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Save to My PortfolioNo Stairway to Heaven: Rescuing Slums in Latin America

Vanda Felbab-Brown, February 02, 2012, The Brookings Institution

Apartment buildings stand behind a low-income neighborhood in Mexico CityVanda Felbab-Brown discusses key challenges in reducing crime in slums in Colombia, Brazil and Mexico. Felbab-Brown argues that successful policies must go beyond infrastructure projects and address a wide variety of economic deficiencies. Read More

Latin America, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Crime

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Save to My PortfolioConfronting Organized Crime and Urban Violence in Latin America

Vanda Felbab-Brown, December 05, 2011, The Brookings Institution

Confronting Organized Crime and Urban Violence in Latin AmericaVanda Felbab-Brown outlines key law enforcement and socioeconomic policy lessons from urban slums controlled by non-state actors in Latin American countries, including Brazil, Mexico, Colombia and Jamaica. Read More

Latin America, Colombia, Brazil, Mexico, Crime

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Save to My PortfolioRise of the TIMBIs: Turkey, India, Mexico, Brazil and Indonesia

December 02, 2011, Foreign Policy

Contrary to what many believe, Jack Goldstone argues that over the next 50 years, the economic and political story will not be of the United States and China competing for dominance. Instead, Goldstone points to the quiet rise of Turkey, Indonesia, Mexico, Brazil and India.
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Brazil, Global Change, India, Indonesia, Turkey

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Save to My PortfolioMexico and the United States Are Already Family—So Let’s Make the Special Relationship More Official

Vanda Felbab-Brown, November 15, 2011, Zócalo

Mexico and the United States Are Already Family—So Let’s Make the Special Relationship More OfficialVanda Felbab-Brown examines the relationship between the United States and Mexico, arguing that it goes beyond institutional arrangements due to societal bonds and blood relationships. Felbab-Brown states that the more U.S. citizens of Mexican origin have a voice in the U.S. political system, the more these connections will become institutionalized. Read More

Mexico, Immigration, International Relations, Latin America, Diplomacy

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Save to My PortfolioCan Mexico Open Its Oil Industry to Private Investors?

Diana Villiers Negroponte, November 07, 2011, The Brookings Institution

Can Mexico Open Its Oil Industry to Private Investors?Diana Negroponte explores the potential challenges and opportunities of opening its oil industry to private investors, including a proposed private partnership with Brazil's PETROBRAS. According to Negroponte, upcoming presidential elections may give Mexico the opportunity to modernize its oil industry and regain status as an energy giant on the world stage. Read More

Mexico, Latin America, Energy and Climate, Energy

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Save to My PortfolioNarcoterrorism and the Long Reach of U.S. Law Enforcement

Vanda Felbab-Brown, October 12, 2011, U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade

Narcoterrorism and the Long Reach of U.S. Law EnforcementIn testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade, Vanda Felbab-Brown speaks on the relationship between drug trade and criminal and belligerent groups in Afghanistan, Mexico, Colombia and West Africa. Felbab-Brown outlines several recommendations for U.S. policy addressing this difficult and complex problem. Read More

Terrorism, Counternarcotics Policy, Crime, Colombia, Afghanistan

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Save to My PortfolioThe Impact of Violence on Mexican Communities

Vanda Felbab-Brown, October 03, 2011, The Brookings Institution

The Impact of Violence on Mexican CommunitiesAt a recent event, Vanda Felbab-Brown discussed the impact organized crime is having in Mexico, arguing that the government must change the narrative around violence from the current message that it is just "narcos killing each other," to one that highlights the fact that the violence is destroying communities and must be ended. Read More

Counternarcotics Policy, Mexico, Crime

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Save to My PortfolioTackling Organized Crime in Mexico: Challenges and Opportunities

Thursday, September 22, 2011
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC

Reuters/ejandro BringasOn September 22, the Latin America Initiative at Brookings hostrf a discussion on attempts to tackle drug trafficking and organized crime in Mexico, and released Brookings Fellow Vanda Felbab-Brown’s new report, “Calderón’s Caldron: Lessons from Mexico’s Battle Against Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking in Tijuana, Ciudad Juárez, and Michoacán.” Read More

Counternarcotics Policy, Mexico, Latin America

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Save to My PortfolioLessons from Mexico’s Battle Against Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking in Tijuana, Ciudad Juárez, and Michoacán

Vanda Felbab-Brown, September 2011, The Brookings Institution

Lessons from Mexico’s Battle Against Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking in Tijuana, Ciudad Juárez, and MichoacánVanda Felbab-Brown analyzes lessons from Mexico’s battle against organized crime and drug trafficking in Tijuana, Ciudad Juárez, and Michoacán, examining topics including Mexican President Felipe Calderón’s willingness to work with the United States and his use of the military in fighting criminal groups. Read More

Latin America, Mexico, Counternarcotics Policy, Corruption, Crime

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Save to My PortfolioShould Obama Endorse Brazil for the Security Council?

Kevin Casas-Zamora, March 18, 2011, The Brookings Institution

Should Obama Endorse Brazil for the Security Council?Kevin Casas-Zamora reflects on the political ramifications of a U.S. endorsement of Brazil’s bid for a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council. Casas-Zamora argues that U.S. support for Brazil’s candidacy could exact a large toll on U.S.-Mexico relations, since most Latin American countries believe that Brazil does not intend to represent the region and will instead seek to further its own global agenda. Read More

Latin America, Brazil, United Nations, Mexico

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Save to My PortfolioA Smarter Drug Interdiction Policy for Mexico

Vanda Felbab-Brown, March 12, 2011, The San Francisco Chronicle

A Smarter Drug Interdiction Policy for MexicoAmid significant escalation in recent drug-related violence in Mexico, Vanda Felbab-Brown offers recommendations for a stronger drug interdiction policy. According to Felbab-Brown, Mexico must focus efforts on stomping out middle-level drug trafficking operators. Read More

Counternarcotics Policy, Mexico, Crime, Latin America, Corruption

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Save to My PortfolioLatin America’s Bus Rapid Transit Boom–Lessons for U.S. Public Transportation

Tuesday, March 08, 2011
9:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Washington, DC

Reuters/Fredy BuilesBus Rapid Transit (BRT) has positioned itself as one of the most important additions to sustainable transport in the world, significantly improving urban mobility and lowering the cost of public transit. During the last ten years, 97 cities have implemented BRT corridors, many of them located in Latin America. On March 8, the Latin American Initiative at Brookings hosted a panel discussion of lessons learned from Latin America and the applicability of BRT in the United States. Read More

Transportation, Latin America, Mexico, Colombia

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Save to My PortfolioFriction Between the United States and Mexico

Vanda Felbab-Brown, March 03, 2011, The Diane Rehm Show

In an interview on the Diane Rehm Show, Vanda Felbab-Brown discusses Mexican President Felipe Calderón's state visit to Washington, D.C.. Felbab-Brown comments on what is at stake in the U.S.-Mexico relationship, and the prospects for improving cooperation betweem the two countries. Read More

Mexico, Latin America, International Relations, Foreign Policy, Diplomacy

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Save to My PortfolioCrisis in the U.S.-Mexican Relationship

Diana Villiers Negroponte, March 02, 2011, The Brookings Institution

Crisis in the U.S.-Mexican RelationshipMexican President Felipe Calderón’s visit to Washington this week comes at a time when the U.S.-Mexican relationship is in full blown crisis. Mexican elites have continuously criticized the United States for issues regarding U.S. interference and the insufficient cooperation in the Mexican drug war. Diana Villiers Negroponte explains the many challenges of this week’s meeting and the importance in bringing peace back to this troubled relationship. Read More

Latin America, Mexico, Trade, Diplomacy, Global Economics

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Save to My PortfolioA Tough Calderón-Obama Summit

Vanda Felbab-Brown, March 02, 2011, The Brookings Institution

A Tough Calderón-Obama SummitThe March 3, 2011 meeting between Mexican President Felipe Calderón and President Barack Obama in Washington took place amid strained relations between the two countries on several issues. But, according to Vanda Felbab-Brown, it is drug violence that drove much of the Obama-Calderón discussions. Read More

Mexico, Latin America, International Relations, Diplomacy

In Brief

Mexico, the most populous Spanish-speaking country in the world, boasts one of the world's largest economies plus diversified trade and declining poverty. Mexico is the third largest supplier of oil to the United States, and also produces more automobiles than either the U.S.A. or Canada. Yet despite Mexico's continued economic advancement, the nation is beset by drug-related violence, insecurity, and a breakdown in the rule of law. Brookings experts are examining the social, economic and political aspects of North America's second largest country.

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Vanda Felbab-Brown

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Fellow, Foreign Policy, 21st Century Defense Initiative

Vanda Felbab-Brown focuses on the national security implications of illicit economies and strategies for managing them. She is the author of Shooting Up: Counterinsurgency and the War on Drugs (Brookings Institution Press, 2009).
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Diana Villiers Negroponte

Diana Villiers Negroponte

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Latin America Initiative

Formerly a trade lawyer and professor of history, Diana Negroponte focuses on Latin America. She researches and writes about the New Left, populism and the relationship between criminal gangs and state institutions.
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Kevin Casas-Zamora

Kevin Casas-Zamora

Interim Director, Latin America Initiative

Kevin Casas-Zamora is a senior fellow in Foreign Policy and interim director of the Latin America Initiative at Brookings. Most recently, Casas-Zamora served as Costa Rica’s vice president, as well as minister of national planning and economic policy.
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