Mexico

German Chancellor Angela Merkel
Intelligence Guidance: Week of July 20, 2008
July 18, 2008 2026 GMT
The following are internal Stratfor documents produced to provide high-level guidance to our analysts. These documents are not forecasts, but rather a series of guidelines for understanding and evaluating events, as well as suggestions on areas for focus. [more]
Situation Reports
Mexico: Investigator In Coahuila Kidnapped
July 17, 2008 1940 GMT
Mexico: Riots Expected In Ojinaga
July 17, 2008 1323 GMT
Mexico: Sinaloa Police Commander Shot Dead
July 16, 2008 1927 GMT
Mexico: Car Bombs Found In Culiacan Tied To Drug Cartels
July 16, 2008 1336 GMT
EU: Seeking Strategic Partnership With Mexico
July 15, 2008 1348 GMT
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Myanmar officials and seized drugs
Organized Crime, Geography and Corruption
July 18, 2008 1848 GMT
Virtually every country has organized crime. Geography, infrastructure and the strength of the government determine how pervasive it will be. [more]
Arms seized in Mexican police operations against drug-trafficking are displayed in 2007
The Cartel Wars: A New Push for U.S. Involvement?
July 18, 2008 1317 GMT
After a short spate of relative calm, the wars between Mexico’s drug cartels and the government have been ratcheting up again — and there are indications that someone may be circulating rumors in an attempt to capture Washington’s attention. [more]
A Man Walks by a Suspected Cartel Safe House in Culiacan in June
Mexico: The Cartels Adopt Improvised Incendiary Devices
July 16, 2008 2113 GMT
Evidence indicating suspected drug traffickers used butane canisters to detonate a car suggests the cartels have adopted improvised incendiary devices in their increasingly brutal struggles. [more]
U.S. Border Patrol agents on patrol in California
U.S., Mexico: Violence Along the Border
July 15, 2008 2030 GMT
Violence between drug traffickers and U.S. Border Patrol agents on the U.S.-Mexican border has increased 22 percent so far this year -- but that growth is slower than the increase in violent incidents seen in 2007.(With Stratfor map). [more]
Graphic for Mexico Security Memo
Mexico Security Memo: July 14, 2008
July 14, 2008 2122 GMT
Violence related to the drug trade is rampant in Mexico, where gunmen are every bit as brutal as the death squads in Iraq. The Mexico Security Memo is a weekly summary report concerning instability and key incidents. (With Stratfor interactive map) [more]
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