Security
Thursday, March 26, 2009 - 00:00
Concern is growing in the US about how to stop drugs being smuggled into the country from Mexico. There are also fears that the rampant violence between Mexican drugs cartels could spread across the border.
Thursday, March 26, 2009 - 00:00
Gang violence is surging in Mexico, where 40,000 soldiers have been deployed across the country to root out drug cartels.
Thursday, March 26, 2009 - 00:00
Universities and the US government warned American students about the risks of travel in Mexico. But Cancun numbers are off only slightly.
Thursday, March 26, 2009 - 00:00
Jo Tuckman reports from Mexico on the increasingly bloody war between rival drug gangs.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 - 00:00
En un intento por fortalecer el combate al crimen organizado, el presidente Felipe Calderon hizo un nuevo movimiento dentro de su gobierno y nombro a Jorge Tello Peon como secretario ejecutivo del Sistema Nacional de Seguridad Publica (SNSP).
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 - 00:00
El presidente de Guatemala, Álvaro Colom, denuncio hoy que los hechos de violencia ocurridos el pasado martes en su pais, con un saldo de cuatro muertos, formaban parte de un plan para "desestabilizar" al pais y crear condiciones para la
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 - 00:00
Representatives of 17 Latin American countries met to learn about the federal SSP's work on data collection, processing, systematization, analysis and decision-making based on information and to exchange experiences in this field.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 - 00:00
The Convention will make the citizens of the hemisphere safer by helping shut down the illicit transnational arms market that fuels the violence associated with drug trafficking, terrorism, and international organized crime. The Convention is an outstandi
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 - 00:00
There can be no doubt that a crisis exists at our border with Mexico.
And for reasons ranging from an historically bad economy on the
Mexican side of the border – to various degrees of inattention on our
own side of the border – to the border itsel
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 - 00:00
Because of
our geographic proximity to and economic integration with Mexico, its domestic security concerns are also of critical concern to the United States, and especially to U.S. border communities.