This WPR Special Report compiles news, analysis and opinion from WPR's pages to provide insight into the Mexican government's war against the criminal enterprises that control the country's drug trade. The report includes expert analysis on the war on the ground, the local and federal response to the problem, and the future of Mexican politics and policy.
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The Pre-2009 Environment
'Merida Initiative' Would Provide Counter-Drug Aid to Mexico, but Congress Remains Skeptical
By Guy Taylor
December 13, 2007
Focus on U.S.-Mexico Cooperation Ignores Differing Interests in Drug WarBy Patrick Corcoran
March 26, 2008
Has Mexico Descended Into Civil War?By Malcolm Beith
June 3, 2008
Drugs, Energy, Economy Beset Mexico's Calderón in Second YearBy David Agren
July 16, 2008
Mexico Needs a Comprehensive Security Commission to Overcome Rampant CriminalityBy Patrick Corcoran
September 3, 2008
Mexico's Narco-InsurgencyBy Hal Brands
December 22, 2008
The 2009 Drug War On the Ground
Demand and the Mexican Drug War
BY Andrew Bast
March 2, 2009
Human Smuggling Rings Drive Mexico Violence
By Joseph Kirschke
March 30, 2009
Los Zetas and Mexico's Transnational Drug WarBY Hal Brands
September 15, 2009
Local/Federal Response
Mexico Stems Juarez Violence with Federal Intervention
By Patrick Burns
March 30, 2009
Mexico's Drug War Turns PoliticalBy David Agren
June 10, 2009
La Familia Grows, Mexico's Drug War FlailsBy Malcolm Beith
August 14, 2009
Security Remains Stable Amid Financial CrisisBY Thomas P.M. Barnett
August 24, 2009p
Policy, Politics and the Future
Mexico's Calderón Shifts Gears on Security Agenda
By Patrick Corcoran
November 9, 2009
Why America's War on Drugs Will WaneBy Thomas P.M. Barnett
November 9, 2009
The Austin Accords of March, 2031By Thomas P.M. Barnett
November 24, 2009