Topic: Felipe Calderon
Top galleries, list articles, quizzes
-
2012's 'good news' stories
2012 saw jobs returning to the US, health concerns improve in historic numbers, and more.
-
Mexico elections: How 5 local issues could impact the next president
Mexicans will elect 128 senators, 500 deputies, six governors, the mayor of Mexico City, and their new president tomorrow. Some of these key local races will have implications for the new president's mandate, and the governing party's ability to pass much needed reforms.
-
Briefing
Mexico's high-stakes presidential vote: 4 questions answered
The next Mexican president will inherit a country torn by drug violence. Tackling deep-seated democratic and economic challenges is key to progress.
-
The Zetas now Mexico's largest drug gang. Who are they?
According to Mexican authorities, the Zetas have become the biggest drug trafficking organization in Mexico. A recent report from Stratfor, based on data from Mexico's attorney general's office, says the group now operates in 17 states, surpassing the geographical sway of the once-dominant Sinaloa Federation.
-
Correspondent reflections: The 10 news events that shaped 2011
All Content
-
Global News Blog Mexicans at polls talk of jobs, drug violence
Mexico's presidential election today is a choice between four candidates – and not voting at all.
-
Mexico elections: How 5 local issues could impact the next president
Mexicans will elect 128 senators, 500 deputies, six governors, the mayor of Mexico City, and their new president tomorrow. Some of these key local races will have implications for the new president's mandate, and the governing party's ability to pass much needed reforms.
-
Briefing
Mexico's high-stakes presidential vote: 4 questions answered
The next Mexican president will inherit a country torn by drug violence. Tackling deep-seated democratic and economic challenges is key to progress.
-
The Monitor's View: G20 summit can help Greece by looking at host Mexico
Mexico's own recovery from a currency crisis has enabled it to play host to this year's G20 summit. What lessons can eurozone countries draw from that?
-
Latin America Monitor At G-20, Mexico joins negotiations for next generation trade deal with Asia
The Trans-Pacific Partnership – including the US, Vietnam, and seven other countries – was a priority for Mexico. It includes labor rights and small business development.
-
Latin America Monitor Hosting the G20, Mexico is 'Greece no more'
Mexico is increasingly speaking as a world leader as it shed its image as the 'Greece of the '80s and '90s,' when it suffered excruciating debt and monetary crises.
-
Latin America Monitor Mexico's presidential debate: Candidates faced easy questions as protesters filled streets
Candidates largely avoided attacking front-runner Enrique Peña Nieto in last night's final presidential debate, but the tens of thousands of students protesting his party beforehand did not.
-
Mexico's first female presidential candidate: not 'different' enough
Josefina Vazquez Mota is presenting herself as a female presidential candidate in machista Mexico, but she hasn't gained significant female backing ahead of July vote.
-
Massacre in Mexico deepens country's violent image
Forty-nine bodies were dumped on a highway in northern Mexico in the latest example of drug-related violence that is scaring off investors and changing citizens' behavior at home.
-
Brazil, Venezuela, and Mexico: three ways to nationalize oil
Argentina's renationalization of its biggest oil company, YPF, recently caused an outcry. But the cases of oil nationalization in Brazil, Mexico, and Venezuela show that outcomes can vary widely.
-
Security 'quagmire' for Mexican presidential candidates
Many Mexicans are weary of the sharp rise in violence that has accompanied Calderón's military-led strategy against drug traffickers. So why aren't presidential hopefuls offering alternatives?
-
Opinion: Bigger scandal in Latin America than US secret service: US drug hunger
The secret service prostitution scandal overshadows renewed calls at the Summit of the Americas for the US to stanch its drug consumption. A viral 'Drug Violence 2012' video (think 'Kony 2012') would help young Americans connect US drug use to violence in Central and South America.
-
Drug policy and Cuba headline Summit of the Americas (+video)
The Sixth Summit of the Americas saw what Mexico's Calderón called a 'radical' change: candid conversation about differences over drug policy and Cuba.
-
Mexico and US trade accusations on border violence
President Obama and Mexico's President Felipe Calderon traded barbs after a three-party meeting that included Canada.
-
Change Agent Cooperative businesses provide a new-old model for job growth
Co-ops worldwide represent much more than hippie grocery stores: They're a fast-growing way to do business better in fields from finance to agriculture to industry.
-
Gas prices a top issue for US-Canada-Mexico summit
Gas prices, Mexican oil exports, and Keystone pipeline should figure prominently in Obama's summit with Canada's Harper and Mexico's Calderon. High gas prices threaten fragile US recovery and Obama's reelection.
-
The Monitor's View: Mexico presidential campaign: Off to a good start
The two frontrunners in the Mexican presidential campaign now talk of reforming the state oil monopoly, Pemex. It's a sign of Mexico's hopeful future, despite the drug wars.
-
Latin America Monitor Mexico's earthquake: A reporter's notebook
The Monitor's Latin America bureau chief writes about the initial aftermath and her experience following today's 7.4 magnitude earthquake in Mexico City.
-
7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes southwestern Mexico
A major earthquake shook the country near the Pacific coast resort of Acapulco Tuesday. There are no early reports of injuries or major damage.
-
Biden in Honduras: US drug policy under scrutiny
Even staunch US allies in the Americas are urging a debate on drug policy – including legalization – amid spiraling violence in their countries.
-
Mexico prison riot a cover for Zetas escape
Mexican prison guards may have helped 30 Zeta drug cartel members escape during a prison riot. Some 44 inmates were killed at the Apodaca prison in northern Mexico early Sunday.
-
Why military hawks are leading drug legalization debate in Latin America
Mexico, Colombia, and Guatemala want to decriminalize drugs, but with a military approach. This means going after criminals and gangs with military and police force before they can regroup.
-
The Monitor's View: A woman as Mexico's president?
On Sunday, the ruling party nominated Josefina Vazquez Mota to be the first woman candidate for president from a major Mexican party. Would she instill rule of law and sustain the fight against drug cartels?
-
Latin America Monitor Woman to head major party ticket in Mexico
Josefina Vazquez Mota was selected as Mexico's ruling National Action Party (PAN) candidate for the upcoming presidential election. She is Mexico's first female presidential candidate from a major political party.
-
The 'wind rush': Green energy blows trouble into Mexico
Green energy's big success is a rude awakening in the isthmus of Mexico.
Previous
Become part of the Monitor community