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Maricopa County Emerges as ‘Epicenter’ of Firearms Trafficking into Mexico

Maricopa County in central Arizona has “emerged as the ‘main epicenter’ of illegal arms trafficking into Mexico, according to John Lindsay-Poland, coordinator of Stop US Arms to Mexico, an initiative that studies the illicit flow of weapons between the two countries.”
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Homicide Rate Declines Significantly Under Sheinbaum

While the decline in homicides is impressive and appears to provide tangible and compelling evidence of the efficacy of Mexico’s new security strategy, it should not, in any way, be interpreted to mean that the country has definitively subdued the powerful cartels that continue to terrorize Mexico.
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Mexican Americans Feature Prominently on Mexico’s World Cup Roster and in El Tri’s Future

The Mexican Football Federation has increasingly looked northward to the enormous pool of talent within the Mexican American community.
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The Resurrection of Xavier Becerra

A war with Trump and MAGA may be exactly what Xavier Becerra is looking for.
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U.S. Government Begins to Refund Import Tariffs

The U.S. unveiled an online platform today for companies to request refunds for the tariffs they paid before the U.S. Supreme Court deemed them “illegal.”
A photo illustration with (left to right) César Duarte, Javier Corral, Mirsolva Breach and José López Elías

The Story of Two Chihuahua Governors, Two Corruptions, Money Hiding In El Paso and a Murdered Journalist

A dossier quietly landed in news inboxes late last year attempting to frame the narrative around a former Chihuahua governor that led to the larger story about politics, corruption and a murdered journalist.
A picture of Cesar Chavez in a field.

Cesar Chavez – The Truth Behind the Mask Revealed

Cesar Chavez is venerated for his civil rights work for farm workers. But behind the carefully crafted mask lies the true Chavez, a sexual predator who was the first to line the border to keep Mexican migrants out of America.
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The Security and Economic Implications for México From the U.S.-Israel-Iran War

México occupies a unique position in the ongoing U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict because of its deep economic and security ties with the United States. The next several months will determine if the conflict shocks México’s economy.
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In Context: El Paso/Fort Worth and The American Anti-Cartel Drone Multilayered Defense Platform

Although framed as an anti-cartel-drone program, the U.S. military’s drone defense tests are part of a larger program testing multilayered defense strategies against the threat of asymmetric drone warfare.
A picture of two Mexican Air Force F5 Tiger II supersonic fighters.

The Mexican Air Force as México Transitions Towards a Middle Power

Both internally and externally many ask why México does not deploy air superiority fighters. The answer is because it doesn’t need to.