Dec 17 Watch Mexican Drug Lord Killed in Bloody Shootout The Mexican government claimed a major victory in the war against drug cartels: kingpin Arturo Beltran Leyva was killed Thursday in a shoot out with a Mexican navy unit. Global Post correspondent Ioan Grillo reports. Continue watching
Dec 15 Mexico's Drug-Related Violence Continues to Escalate By Larisa Epatko The Mexican government's stepped-up efforts to clamp down on the drug trade are causing drug-related violence to explode in the country. Ioan Grillo of GlobalPost accompanied the Mexican army on some of its drug-fighting operations and describes them here. Continue reading
Oct 28 New Strategies Considered to Curb U.S.-Mexico Drug Trade The U.S. dealt a "significant blow" to one of Mexico's most infamous drug cartels last week after a 19-state drug raid resulted in 300 arrests and millions of dollars in confiscated money. This comes on the heels of new drug… Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch Drug War, H1N1 Virus Top Mexico Summit Agenda From drug violence to H1N1 flu, President Obama, Mexican President Felipe Calderon, and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper tackled a long list of issues at a summit Monday. Continue watching
Apr 16 Watch Obama Pledges to Help Mexico Fight Flow of Drugs, Guns During a visit to Mexico, President Barack Obama pledged renewed U.S. support to help curb the country's drug-related violence. Analysts mull the possible policy changes. Continue watching
Apr 16 Obama's Mexico Visit to Tout Border Security, Drug Fight By Admin, PBS News Hour President Obama visits Mexico for the first time Thursday on the heels of naming a new "border czar" and instituting other security measures to try to shield the United States from growing drug violence in Mexico. Continue reading
Apr 15 Napolitano Names New U.S. 'Border Czar' By PBS News Hour Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano named former federal prosecutor Alan Bersin as the next "border czar" to lead U.S. Customs and Border Protection during a Wednesday news conference in El Paso, Texas. Continue reading
Mar 04 Watch Napolitano Outlines Plan to Trim Spending, Secure Border Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano outlines her agency's plan to trim spending and reacts to concerns over the rising tide of drug violence along the U.S.-Mexico border. Continue watching
Feb 24 Watch Violence Escalates as Mexico Drug War Continues Independent Television News correspondent Bill Neely reports on the growing violence and carnage of Mexico's ongoing drug war. Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch U.S.-Mexico Ties May Hinge on Drug War, Economy President-elect Barack Obama met with Mexican President Felipe Calderon Monday, emphasizing the importance of strong U.S.-Mexico relations. Analysts discuss how Mr. Obama may handle the ties in light of Mexico's drug war and the global economic downturn. Continue watching