The U.S. and Mexico are ramping up their efforts to help those that need it most, writes Fred Niehaus, senior vice president of global public affairs for Western Union.
As the Mexican Congress prepares to come back in session, President Felipe Calderón unveiled a new bill aimed to strike at the heart of organized crime by stemming the flow of illicit cash that funds cartels. But some wonder how the new law might affect legitimate business.
Last week, U.S. President Barack Obama approved an act that allocated $600 million to boost security along the border with Mexico. An AS/COA analysis looks at how the funds will be raised and spent.
Andrew Selee, director of the Woodrow Wilson Center's Mexico Institute, talks with AS/COA Online about the July 14 Mexican cabinet shuffle and what it signifies for President Felipe Calderón’s last two years in office.
The Institutional Revolutionary Party won nine of the 12 gubernatorial seats up for grabs in Mexico’s July 4 vote, but an opposition alliance won unexpected victories in three PRI strongholds.
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico drew help from Canada, Mexico, and Brazil. Meanwhile, fears about the oil spreading into the Caribbean have prompted a quiet dialogue between the United States and Cuba.