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Mexico’s Anti-Poverty Programmes Are Losing the Battle

By Emilio Godoy
While most of Latin America has been reducing poverty, Mexico is moving in the other direction: new official figures reflect an increase in the number of poor in the last two years, despite the billions of dollars channeled into a broad range of programmes aimed at combating the problem.

OPINION: One Mexico, or Many?

By Joaquín Roy
Mexico can charm, irritate, wound, inspire and confuse the casual visitor as well as the informed researcher. But no one is ever left indifferent by it. Mexico leaves an indelible mark.

In U.S.-Mexico Relations, a Shift from Security to Economy

By Katelyn Fossett
Ahead of President Barack Obama’s trip to Mexico and Costa Rica, experts here are expecting that security will take a back seat to issues of economic cooperation between the U.S. and Mexico.

Think Tank Urges “More Ambitious” U.S.-Mexican Agenda

By Jim Lobe
The electoral and political stars are aligning in ways that offer the United States and Mexico major opportunities to substantially deepen their cooperation, particularly on trade, energy, and immigration, according to a report released here Wednesday by a special commission of the Inter-American Dialogue (IAD).


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