Former President Felipe Calderón’s policy of sending troops and police officers to take the fight to the cartels had predictably bloody results.
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Monthly Archives: February 2013
Pussy Riot anniversary tribute shows repression still strong
Though Russia’s crackdown on dissent continues a year later, Pussy Riot’s “punk prayer” may not have been in vain.
Congo peace deal may lack teeth, at risk from neighbors
Rwanda and Uganda may have supported Congolese rebel fighters to cement regional influence and ensure access to mineral resources.
Supreme Leader in Iran as supreme political referee
Khamenei is trying to get a handle on feuding subordinates at a delicate time for Iran.
Blouin Video: China’s next generation
In the last of a Blouin News three-part series on China, we speak with Dr. Elizabeth Economy, with the Council on Foreign Relations to discuss the challenges facing the government as it tries to continue the economic growth.
Struggle for gay rights in Eastern Europe has worrying implications
Reluctance to legislate gay rights may be part of a broader regional shift rightwards.
Time changes everything — even (possibly) for North Korea
The most recent nuclear tests come, it should be noted, as the Obama administration has taken steps to develop the U.S.’s cyber-defense abilities.
Nigeria’s extremist Ansaru looks beyond borders
The kidnapping of seven foreign workers in northern Nigeria by Ansaru is a troubling sign that the threat of militant Islamist activity in the region is only intensifying.
Al Qaeda’s unintentional document dump
An internal manifesto left behind in Timbuktu hints at the terrorist organisation’s broader Mali strategy.
“Prisoner X”, gag orders and freeing the press
When the story of an Australian citizen’s death in an Israeli prison broke earlier this week, news organizations from all over the world clamored to report on the captivating case — with one very obvious exception: Israel’s own news media.
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