Carlos Zeferino Torreblanca, governer of Guerrero, Mexico, spoke with AS/COA in an exclusive interview. Guerrero is one of the poorest states in the country, but Governor Torreblanca remains optimistic about tourism, infrustructure development, and the fight against rural poverty.

Gobernador de Guerrero, Mexico Carlos Zeferino Torreblanca conversó con AS/COA en una entrevista excusiva. Guerrero es uno de los estados más pobres del país, pero el Gobernador Torreblanca guarda su optimismo en el turismo, el desarrollo de la infraestructura y la lucha contra la pobreza rural.

The Wilson Center’s Andrew Selee writes in the Houston Chronicle on U.S.-Mexican collaboration to combat drug violence and trafficking. “[W]hile stepped-up enforcement on the border is certainly welcome, it can hardly be the primary solution,” he writes. Excerpted from an Americas Quarterly essay.

Women’s rights have improved in the past 50 years, but women are still not well represented in judicial systems.

Human rights groups must work with states to improve law enforcement.

Kimberly Ascoli and Tamar S. Benzaken descrines a collection of essays that offer explains how Latin America could develop a stronger tradition of democracy.