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Who are the 1 million missing workers that could solve America’s labor shortages?

Dany Bahar and Pedro Casas-Alatriste

Thursday, July 14, 2022

Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador looks on during a ceremony at the Revolution Palace in Havana, Cuba, May 8, 2022. Yamil Lage/Pool via REUTERS

Order from Chaos

Mexican President López Obrador snubs the Summit of the Americas

Arturo Sarukhan

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Mexico's Congresspeople pose with Russia's ambassador in Mexico Viktor Koronelli as they participate in the installation of the Friendship Group "Mexico-Russian Federation", at the San Lazaro legislative palace, in Mexico City, Mexico March 23, 2022. REUTERS/Luis Barron

Order from Chaos

López Obrador’s flirtation with Russia risks worsening US-Mexican relations

Arturo Sarukhan

Monday, April 11, 2022

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China’s role in poaching and wildlife trafficking in Mexico

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China’s role in the smuggling of synthetic drugs and precursors

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Mexico’s midterm elections: The future of the López Obrador presidency and US-Mexico relations

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Urban violence, resilience and security: Governance responses in the Global South

Edited by Michael R. Glass, Taylor B. Seybolt, and Phil Williams; Contributions by Enrique Desmond Arias, Roberto Briceño-Leon, Jon Coaffee, Savannah Cox, Daniel E. Esser, Vanda Felbab-Brown, Michael R. Glass, Kim Gounder, Brij Maharaj, Eduardo Moncada, Daniel Núñez, Taylor B. Seybolt, and Phil Williams

2022

Under-Rewarded Efforts: The Elusive Quest for Prosperity in Mexico

By Santiago Levy

2018

Unexpected Outcomes

Edited by Carol Wise, Leslie Elliott Armijo, and Saori N. Katada

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Experts

Vanda Felbab-Brown

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The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) has welcomed the arrival of a critically endangered male Sumatran tiger at Edinburgh Zoo. Staff at the wildlife conservation charity say they hope the zoo’s current female tiger Dharma and the new arrival Lucu will breed in the future. Darren McGarry, head of living collections at RZSS, said, “We are very excited to welcome Lucu into our care and for visitors to meet him soon. “It will take a couple of days for him to settle in and explore his new home, and we will slowly begin introductions with Dharma in the months to come.” Four-year-old Lucu was born at Paignton Zoo, Devon, in 2016. Darren added, “Sumatran tigers are critically endangered in the wild and any cubs Lucu and Dharma raise would be a potentially important contribution to the future of the species, which is at risk of extinction due to extensive habitat loss and poaching.” Lucky visitors may be able to spot Lucu in his indoor area over the weekend at Edinburgh Zoo’s Tiger Tracks.Where: Edinburgh, Scotland, United KingdomWhen: 06 Nov 2020Credit: RZSS/Cover Images**Editorial use only**

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Illegal trade in drugs and wildlife

Vanda Felbab-Brown and David Dollar

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

March 29, 2020; El Paso, Texas, USA; View of the Rio Grande between El Paso, left, and Juarez, right, during the COVID-19 pandemic health crisis. Mandatory Credit: Ivan Pierre Aguirre-USA TODAY NETWORK

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Our Nation of Immigrants: On the border

John Hudak

Tuesday, September 22, 2020

A production line employee works at the AMES Companies factory in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

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Sen. Pat Toomey on why the USMCA falls short

Pat Toomey and David Dollar

Friday, December 20, 2019

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Members of the Mexican army stand guard at the crime scene where unknown assailants left the bodies of dead people on the outskirts of the city, according to local media, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico August 13, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

The power of Mexican cartels: In Mexico and abroad

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Thursday, August 25, 2022

A Spanish policeman watches a vessel arrive in the port of Santa Cruzde Tenerife in the Canary Islands August 30, 2001 during aninternational police operation involving Spain, the U.S. and Canada.Fourteen people were arrested and two boats seized off the coast ofFrench Guiana carrying about five tonnes of cocaine. Spain is a majorEuropean entry point for drugs and contraband coming from North Africaand Latin America. REUTERS/Alex RosaDB

The foreign policies of the Sinaloa Cartel and CJNG – Part III: Africa

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Sunday, August 21, 2022

A customs officer stands beside a total of 649 kg (1,430 pounds) of cocaine during a news conference held by the Customs and Excise Department in Hong Kong July 6, 2012. Customs officers seized a record amount of cocaine with a street value of HK$760 million ($98 million), a government radio reported on Friday. The drugs were found in a container coming from Ecuador at the Kwai Chung Container Terminals and three men have been arrested so far. REUTERS/Bobby Yip (CHINA - Tags: CRIME LAW DRUGS SOCIETY)

The foreign policies of the Sinaloa Cartel and CJNG – Part II: The Asia-Pacific

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Friday, August 5, 2022

Soldiers patrol at a poppy plantation used to make heroin during an operation of destruction at Sierra de Culiacan in state of Sinaloa, December 8, 2011. High above Mexico's drug-producing heartland, Mexican soldiers are combing the fertile fields of the northwestern state of Sinaloa in search of the billion-dollar poppy and marijuana farms that litter the region. In the operative the Mexican troops destroyed packed marijuana as well as bundles of the plant for processing, accounting for over 100 tonnes, according Army Commander General, Moises Melo. Picture taken December 8, 2011. REUTERS/Bernardo Montoya (MEXICO - Tags: DRUGS SOCIETY MILITARY)

The foreign policies of the Sinaloa Cartel and CJNG – Part I: In the Americas

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Friday, July 22, 2022

A bullet-riddled facade with the acronym of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) is pictured in El Aguaje after the visit of Vatican's ambassador to Mexico Franco Coppola to the area and to the municipality of Aguililla, an area where the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) and local drug gangs are fighting to control the territory, in Michoacan state, Mexico April 23, 2021. REUTERS/Alan Ortega

How Mexico’s Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación rules

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Sunday, May 29, 2022

A policeman stands guard at a police station where seven Sinaloa drug cartel members are being presented to the media after they were arrested with a an arsenal of heavy weapons in Mexico City February 13, 2008. REUTERS/Stringer (MEXICO)

How the Sinaloa Cartel rules

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Monday, April 4, 2022

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The foreign policies of the Sinaloa Cartel and CJNG — Part IV: Europe’s cocaine and meth markets

Opportunities to strengthen and expand supply chains in North America

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USMCA at 2: Visions for next steps

China-linked wildlife poaching and trafficking in Mexico

China and synthetic drugs control: Fentanyl, methamphetamines, and precursors

USMCA Forward: Building a more competitive, inclusive, and sustainable North American economy – Introduction

USMCA Forward: Building a more competitive, inclusive, and sustainable North American economy – Competition

Blog Posts

Who are the 1 million missing workers that could solve America’s labor shortages?

Mexican President López Obrador snubs the Summit of the Americas

López Obrador’s flirtation with Russia risks worsening US-Mexican relations

Events

China’s role in poaching and wildlife trafficking in Mexico

China’s role in the smuggling of synthetic drugs and precursors

Mexico’s midterm elections: The future of the López Obrador presidency and US-Mexico relations

Related Books

Urban violence, resilience and security: Governance responses in the Global South

Under-Rewarded Efforts: The Elusive Quest for Prosperity in Mexico

Unexpected Outcomes

Experts

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Director - Initiative on Nonstate Armed Actors

Co-Director - Africa Security Initiative

Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology

Multimedia

Illegal trade in drugs and wildlife

Our Nation of Immigrants: On the border

Sen. Pat Toomey on why the USMCA falls short

More on Mexico

The power of Mexican cartels: In Mexico and abroad

The foreign policies of the Sinaloa Cartel and CJNG – Part III: Africa

The foreign policies of the Sinaloa Cartel and CJNG – Part II: The Asia-Pacific

The foreign policies of the Sinaloa Cartel and CJNG – Part I: In the Americas

How Mexico’s Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación rules

How the Sinaloa Cartel rules