by Robert Beckhusen | May 29, 2013 | Monitor
The U.S. Army is introducing a new weapon in its fight to get Colombia’s guerrillas to put down their guns: the soap opera.
by Robert Beckhusen | Feb 1, 2013 | Monitor
The Mexican army has captured a drug lord who once had ties to the powerful Sinaloa Cartel. But that’s where the good news ends. Already, his competition is going to war for his territory.
by Robert Beckhusen | Jan 17, 2013 | Monitor
American special operations forces are reportedly preparing to expand their training of Mexican commando teams, teaching them to hunt cartel chieftains like they were al-Qaida extremists.
by Robert Beckhusen | Nov 30, 2012 | Monitor
It can be a little deceiving to think of Mexico’s drug cartels as simply gangsters. Instead, they’ve blurred the distinctions between organized crime and quasi-military insurgents, with plenty of firepower to back it up.
by Robert Beckhusen | Oct 26, 2012 | Monitor
Alleged members of Los Zetas presented to media by the Mexican marines on Oct. 24. Photo: SEMAR When Mexican marines killed the leader of the Zetas earlier this month, they killed the only person capable of holding Mexico’s most dangerous cartel together. But...