Articles & Commentary
Articles
The Rise of Ortega-ismo
Foreign Policy, Nov. 4, 2011
The Fog of Mexico’s drug war
Foreign Policy, Aug. 26, 2011
Can Mexico Fix Its Image Problem?
Foreign Policy, Jul. 14, 2011
The Ink War
Newsweek Latin American editions, Oct. 26, 2010
Mexico’s most-wanted man is expanding his drug operations to include Europe. Inside the Sinaloa cartel’s UK connection
The Sun, August 31, 2010
Mexico’s drug war has left more than 30,000 dead. But due to lack of good investigations, it’s unclear just how many of those killings were drug-related
Nogales International, April 30, 2010
Mexico’s drug cartels are instilling terror and fear throughout the country. They’ve even attacked U.S. facilities. Should they be classified as terrorists?
Slate.com April 15, 2010
Mexico’s prisons are full of drug-related offenders. Rampant with corruption and poorly managed, these walls can’t hold them.
Newsweek, August 20, 2009
A pseudo-religious drug cartel takes over a Mexican state
World Politics Review, August 14, 2009
Mexico’s blast from the past
Newsweek, July 2, 2009
Swine flu hits Mexico’s government hard
Newsweek, May 7, 2009
With the US economy in a tailspin, Mexican migrants are heading home to find work
Foreign Policy magazine, February 27, 2009
Mexico’s narcos aren’t all vicious thugs. The arrest of a beauty queen reveals another side of Mexico’s underbelly
Newsweek, January 7, 2009
Southern Mexico Drug War
The News, December 14, 2008
Society’s Saviors or Sociopaths?
The News, La Familia, September 23, 2008
In spite of reform efforts, Mexican police can’t shake poor reputation
World Politics Review, July 17, 2008
The drug war has had political consequences, and could risk sending Mexico back to its days of dictatorship
Newsweek, July 2, 2009
At the core of Mexico’s drug war is a battle for the hearts and minds of a citizenry that seems willing to support the narcos to the death
Newsweek, June 12, 2008
Sinaloa Drug War
The News, June 10, 2008
Mexico’s war is being waged between cartels and the government. Can it be considered a civil war?
World Politics Review, June 3, 2008
In March 2008, Mexican troops descended on Ciudad Juarez to quell the drug-related violence. An on-scene report
Newsweek, April 16, 2008
Troubled state looks to future as it goes to polls
The News, Michoacan, Nov. 11, 2007
Training Iraqi troops is no easy feat. An on-scene report of an early morning raid exposes the challenges faced by both the US military and their Iraqi counterparts.
Newsweek, August 30, 2006
Baghdad’s morgue is overflowing. More important, the man who controls it is controlling the bodycount.
Newsweek, July 25, 2006
Iraqis have now taken control of Muthanna province. Can they keep the peace?
Newsweek, July 13, 2006
Haiti gets a new president. But some opponents – including the country’s most-wanted man – aren’t going to make his job easy.
February 16, 2006
A new mayor with a shady past takes the helm in troubled Tijuana. Can he turn it around?
Newsweek, January 24, 2005
Colombia transforms from failed state to economic model.
Newsweek, September 27, 2004
Ten years after Pablo Escobar’s death, the Colombian city of Medellin finds itself on the rebound.
Newsweek, July 5, 2004
Commentary
On the record with Greta Van Susteren, Fox News, Feb. 21, 2012
The Story of El Chapo, Mexico’s Last Narco
BBC News, Jan. 10, 2012
Mexico steps up hunt for drug lord Joaquin Guzman
BBC Radio Four Today Programme, Dec. 2, 2011
http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9653000/9653541.stm
Que Pasa, Chile (print) May 25, 2011
http://www.quepasa.cl/articulo/actualidad/2011/05/1-5785-9-el-hombre-invisible.shtml#note
Reuters, May 17, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/17/us-mexico-drugs-idUSTRE74G6U120110517
El Universal (Mexico, print), May 16, 2011
http://sistema.operamedios.com.mx/data/noticias/internet/ID84858_ELCHAPO_ELUNIVERSAL.pdf
La Cronica de Hoy (Mexico, print), May 16, 2011
http://sistema.operamedios.com.mx/data/noticias/internet/ID84854_ELCHAPO_LACRONICADEHOY.pdf
El Universal (Venezuela, print) May 16, 2011
http://sistema.operamedios.com.mx/data/noticias/internet/ID84845_ELCHAPO_ELUNIVERSALCARACAS.pdf
Univision.com (Mexico, print) May 16, 2011
http://sistema.operamedios.com.mx/data/noticias/internet/ID84838_ELCHAPO_UNIVISION.pdf
SDP Noticias (Mexico, print), May 16, 2011
http://sistema.operamedios.com.mx/data/noticias/internet/ID84804_PUBLICAN_SDP.pdf
Yahoo! (Mexico, print), May 16, 2011
http://sistema.operamedios.com.mx/data/noticias/internet/ID84482_ELCHAPO_YAHOO.pdf
NSS Oaxaca (Mexico, print), May 16, 2011
http://sistema.operamedios.com.mx/data/noticias/internet/ID84481_ELCHAPO_NSSOAXACA.pdf
El Pueblo (Mexico, print), May 16, 2011
http://sistema.operamedios.com.mx/data/noticias/internet/ID84480_ELCHAPO_ELPUEBLO.pdf
Masmedio.com (Mexico, print), May 16, 2011
http://sistema.operamedios.com.mx/data/noticias/internet/ID84478_ELCHAPO_MASMEDIO.pdf
Eje Central (Mexico, print), May 16, 2011
http://sistema.operamedios.com.mx/data/noticias/internet/ID84477_ELCHAPO_EJECENTRAL.pdf
Telediario (Mexico, print), May 16, 2011
http://sistema.operamedios.com.mx/data/noticias/internet/ID84472_ESCRITOR_TELEDIARIO.pdf
Milenio (Mexico, print), May 16, 2011
http://sistema.operamedios.com.mx/data/noticias/internet/ID84471_ESCRITOR_MILENIO.pdf
El Mercurio (Chile, print), May 15, 2011
http://www.mer.cl/modulos/generacion/mobileASP/detailNew.asp?idNoticia=C71745320110515&strNamePage=MERSTIN006AA1505.htm&codCuerpo=705&codRev=&iNumPag=6&strFecha=2011-05-15&iPage=1&tipoPantalla=240
W Radio (El Weso, radio), May 13, 2011
http://sistema.operamedios.com.mx/data/noticias/radio/ID83706_706_ENTMALCOM_969FM.wma
CNN International with Carmen Aristegui, May 12, 2011 (Part One)
http://sistema.operamedios.com.mx/data/noticias/television/ID83581_581_cnn.wmv
CNN International with Carmen Aristegui, May 12, 2011 (Part Two)
http://sistema.operamedios.com.mx/data/noticias/television/ID83582_582_cnn.wmv
Interview with Alejandro Cacho, Panorama (Mexico, radio), May 12, 2011
http://sistema.operamedios.com.mx/data/noticias/radio/ID82936_936_panorama.wma
Animal Politico (Mexico, print), May 12, 2011
http://sistema.operamedios.com.mx/data/noticias/internet/ID83087_ELCHAPO_ANIMALPOLITICO.pdf
BBC Latin America, May 11, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mundo/noticias/2011/05/110511_mexico_chapo_captura_significado_irm.shtml
Interview with Eduardo Ruiz-Healy, Teleformula (Mexico, radio) May 10, 2011
http://sistema.operamedios.com.mx/data/noticias/radio/ID82023_023_elultimo.wma
91.5 FM, Guadalajara (Mexico, radio) May 9, 2011
http://sistema.operamedios.com.mx/data/noticias/radio/ID80587_587_915.wma
Eduardo Ruiz-Healy, Fuego Cruzado (Mexico, television) May 7, 2011
http://sistema.operamedios.com.mx/data/noticias/television/ID81089_089_fuego.wmv
Orf Fm4 (Austria, radio) Feb. 26, 2011
http://fm4.orf.at/radio/stories/1676905/
Eduardo Ruiz-Healy, Teleformula Mexico City, May 7, 2011
http://sistema.operamedios.com.mx/data/noticias/television/ID81089_089_fuego.wmv
91.5 FM, Guadalajara, Mexico
http://sistema.operamedios.com.mx/data/noticias/radio/ID80587_587_915.wma
Ottawa Citizen, Jan. 9, 2011
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Beheadings+shake+Acapulco/4082195/story.html
Up all night, BBC Radio 5, Dec. 21, 2010 (radio)
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The Globe and Mail, Dec. 21, 2010 (print)
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/americas/oil-the-mexican-cartels-other-deadly-business/article1845378/print/
Bill Handel, Dec. 19, 2010 (radio)
http://www.kfiam640.com/pages/podcasting/
Xinhua, Dec. 2, 2010 (print)
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-12/02/c_13631527.htm
USA Today, Dec. 1, 2010 (print)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2010-12-02-mexicocartels02_ST_N.htm
Canadian Television News, Nov. 27, 2010 (TV)
http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/World/20101127/san-diego-drug-tunnel-101127/
Xinhua, Nov. 25, 2010 (print)
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-11/25/c_13621943.htm
Interview with Future Challenges, Nov. 15, 2010 (web video)
http://futurechallenges.org/web/guest/learn/security-terror-policy/article/-/articles/Interview+with+Malcolm+Beith
Impacto USA, Nov. 11, 2010 (print)
http://www.impactousa.com/especiales/ci_16584236
Christian Science Monitor, Nov. 7, 2010 (print)
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2010/1107/Killing-of-top-Mexico-drug-lord-Tony-Tormenta-may-boost-rival-Zetas-cartel?sms_ss=facebook&at_xt=4cd793de3a0a5599%2C0
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Oct. 25, 2010 (radio)
http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/episode/2010/10/25/oct-2510—pt-3-the-last-narco/
Armstrong & Getty, Oct. 20, 2010 (radio)
http://media.ccomrcdn.com/media/station_content/664/Armstrong_and_Getty_102010_H2_1287587426_7679.mp3
Texas Book Festival, live on C-Span from Austin, Oct. 17, 2010 (TV)
http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295992-4;http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295992-2&showFullAbstract=1
The John Gambling Show, Oct. 14, 2010 (radio)
http://www.wor710.com/topic/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=4961551
Native America Calling, Albuquerque, Oct. 13, 2010 (radio)
http://nativeftp.org/archives/2010/oct/101310.mp3
Noticias MVS with Carmen Aristegui, Sept. 28, 2010 (radio)
http://www.noticiasmvs.com/Malcolm-Beith-con-Carmen-Aristegui.html
Proceso, Sept. 25, 2010 (print)
http://www.proceso.com.mx/rv/hemeroteca/hemeroteca/1769
El Universal, Sept. 25, 2010 (print)
http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/nacion/180724.html
CNN Mexico, Sept. 24, 2010 (print)
http://mexico.cnn.com/nacional/2010/09/24/el-chapo-un-hombre-inteligente-y-calculador-periodista-britanico
El Universal, Sept. 23, 2010 (print)
http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/nacion/180660.html
Reforma, Sept. 23, 2010 (print)
http://busquedas.gruporeforma.com/reforma/Pages/Buscaimpresa.aspx
BBC 4 Today Programme, Sept. 17, 2010 (radio)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9008000/9008345.stm
BBC The World Today, September 2010 (radio)
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The Independent, Sept. 13, 2010 (print)
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/why-tourists-no-longer-go-loco-in-acapulco-2077580.html
Holland, September 2010 (radio)
http://www.eenvandfaag.nl/buitenland/36443/drugsoorlog_in_mexico_door_onze_drugsvraag_
http://www.rtl.nl/components/actueel/rtlboulevard/index_video.xml
Christian Science Monitor, July 7, 2010 (print)
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2010/0707/Arizona-immigration-law-Will-it-hurt-Mexico-s-drug-war-as-US-lawsuit-says
ABC News (Australia). June 29, 2010 (print)
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/06/29/2940310.htm
The New York Times, May 12, 2010 (print)
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/12/world/americas/12mexico.html?scp=1&sq=beith&st=cse
PRI’s The World, April 16, 2009 (radio)
http://www.pri.org/theworld/?q=node/25787
Global Journalist, March 26, 2010 (radio)
http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2010/03/26/global-journalist-war-drug-cartels/
Tell Me More, NPR, Oct. 2, 2008 (radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95285455
Global Journalist, Dec. 9, 2007 (radio)
http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2007/12/09/results-foreign-elections-bring-uncertainty/
Global Journalist, Oct. 13, 2007 (radio)
http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2007/10/13/ches-doctrines-outdated-idea-reforming-government-/