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Mexico
President Felipe Calderón's recent political expediency is likely responsible for resignation of Interior Minister Fernando Gómez Mont, who stepped down on February 10 in what is...
2010-03-05Mexico
Recent events in Mexico highlight the resilience of drug-fuelled violence in the face of government pressure. On February 23 around 20 gunmen raided a rural town in Southern Mexico,...
2010-03-05Mexico
Mexico's President Felipe Calderón has said that drug-related violent activities in the country are fuelled by the huge demand for narcotics in the neighbouring US and by easy availability...
2010-02-05Mexico
According to Mexico's local press, drug-related killings for 2009 exceeded record levels hit in 2008, and we see little sign that the level of violence will subside in 2010. On New...
2010-01-08Mexico
Mexico's Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (CNH) has ordered state-owned oil giant Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) to reduce gas flaring at its fields, in a bid to raise state revenues...
2009-11-27Mexico
President Felipe Calderón appears to have weathered the fallout from the takeover of electricity provider Luz y Fuerza del Centro with his popularity largely in tact. The calculated...
2009-11-27Mexico
Although budgetary negotiations continue, lawmakers from the opposition Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) have announced they will oppose any proposal regarding imposing...
2009-10-02Mexico
The extent of the shift in legislative power following Mexico's July mid-term elections has become clear as the composition of the country's powerful congressional committees is published....
2009-10-01
