By RICARDO CASTILLO … The nickname Los Polkos was coined circa 1845, long before the invasion that cost Mexico the loss of New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada and California…
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Improving US-Mexico Cooperation against Drug Smuggling and Other Cross-Border Crime
By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE … Under the umbrella of the Merida Initiative, U.S. assistance helped strengthen Mexican capacities, including in counter-narcotics…
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Mexico’s National Guard Defends the Peace
Mexico’s National Guard Caught Off Guard
By RICARDO CASTILLO … Just how the Mexican National Guard is going to operate as of Monday, June 10, along the Guatemalan border is anybody’s guess…
Mexico Pulls Out an Ace in High-Stakes Negotiations with Washington
By RICARDO CASTILLO … Mexico has offered to place 6,000 pairs of boots on the ground at the Guatemala border, now it is Washington’s turn to play its hand…
Fighting Crossborder Crime with Cooperation, Not Threats
By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE … The United States and Mexico need to step up cooperation to stop criminal activity damaging both countries. U.S. threats are counterproductive…
Thank You, AMLO, for Aggravating My Asthma
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS … While AMLO is channeling 1.4 billion pesos into Pemex, Conafor is trying to put out fires with 1.2 million pesos less than it had last year…
Wayne: Why the Merida Initiative Should Not Be Scrapped
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS … The Merida Initiative is one of the most poorly understand agreements ever established between Mexico and the United States…
AMLO’s Ever-Deepening Hole
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS … Will Rogers once quipped: “If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging,” advice Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador would do well to follow…
Abrogation of Mexico’s Education Reform Fails, For Now
By RICARDO CASTILLO … The Mexican Congress sent back to the Chamber of Deputies AMLO’s much-touted law reversing former President Enrique Peña Nieto’s Education Reform…
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Dueling Voices in AMLO’s Ear
