Felipe Calderon
Before Washington ramps up yet another losing war on drugs, why not let a commission construct a better policy? full story
Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Sunday that Canada will train Mexican police officers to assist Mexico in its brutal war against rival drug cartels. full story
President Felipe Calderon said Wednesday the future of Mexican democracy is at stake in the government's fight against official corruption and organized crime, and he criticized politicians who he said want to return to the era when gangs were tolerated. full story
Late last week, both houses of the Mexican Congress approved a bill that would decriminalize the possession of small amounts of drugs. full story
The Mexican Congress held a lively three-day debate on decriminalizing marijuana. Though opposition parties and experts called for reforms to drug laws, the federal government - pressured by the American DEA - have stopped short of calling for legalization or decriminalization. full story
Mexican lawmakers and experts on Monday began a first debate on the legalization of marijuana as part of a possible strategy to tackle the country's powerful drug cartels. full story
MEXICO CITY - President Felipe Calderon's war on drug trafficking has led to his own doorstep, with the arrest of a dozen high-ranking officials with alleged ties to Mexico's most powerful drug gang, the Sinaloa Cartel. full story
MEXICO CITY – Indiscriminate kidnappings. Nearly daily beheadings. Gangs that mock and kill government agents. This isn't Iraq or Pakistan. It's Mexico, which the U.S. government and a growing number of experts say is becoming one of the world's biggest security risks. full story
