The former president tried to bring the armed forces out of the shadow of the last dictatorship. Will his successor reverse course?
Security & Defense
“We are still very far away from seeing what the results will be,” says AS/COA Online’s editor-in-chief as Mexico’s president faces security and economic challenges.
"We’ve got to find a way to talk about the morality of recreational drug use," writes AS/COA's Brian Winter in The Washington Post.
Countries are empowering generals to deal with critical policy challenges. They are missing the point.
A massive, peaceful protest in Uruguay reflects institutional strengths, not weaknesses.
Mexico’s president is still popular, but his security strategy isn’t. That spells trouble for his presidency.
After a day of turmoil in Culiacán, the two countries are discussing how to slow the illicit flow of weapons into Mexico. AS/COA's Carin Zissis looks at challenges on the ground.