Guatemala: the decriminalisation of drugs
Guatemala's new president, retired General Otto Perez Molina, has joined the growing group of Latin American dignitaries to call for the legalisation of drugs as the only way to combat the powerful drug cartels.
Mexico: Building democracy
Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the presidential candidate of a coalition of three left-of-centre parties in the general elections to be held in Mexico in July, is seeking out support from social movements.
How US Policies Fueled Mexico’s Great Migration
How US Policies Fueled Mexico's Great Migration -- The US weekly magazine, The Nation, has published an excellent article that shows, in detail, how NAFTA allowed both big US companies (including Smithfield, the world's large
Zapatistas: 18 Years of Rebellion and Resistance
At the end of 2011, activists and academics gathered in Chiapas in Mexico to celebrate the 18th anniversary of the Zapatista uprising.
How Mexico’s Guerrilla Army Stayed Clear of Organized Crime
Unlike the guerrillas in Colombia and Peru, the Zapatistas have not got involved in the drugs business. How have they managed it?
Mexico: the Deaths Map
Mexico-US frontier: Jeremy Harding sees the frontier as "a vast, straggling set of defences, edified at extraordinary cost, where America's sense that it is under siege can be properly enacted".
Mexico: Widespread Rights Abuses in ‘War on Drugs’
Human Rights Watch has published a damning report on then abuses by the Mexican government in their 'war on drugs'
Guatemala: Drug Trafficking and Violence
The International Crisis Group has published a damning report on the bloody presence of Mexican drug cartels in Guatemala.
Mexico Goverment-Drug Cartel Collusion: The Hybrid Threat
The author argues that elements in the Mexican government may be working with the drugs cartels.
Mexico: new twist in drug cartel violence
In an alarming development a drug cartel is presenting itself as 'the paramilitary arm of the people'