The former president tried to bring the armed forces out of the shadow of the last dictatorship. Will his successor reverse course?

“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.