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All Posts Tagged With: "drug cartels"
Worldfocus Radio
October 7, 2009
Tune in: Radio show on “Guatemala: Behind the famine”
Interview (video)
April 16, 2009
Drug violence takes center stage on Obama visit to Mexico
Rodolfo de la Garza of Columbia University discusses Barack Obama's visit to Mexico, where he focused on the issue of drug violence. Some in Mexico blame the drug problem on America's appetite for illegal drugs and its gun laws.
Worldfocus Radio
March 10, 2009
Tune in: Online radio show on Mexico’s war on drugs
Worldfocus.org's weekly radio show explores Mexico's escalating drug war, life on the border and U.S. policy in Mexico. Listen now. Ambassador Andrés Rozental, Professor Tony Payan and filmmaker Natalia Almada join the conversation.
Signature Video
March 5, 2009
Tijuana tourism plunges as fear of drug cartels spreads
In Tijuana, a once-thriving city just across the border from San Diego, the increasingly deadly drug war has touched almost every part of life -- from health care to tourism.
Signature Video
March 4, 2009
Mexico’s narco culture sings praises of drug violence
While many Mexicans are revolted by the drug-related murders, kidnappings and rapes that plague the country, there is also a popular subculture that celebrates this widespread violence.
Web Original Video
March 3, 2009
Kidnapping victim recounts disappearance in Tijuana
A Tijuana business owner tells the story of how he was kidnapped by organized crime operation. He refuses to be named, pictured or recorded without voice modification.
Signature Video
March 3, 2009
More Mexicans vanish as drug war escalates
In Tijuana, it is common for people simply to vanish. Known as the "disappeared," Mexico's kidnapping victims are often never heard from again -- 97 percent of the country's kidnapping cases go unsolved by police.
Signature Video
March 2, 2009
Gangsters spill blood and spread fear in Tijuana, Mexico
Over the last year, more than 6,000 people have been murdered in Mexico's drug wars, more than 700 of them in Tijuana alone. "El Teo" is a major player in Tijuana's drug war, a larger-than-life figure who has escaped the law and left gruesome corpses in his wake.
Perspectives
March 2, 2009
U.S.-Mexican drug violence is deadlier than Afghanistan war
In the face of spiraling Mexican drug violence and fears that cartels are out of control, a Worldfocus contributing blogger writes about what can be done and Mexican and U.S. efforts to curb the problem.
Video
January 20, 2009
Obama faces challenges south of the border
Following his inauguration on Tuesday, Barack Obama faces many serious global challenges -- some of them in Latin America. Shannon O’Neil of the Council on Foreign Relations discusses how he might tackle Mexican drug violence and relations with Cuba and Venezuela.
