Mexico

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The Barrio Azteca Trial and the Prison Gang-Cartel Interface
November 19, 2008 2130 GMT
A trial in El Paso sheds light on the interactions between U.S. gangs and Mexican drug-trafficking organizations, and suggests that more cross-border violence could be in store. [more]
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Mexico Security Memo: Nov. 17, 2008
November 18, 2008 0014 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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Countries in Crisis
November 17, 2008 1214 GMT
Beginning Nov. 18 with Ukraine, Stratfor will launch the first of a series of special reports on countries in crisis. [more]
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Worrying Signs from Border Raids
November 12, 2008 1717 GMT
Recent weapons seizures in Mexico have serious implications for law enforcement on both sides of the U.S.-Mexican border. [more]
A Petroleos Mexicanos oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico near Campeche state
Mexico: Insuring Oil Exports
November 11, 2008 1938 GMT
Mexico reportedly has secured derivatives contracts to insure nearly all of its oil exports for 2009. If this is true, the Latin American country's fiscal outlook might be much more stable than originally predicted. [more]
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Mexico Security Memo: Nov. 10, 2008
November 10, 2008 2317 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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Let the Policy Challenges Begin
November 6, 2008 1400 GMT
As attention turns to the presidential transition in the United States, challenges are queuing up for Barack Obama’s attention. Today, a look at Russian President Dmitri Medvedev’s State of the State address and the latest development in Mexico’s drug cartel wars. [more]
Firefighters at the scene of a plane crash in Mexico City
Mexico: Mourino and Vasconcelos and the War Against Drug Cartels
November 5, 2008 1600 GMT
The deaths of two Mexican officials in a plane crash will affect the Mexican government and its battle against the country's drug cartels. [more]
Mexican Interior Minister Juan Camilo Mourino (R) pictured at an Oct. 20 meeting with Cuba's Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque
Mexico: A Fatal Plane Crash
November 5, 2008 0332 GMT
Mexican Interior Minister Juan Camilo Mourino was killed in a plane crash in Mexico City on Nov. 4. [more]
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Mexico Security Memo: Nov. 3, 2008
November 3, 2008 2352 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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Counterintelligence Implications of Foreign Service National Employees
October 29, 2008 1836 GMT
Reports that a Mexican drug trafficking organization has developed a paid source inside the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City create a good opportunity to examine the role and risks of foreign service national employees at U.S. diplomatic posts abroad. [more]
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Mexico Security Memo: Oct. 27, 2008
October 27, 2008 2103 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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Venezuela, Mexico: Grim Expectations
October 22, 2008 2228 GMT
Venezuela's and Mexico's budget expectations for 2009 indicate that neither country is prepared to handle the global financial crisis' ripple effects. [more]
Mexican army soldiers in Ciudad Juarez
Mexico: Economic Worries and the Security Crisis
October 21, 2008 1238 GMT
Economic concerns new and old will compound worries about Mexico’s drug cartel violence and border security in the United States. Stratfor’s Karen Hooper and Fred Burton discuss the situation from different analytical perspectives with Marla Dial. [more]
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Mexico Security Memo: Oct. 20, 2008
October 20, 2008 2202 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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Mexico: Energy Modernization Hits a Roadblock
October 20, 2008 1832 GMT
Mexico's Senate is blocking a law that would have opened up the country's oil industry to foreign investment. [more]
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Mexico: Commercial Paper and a Tortured Budget
October 18, 2008 1555 GMT
The security situation in Mexico has been dire for some time. Now the global financial crisis threatens to push the country into uncharted territory. [more]
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Mexico Security Memo: Oct. 13, 2008
October 13, 2008 2317 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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Mexico Security Memo: Oct. 6, 2008
October 6, 2008 2034 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) (click to view map) [more]
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Mexico: The Long Road to Security Reform
October 1, 2008 2150 GMT
Mexican President Felipe Calderon is trying to reform Mexico's security apparatus. But reform is no easy task, and his newest proposals could have little effect. [more]
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