Upon Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's January 24-25 visit to Mexico, Adam talks to WOLA's Maureen Meyer about U.S. assistance, human rights, Mexico's struggle against drug-fueled violence, and the long leadup to the country's 2012 elections.
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Colombia's ongoing conflict has seen its fair share of developments in the past two weeks. Here's a rundown of recent news:
- On January 14, the homes of Puerto Asís Mayor Mauro Toro and his daughter, Sandra, were attacked, presumably by FARC guerillas. According to the commander of the Putumayo police department, Colonel Juan Alberto Libreros, Sandra's home was attacked with mid-power explosives, and it ...
- One of this week's top stories was the return of dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier to Haiti. Speculation is still flying about why "Baby Doc" returned, including the theory that he intended to act as some sort of pressure on the current political situation ...
The Center for International Policy's Global Financial Integrity program released a new report this week that estimates the quantity and patterns of illicit financial flows coming out of developing countries. The report, "Illicit Financial Flows from Developing Countries, 2000-2009," (...
Note: the data in this post end at 2009. It will be several months – June for UN data and as late as December for U.S. data – until 2010 drug production statistics become available.
During his visit to Colombia this week and in a press release his office put out in December, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director (or “drug czar”) Gil Kerlikowske hailed a sharp drop in cocaine production in the...
Adam talks about "Baby Doc's" unfortunate return to Haiti, the use of a Pinochet-era statute to put down protests in Chile, and emerging armed groups and free-trade ratification prospects in Colombia.
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