In some northern Mexican cities, shootouts and dumped cadavers have been relatively common occurrences since President Felipe Calderón declared war on drug trafficking in late 2006. However, in mid-2009, drug war mayhem took a new twist: narco-blockades. In Monterrey and Reynosa, two northern cities notoriously replete with organized crime, drug traffickers began to organize blockades 
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Mexicans “Tweeting” for their Lives in Violent Cities
By: Kristin Bricker | Tuesday, September 7th, 2010Security in Jamaica after Christopher “Dudus” Coke
By: Kristin Bricker | Tuesday, July 6th, 2010Last month, the United States and Jamaica celebrated the capture of Christopher “Dudus” Coke after a 30-day manhunt that killed at least 73 Jamaicans, the overwhelming majority of them civilians. However, the arrest of one man does not mean that Jamaica has eliminated organized crime from the island, or even dismantled Coke’s organization, the Shower
Mexican government’s alleged complicity with Sinaloa cartel shows that money fuels drug war corruption
By: Kristin Bricker | Tuesday, June 15th, 2010Last month, National Public Radio (NPR) published new evidence that supports the prevailing theory in Mexico: that the Felipe Calderón administration favors the Sinaloa drug trafficking organization (DTO) in the war on drugs. According to NPR, the powerful Sinaloa DTO is weathering Mexico’s war on drugs far better than its competitors. The NPR report highlights
Politician’s disappearance raises questions about Mexico’s security strategy
By: Kristin Bricker | Tuesday, May 18th, 2010The presumed kidnapping of Diego “The Boss” Fernández de Cevallos, one of Mexico’s most powerful politicians, has put Mexico’s security crisis in the international spotlight yet again. De Cevallos, a member of the ruling National Action Party (PAN), ran for president in 1994 and served four terms in Congress. His associates hold key positions in
15 new Country Profiles available for download
By: Brandon Currie | Wednesday, March 24th, 2010One of the most unique features of the SSR Resource Centre is our database of Country Profiles. Each profile contains a snapshot description of SSR programming in the country, in addition to more extensive information on the SSR context, achievements, key activities, resources and challenges. The first group of profiles has been added to the
