Nautical Staircase," by Barnard R. Thompson (07/05/04) Disheartenment may decide Mexican elections, by Carlos Luken (07/05/04) Mexico debates absentee vote for citizens abroad, by Enrique Andrade González (07/05/04) Mexicans finally agree on something - fighting crime!, by Carlos Luken (06/28/04) Mexicans take to the street against crime, by Enrique Andrade González (06/25/04) Mexico and the U.S. politically manipulate the law, by Enrique Andrade González (06/28/04) Without a political thaw Mexico faces a bitter future, by Carlos Luken (06/21/04) PAN reaching out to Mexico's farm sector, by Barnard R. Thompson (06/21/04) Mexico - a nation of emigrants, by Enrique Andrade González (06/14/04) Kidnappings are out of control in Mexico, by Barnard R. Thompson (06/14/04) Ronald Reagan's lost legacy in Latin America, by Carlos Luken (06/14/04) Recent bombings in Mexico questioned, by Barnard R. Thompson (06/07/04) Mexican cabinet minister resigns following Fox criticism, by Carlos Luken (06/07/04) The Mexican government - PRI discourse, by Enrique Andrade González (06/07/04) UPDATE: Casino gambling in Mexico, by Barnard R. Thompson (06/03/04) The absentee vote by Mexicans in the U.S., by Enrique Andrade González (05/31/04) Is the mayor of Mexico City outfoxing the system?, by Carlos Luken (05/31/04) Traveling on the undocumented immigrant express, by Carlos Luken (05/24/04) Mexico City mayor violates rule of law, by Enrique Andrade González (05/24/04) President Fox outlines growth in Mexico, by Barnard R. Thompson (05/24/04) Yucatan elections could end Jurassic Age Mexican politics, by Carlos Luken (05/19/04) Mexico and non-intervention, by Enrique Andrade González (05/17/04) Small parties in Mexico seek power, by Barnard R. Thompson (05/17/04) Will democracy survive in Mexico?, by Carlos Luken (05/17/04) Mexico 2006 - Three Latin American experiences, by Enrique Andrade González (05/10/04) Another politician in Mexico cries conspiracy, by Barnard R. Thompson (05/10/04) Mexico versus Cuba and Castro's senility, by Carlos Luken (05/10/04) Mexico and its inauspicious congress, by Barnard R. Thompson (05/03/04) Cuba interferes in the internal politics of Mexico, by Carlos Luken (05/03/04) Political parties seen as Mexico's new elite, by Carlos Luken (04/26/04) AMLO does not bode well for the future of Mexico, by Barnard R. Thompson (04/26/04) Casinos in Mexico -- that is the question?, by Barnard R. Thompson (04/19/04) Political feud and mayoral backbiting engulfs Mexico, by Carlos Luken (04/19/04) Cuba, Mexico and the UN vote on human rights, by Barnard R. Thompson (04/12/04) Mexico and a dying breed of patriots, by Carlos Luken (04/12/04) The Castañeda factor in Mexico's presidential equation, by Carlos Luken (04/05/04) Mexico City mayor spins corruption charges, by Barnard R. Thompson (04/05/04) Vicente Fox and Carlos Slim on the economy of Mexico, by Barnard R. Thompson (03/29/04) Confrontation follows corruption probes in Mexico, by Carlos Luken (03/29/04) Mexico assassination attack may have been political theater, by Barnard R. Thompson (03/22/04) Will the mayor of Mexico City walk on water or sink?, by Carlos Luken (03/22/04) Mexico City mayor wrangles his way into scandals, by Carlos Luken (03/15/04) ETA guerrillas in Mexico - innocents abroad?, by Barnard R. Thompson (03/15/04; from 08/18/03) Mexican drug traffickers splinter into terrorist-like cells, by Barnard R. Thompson (03/15/04; from 09/30/02) Mexican corruption scandals go on and on, by Carlos Luken (03/08/04) Political corruption in Mexico - the rest of the story, by Barnard R. Thompson (03/08/04) Corruption inferences and the Green Party of Mexico, by Barnard R. Thompson (03/01/04) The dinosaurs of Mexico are planning their reelections, by Carlos Luken (03/01/04) Mexican drug traffickers expanding in Latin America, by Barnard R. Thompson (02/23/04) Media blitz reveals darker side of Mexican presidency, by Carlos Luken (02/23/04) The President of Mexico versus Congress and Critics, by Barnard R. Thompson (02/16/04) Mexican Presidency strengthened in the wake of audit, by Carlos Luken (02/16/04) The First Lady of Mexico stirs controversy, by Carlos Luken (02/09/04) The future of Mexico is entwined with energy reforms, by Barnard R. Thompson (02/09/04) Top-secret "secret police" exposed in Mexico City, by Barnard R. Thompson (02/02/04) Scandal rocks Mexico City and its ambitious mayor, by Carlos Luken (02/02/04) The changing face of presidential campaigning in Mexico, by Carlos Luken (01/26.04) Might casinos be in the cards in Mexico?, by Barnard R. Thompson (01/26/04) PAN holds contentious mid-term conventions in Baja California, Mexico, by Carlos Luken (01/21/04) Mexico sets sights on California, by Barnard R. Thompson (01/19/04) Mexico Summit wins Fox more Western Hemisphere clout, by Carlos Luken (01/19/04) ¡Bravo Bush! - Maybe not the whole enchilada but a first bite, by Carlos Luken (01/12/04) Mexico is collaborating with the CIA and FBI, by Barnard R. Thompson (01/12/04) President Bush's Immigration Reform, by Pieter D. Speyer (01/09/04) Venezuela's Chávez wants the spotlight in Mexico, by Barnard R. Thompson (01/05/04) Lessons in retrospective for Mexico and Vicente Fox, by Carlos Luken (01/05/04) Small parties lead to big money in Mexico, by Barnard R. Thompson (12/29/03) Tax reforms fizzle, leaving Mexico in fiscal and political confusion, by Carlos Luken (12/29/03) The privileged income of Mexico's elected few, by Barnard R. Thompson (12/22/03) The changeing profile of the Mexican migrant, by Juan Arvizu - El Universal (translation; 12/21/03) Mexico challenges U.S. death sentences in the World Court, by Barnard R. Thompson (12/15/03) A divided PRI moves Mexico towards chaos, by Carlos Luken (12/15/03) Politics lead to diplomat changes in Mexico, by Barnard R. Thompson (12/08/03) Internal problems plague the PAN in Baja California, Mexico, by Carlos Luken (12/08/03) Ex-ambassador writes barbed exposé on Mexico, by Barnard R. Thompson (12/01/03) Reform efforts in Mexico causing political turmoil, by Carlos Luken (12/01/03) Mexico may increase crude oil production, by Carlos Luken (11/24/03) The threat of civil resistance in California, by Barnard R. Thompson (11/24/03) The United Nations - Must the U.S.A. belong?, by Fernanado Oaxaca (11/24/03) People trafficking, a national security risk in Mexico, by Barnard R. Thompson (11/17/03) The fourth element in Mexico's next presidential election, by Carlos Luken (11/17/03) Bush and Schwarzenegger - Personae non gratae in Mexico?, by Barnard R. Thompson (11/10/03) Mexico's PRD - Two looks but one face, by Carlos Luken (11/10/03) Latin Americans rate U.S.A. and Mexico presidents poorly, by Barnard R. Thompson (11/03/03) The changing faces of Mexico's PAN, by Carlos Luken (11/03/03) Mexico's Vicente Fox at Midstream, by George W. Grayson (Foreign Policy Research Institute; posted 10/28/03) The Mexican Navy is unlawfully hiding public information, by Barnard R. Thompson (10/27/03)* see note below * Mexican Navy respects IFAI order, releases information (10/31/03) The three faces of the PRI, by Carlos Luken (10/27/03) Bolivian domino effect could hurt Mexico and U.S.A. energy plans, by Barnard R. Thompson (10/20/03) Mexican officials stress the importance of reforms, by Carlos Luken (10/20/03) Mexico and the fight against transnational crime and terrorism, by Barnard R. Thompson (10/13/03) Traditionally warm Mexico-USA relations feel the chill from the Bush administration's cold shoulder, by Carlos Luken (10/13/03) Mexico's strange new contempt for the United States, by Fernando Oaxaca (10/13/03) Learning the lessons of California's recall election - a Mexican's point of view, by Carlos Luken (10/09/03) Past military leaders want more of a role in Mexican affairs, by Barnard R. Thompson (10/06/03) Despite midterm elections, mistakes and the media, Fox's popularity remains high, by Carlos Luken (10/06/03) National politics threaten Mexico's economic recovery, by Carlos Luken (9/29/03) The off and off again Fox-Bush relationship, by Barnard R. Thompson (9/29/03) Migrant earnings sent home critical to Mexico, by Barnard R. Thompson (9/22/03) Mexico's "Pemexgate" may be a blessing in disguise, by Carlos Luken (9/22/03) Mexico's democratic evolution with musical chairs, by Carlos Luken (9/15/03) Fox reiterates anti-terrorism solidarity with the U.S.A., by Barnard R. Thompson (9/15/03) Fox seeks reform in Mexico with a change in officials, by Barnard R. Thompson (9/08/03) Mexico's president foxily shifts gears at midterm, by Carlos Luken (9/08/03) Is everyone ready for a woman president?, by Carlos Luken (9/01/03) Mexico sees light at the top of the Nautical Stairs, by Barnard R. Thompson (9/01/03) Influence peddling in Mexico and San Diego connections, by Barnard R. Thompson (8/25/03) Growing unemployment and a sluggish economy may force reforms in Mexico, by Carlos Luken (8/25/03) ETA guerrillas in Mexico - innocents abroad? (8/18/03) Baja California - Mexico's great northern hope, by Carlos Luken (8/18/03) The resurrection of Carlos Salinas de Gortari, by Carlos Luken (8/11/03) Mexican institutions face acute financial crises (8/11/03) Mexico's evolving intelligence apparatus (8/04/03) The race for the Mexican presidency is on, by Carlos Luken (8/04/03) Déjà vu politics and unrest in Guatemala (7/28/03) Can the Mexican congress go from stumbling to building blocks? by Carlos Luken (7/28/03) Fonatur is planning two new Mexico resort destinations (7/21/03) Could Mexico be the next domino to fall in Latin American? by Carlos Luken (7/21/03) A Mexican assessment of the July 6 elections (7/14/03) Mexico seeks to contemporize its extradition laws (7/7/03) Gubernatorial campaign mudslinging and a need for change in Sonora (6/30/03)

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