Violence
Some Americans are afraid to visit Mexico, given the ongoing and well-publicized drug cartel violence. On the other hand, millions of Americans still do visit and aren’t victims of crime. This is not a merely academic issue for me: I take my family to visit Mexico twice a year. (For my most recent trip, click here.) […]
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Enrique Pena Nieto has completed the first year of his term as President of Mexico. This milestone has given rise to various analyses as to what has been accomplished during his first year, and what may lie ahead. For the entire article, click here . Article by Allan Wall, published December 9th, 2013, on Mexidata.info […]
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Another mass shooting has taken place, this time in Hialeah, Florida, Miami-Dade County. It was a tragedy, and it’s sad that these things occur. The Mainstream Media, however, is very selective as to which shootings are publicized, what causes they are used to support, what facts are emphasized and what patterns are allowed to be noticed. Mainstream […]
The Mexican Navy is on the frontlines of the Mexican government’s war against the drug cartels, and has received high marks from analysts for its work. In the month of July, the Navy captured a major cartel leader but later in the month lost an admiral in an ambush. For the entire article, click here. […]
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On July 7th, 2013, elections were held in 15 Mexican states. At stake were state legislatures, local governments and one governorship. Although the elections are over, the new officials are not taking office immediately. The earliest that any of the newly-elected officials are scheduled to take their positions is on September 1st. For the entire article, click here. […]
On July 7th, 2013, elections were held in 15 Mexican states for municipios, state legislatures, and in one state for governor. The elections went off as scheduled . However the election period was marred by violence in a number of locations, beginning in February and lasting until July 7th. For entire article, click here. Article by Allan Wall, published […]
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Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has completed nearly five months of his presidency, and the question of security and the ongoing drug war violence are not going away. Analyzing the violence statistics and finding trends is not easy. Plus, there’s the political factor. For the entire article, click here. Article by Allan Wall, published April […]
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Nature abhors a vacuum. In human society, if one group doesn’t take control another will. This is what has occurred in the area around Ayutla, a town in Mexico’s mountainous Guerrero state, south of Mexico City. For entire article, read here. Article by Allan Wall, published on Mexidata.info on Feb. 11th, 2013.
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With a new calendar year, and a new president in Mexico (Enrique Pena Nieto took office on December 1st, 2012), Mexico’s abysmal security situation is under analysis. The analysis of murder statistics in Mexico has become a method of analyzing the situation. It’s rather morbid when you think about it, as these statistics represent real […]
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The end of one calendar year and the beginning of another is an occasion for reflection and analysis. This is certainly the case for Mexico, which has a new president, Enrique Pena Nieto, who began a six-year term on December 1st. How will a Pena Nieto presidency be different from the previous Felipe Calderon administration? […]
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