Gobernador de Guerrero, Mexico Carlos Zeferino Torreblanca conversó con AS/COA en una entrevista excusiva. Guerrero es uno de los estados más pobres del país, pero el Gobernador Torreblanca guarda su optimismo en el turismo, el desarrollo de la infraestructura y la lucha contra la pobreza rural.

The Wilson Center’s Andrew Selee writes in the Houston Chronicle on U.S.-Mexican collaboration to combat drug violence and trafficking. “[W]hile stepped-up enforcement on the border is certainly welcome, it can hardly be the primary solution,” he writes. Excerpted from an Americas Quarterly essay.

The system must ensure that states guarantee access to political, civil and human rights.

Police aren't the problem, they're the solution. They just need to be better paid and better trained.

Bogota and Washington may soon complete negotiations that would allow U.S. military officers to operate out of Colombian bases. Critics say the plan could stir up tensions with neighboring countries, but the Colombian government says the pact will help fight narcotrafficking and terrorism.

Mexican security forces detained a top gang figure last week. But the victory came at a cost when cartel members staged violent attacks. The government said the strikes constitute short-lived acts of revenge and that it would not negotiate with cartels.