Author: Laura Carlsen

Señor Presidente: Calderón no es México

April 22, 2009

La visita del Presidente Obama a México ha producido declaraciones vagas y contradictorias. Mucha gente que había esperado con ilusión un nuevo enfoque que […]

Mr. President: Calderon is not Mexico

April 20, 2009

President Obama’s visit to Mexico has produced vague and contradictory statements, centered on worn-out strategies. Many people who had hoped for a new approach […]

The IDB—50 Years, Zero Reflection

April 1, 2009

At the end of March, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) celebrated its 50th anniversary in Medellin. The occasion presents an opportunity to revise concepts […]

Drug War Doublespeak

March 9, 2009

Through late February and early March, a blitzkrieg of declarations from U.S. government and military officials and pundits hit the media, claiming that Mexico […]