Vox’s Matt Yglesias Erases History of U.S. Intervention in Latin America

Vox’s Matt Yglesias Erases History of U.S. Intervention in Latin America

This article is a joint-publication of NACLA and edmorales.net At first glance I was intrigued by Matthew Yglesias’s recent post “American Democracy ...
The U.S. Roots of the Central American Immigrant Influx

The U.S. Roots of the Central American Immigrant Influx

The rise in unauthorized border crossings by Central American migrants demonstrates how U.S. immigration control and foreign policy in Latin ...
The United States and the Future Security Role of Colombia

The United States and the Future Security Role of Colombia

This week a U.S. delegation is to meet with the Colombian Minister of Defense Juan Carlos Pinzón and the Minister ...
Bringing the Battlefield to the Border: The Wild World of Border Security and Boundary Building in Arizona

Bringing the Battlefield to the Border: The Wild World of Border Security and Boundary Building in A...

As the Border Security Expo 2012 shows, the Arizona-Mexico border region is Ground Zero for the development of an immigration ...
A Civil War in Mexico?

A Civil War in Mexico?

Considering that the human toll now tops 50,000 fatalities, Mexico's War on Drugs could more accurately be described as a ...
A Dangerously Slippery Slope: Drones and the Dream of Remote Control in the Borderlands

A Dangerously Slippery Slope: Drones and the Dream of Remote Control in the Borderlands

As the presence of drone in the U.S. borderlands becomes more pronounced, important lessons are to be drawn—from abroad and ...
The Killing of Anastasio Hernández Rojas, and the Boundaries of Accountability

The Killing of Anastasio Hernández Rojas, and the Boundaries of Accountability

Video footage and eyewitness accounts demonstrating how U.S. federal agents brutally beat Anastasio Hernández Rojas, tased him five times, and ...
Exporting Security: Israeli and U.S. Defense Chiefs Visit Colombia

Exporting Security: Israeli and U.S. Defense Chiefs Visit Colombia

U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta visited Colombia on Monday as part of a regional tour that includes Brazil and ...