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Drug Traffickers Threaten Central America's Democratic Gains by Elliott Abrams, Washington Post.

U.S. intelligence, GPS bomb kits help Latin American nation cripple rebel forces.

In Honduras, Rival Gangs Keep a Death Grip on San Pedro Sula by Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times.

Helicopter Gunships Used in Mexico Resort Battle - AP via ABC

Univision Video: In Sinaloa, A Cemetery Dominated by Narcos.

Mexico’s Petit Révolution: Justice and Security Implications of Approving a Fully New Code of Judicial Procedures by Viridiana Rios, Wilson Center.

"They aren't just about Mexico or drugs anymore."

Mexico’s cartels are significant social, political, and economic actors.

The same people who leave dead bodies and severed heads littering a busy highway in Mexico are now moving their operations to Oklahoma.

Call to Create OAS Inter-American Commission against Transnational Organized Crime - OAS Press Release.

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Documents Show Depth of US Concern over Mexico Violence by Alfredo Corchado, Dallas Morning News.

In cooperation with Borderland Beat, InSight Crime, & Small Wars Journal— El Centro.

James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University Blog w/ Houston Chronicle. Five Small Wars Journal El Centro fellows provide op-eds.

"Kilcullen's thesis is a compelling one: remote desert battlegrounds & impenetrable mountain tribal areas are not, in fact, where we will encounter the violence of tomorrow."

"With smart strategies and the right resources, the United States can still make a huge difference, especially when it has effective and willing partners."