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Team Trump Is Actually Drawing Up Attack Plans for Mexico

Donald Trump isn’t bluffing about using the military against the cartels: He wants to breach Mexico’s sovereignty, if and when he feels like it.

Trump claims Washington’s murder rate is higher than Bogotá or Mexico City. Here’s what the stats from those countries say

The murder rate in Washington today is higher than that of Bogotá, Colombia; Mexico City, or some of the places that you hear ...
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How to make sense of Donald Trump’s bizarre tariff rates

“Tariffs are making our Country Strong and Rich,” Mr Trump crowed on social media on August 11th. They also, however, ...

Mexico and Brazil Rebut Trump’s Claims About Violence in Their Cities

President Trump compared crime in Washington to violence in Latin American capitals. Mexico City’s mayor said “many parts of ...

Juárez, Mexico truck drivers learn English after Trump enforces border regulations

English classes prepare Mexico truck drivers for Trump's enforcement of law requiring truck drivers to speak English.

Mexico’s Sheinbaum orders arrest of prominent immigrant rights activist in bow to Trump

The arrest of migrant rights defender Luis Rey García Villagrán marks a major escalation in the assault on democratic rights ...

Alberta Bolsters Canada-Mexico Energy Ties as Trump Upends Trade

The leader of Canada’s main oil-producing province visited Mexico in a bid to help reset relations with Latin America’s ...
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Video: What Trump’s Directive to Target Foreign Drug Cartels With the US Military Could Mean

InSight Crime's co-director Steven Dudley and managing editor Deborah Bonello discuss President Trump's latest directive, and why it fundamentally misunderstands the region's criminal landscape.