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WebMemo posted January 24, 2011 by Ray Walser, Ph.D., James Roberts, Jena Baker McNeill Secretary Clinton Should Sustain U.S. Attention to Mexico After Her Visit
When Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets with her Mexican counterpart in Guanajuato, Mexico, on January 24, the high-level encounter will focus on topics of great importance to the U.S. and Mexico. Topping the agenda will be Mexico’s deadly narco-conflict. Last year was a somber one for Mexico, one in… Read more
WebMemo posted May 18, 2010 by Ray Walser, Ph.D. Mexico’s President Visits Washington: Time for a Responsible Neighbor Policy
Mexican President Felipe Calderón’s visit to Washington on May 19–20 highlights the complex nature of America’s critical relationship with its southern neighbor. President Obama will honor Calderón with a lavish state dinner, and the Mexican leader will address the U.S. Congress. The visit will set the tone for… Read more
Backgrounder posted April 26, 2010 by Ray Walser, Ph.D. U.S. Strategy Against Mexican Drug Cartels: Flawed and Uncertain
Abstract: Mexican drug cartels virtually rule large parts of Mexico, with violence and murder spilling across the U.S. border. In 2009, the death toll reached a high of more than 9,000. While… Read more
Commentary posted January 1, 2009 by Peter Brookes The New President's Global Security Challenges
With at least two ongoing wars, President-elect Barack Obama may well be entering the Oval Office facing the toughest national security landscape for any American president in some time. A tour of the foreign policy horizon shows that America's 44th president will have his hands full with a panoply of problems that would vex… Read more
Play Movie Video Recorded on June 30, 2008 Ed Haislmaier on FOX Business 5/05/08
Ed Haislmaier on FOX Business 5/05/08 … Read more
Play Movie Video Recorded on November 26, 2007 Peter Brookes on drug cartels and terrorism
Peter Brookes discusses potential cooperation between terrorist groups and drug cartels. … Read more
Play Movie Video Recorded on November 8, 2007 James Roberts on the Border on CNN
James Roberts explains Mexico's problems on the Glenn Beck Show. … Read more
Backgrounder posted February 11, 1991 by Michael Wilson Is Haiti Turning Into Another Cuba?
(Archived document, may contain errors) 2/11/91 155 IS HAITI TURNING INTO ANOTHER CUBA? (Updating Backgrounder 746, "Haiti's Continuing Challenge to U.S. Policy Makers," January 18, 1990.) Haiti last week joined the ranks of the Western… Read more

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Backgrounder posted April 26, 2010 by Ray Walser, Ph.D. U.S. Strategy Against Mexican Drug Cartels: Flawed and Uncertain
Abstract: Mexican drug cartels virtually rule large parts of Mexico, with violence and murder spilling across the U.S. border. In 2009, the death toll reached a high of more than 9,000. While… Read more
WebMemo posted May 18, 2010 by Ray Walser, Ph.D. Mexico’s President Visits Washington: Time for a Responsible Neighbor Policy
Mexican President Felipe Calderón’s visit to Washington on May 19–20 highlights the complex nature of America’s critical relationship with its southern neighbor. President Obama will honor Calderón with a lavish state dinner, and the Mexican leader will address the U.S. Congress. The visit will set the tone for… Read more
Backgrounder posted February 11, 1991 by Michael Wilson Is Haiti Turning Into Another Cuba?
(Archived document, may contain errors) 2/11/91 155 IS HAITI TURNING INTO ANOTHER CUBA? (Updating Backgrounder 746, "Haiti's Continuing Challenge to U.S. Policy Makers," January 18, 1990.) Haiti last week joined the ranks of the Western… Read more
WebMemo posted January 24, 2011 by Ray Walser, Ph.D., James Roberts, Jena Baker McNeill Secretary Clinton Should Sustain U.S. Attention to Mexico After Her Visit
When Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets with her Mexican counterpart in Guanajuato, Mexico, on January 24, the high-level encounter will focus on topics of great importance to the U.S. and Mexico. Topping the agenda will be Mexico’s deadly narco-conflict. Last year was a somber one for Mexico, one in… Read more
Commentary posted January 1, 2009 by Peter Brookes The New President's Global Security Challenges
With at least two ongoing wars, President-elect Barack Obama may well be entering the Oval Office facing the toughest national security landscape for any American president in some time. A tour of the foreign policy horizon shows that America's 44th president will have his hands full with a panoply of problems that would vex… Read more

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WebMemo posted January 24, 2011 by Ray Walser, Ph.D., James Roberts, Jena Baker McNeill Secretary Clinton Should Sustain U.S. Attention to Mexico After Her Visit
When Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets with her Mexican counterpart in Guanajuato, Mexico, on January 24, the high-level encounter will focus on topics of great importance to the U.S. and Mexico. Topping the agenda will be Mexico’s deadly narco-conflict. Last year was a somber one for Mexico, one in… Read more
WebMemo posted May 18, 2010 by Ray Walser, Ph.D. Mexico’s President Visits Washington: Time for a Responsible Neighbor Policy
Mexican President Felipe Calderón’s visit to Washington on May 19–20 highlights the complex nature of America’s critical relationship with its southern neighbor. President Obama will honor Calderón with a lavish state dinner, and the Mexican leader will address the U.S. Congress. The visit will set the tone for… Read more
Backgrounder posted April 26, 2010 by Ray Walser, Ph.D. U.S. Strategy Against Mexican Drug Cartels: Flawed and Uncertain
Abstract: Mexican drug cartels virtually rule large parts of Mexico, with violence and murder spilling across the U.S. border. In 2009, the death toll reached a high of more than 9,000. While… Read more
Backgrounder posted February 11, 1991 by Michael Wilson Is Haiti Turning Into Another Cuba?
(Archived document, may contain errors) 2/11/91 155 IS HAITI TURNING INTO ANOTHER CUBA? (Updating Backgrounder 746, "Haiti's Continuing Challenge to U.S. Policy Makers," January 18, 1990.) Haiti last week joined the ranks of the Western… Read more

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Blog Post on 12/23/2011 6:00:38 AM Family Fact of the Week: Parents' Greatest Present Is Their Presence
As Christmas approaches, malls and big-box stores are packed with parents seeking that special gift that will bring a...… Read more
Blog Post on 12/15/2011 5:00:43 AM Hezbollah’s Deepening and Disturbing Roots in the Drug Trade
In a lengthy piece on December 13, the New York Times reported on the role Western Hemisphere drug trafficking plays in...… Read more
Blog Post on 10/6/2011 11:10:11 AM Congressman Asks Holder to Resign Amid New Fast and Furious Details
A conservative congressman today called on Attorney General Eric Holder to resign after new revelations surfaced about...… Read more
Blog Post on 9/27/2011 7:30:34 AM Documents Show ATF Bought Guns with Taxpayer Money to Give to Drug Cartels
New revelations in the ongoing Fast and Furious investigation show that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and...… Read more
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Blog Post on 8/3/2011 2:30:42 PM Honoring Fallen Border Security Agent Brian Terry
Customs Border Protection Agent Brian Terry was just doing his job when he was killed in an Arizona shootout in...… Read more
Blog Post on 7/13/2011 1:45:24 PM Can’t Teach an Old Dog New Tricks? Tell That to Current Medicare Recipients
Conservatives, including The Heritage Foundation, support reforming Medicare to provide seniors with a defined...… Read more
Blog Post on 5/10/2011 8:00:56 AM Weakness on Chavez, Drugs and Terror Plague Obama’s Latin America Policy
The record will show that the May 9 extradition by Colombia of Walid Makled Garcia to Venezuela constitutes a major lost...… Read more
Blog Post on 4/23/2011 7:00:09 AM Losing the Mexico Drug War: One Protest at a Time
Galvanized by the brutal slaying of his 24-year old son on March 28, Mexican poet and intellectual Javier Sicilia has...… Read more
Blog Post on 4/18/2011 9:30:20 AM Vindicating Reagan’s Drug Policy…25 Years Later
Two weeks ago, the U.S. Sentencing Commission promulgated a permanent amendment to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines...… Read more

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