The Justice in Mexico Project (JMP) based at the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the University of San Diego is pleased to announce the publication of “Drug …
“Drug Violence in Mexico: Data and Analysis Through 2013” now available Read More »
04/11/14 (written by lcalderón) — José Jesús Reyna García—the Secretary General of the Mexican state of Michoacan, or second in command under the governor—was removed from his position and detained …
The Mexican government delivered yet another major blow to the Knights Templar Organization (Caballeros Templarios, KTO) with the killing of the criminal organization’s leader and co-founder, Enrique “Kike” Plancarte Solís (43). The Mexican Navy killed Plancarte in a shootout on Monday, April 1 in the municipality of Colón, Querétaro. The joint operation with the Army involved nearly 200 military troops and two helicopters, and took more than 24 hours.
The Mexican government this month launched a website (http://www.presidencia.gob.mx/PlanMichoacan/) intended to inform the public on the advancements made in Plan Michoacán, the social development plan announced in February by the President Enrique Peña Nieto, similar to that implemented in Ciudad Juárez by his predecessor, Felipe Calderón (2006-2012), amidst the security crisis in that city. That program, “Todos Somos Juárez,” is widely considered to have been a success. Homicides in the city decreased by 70% by some counts following the program’s implementation, though it is debatable how much of this decrease resulted from Todos Somos Juárez, as opposed to the likelihood that organized crime-related homicides fell off due to the Sinaloa Cartel winning its turf war with the Juárez Cartel.
03/27/14 (written by callison) — The number of mass graves found in Mexico over the past few months continues to rise, with several new graves discovered in February and March …
Edited by David A. Shirk, Duncan Wood, and Eric Olson “Building Resilient Communities in Mexico: Civic Responses to Crime and Violence,” offers concrete policy options for government leaders in Mexico and …
03/25/14 — University of San Diego’s Justice in Mexico Project and the Woodrow Wilson Center’s Mexico Institute are pleased to announce the publication of “Building Resilient Communities in Mexico: Civic …
03/25/14 — University of San Diego’s Justice in Mexico Project and the Woodrow Wilson Center’s Mexico Institute are pleased to announce the publication of “Building Resilient Communities in Mexico: Civic …
New Book: Building Resilient Communities in Mexico Read More »
03/10/14 — Mexico’s federal government has confirmed the death of Nazario Moreno González, “El Chayo,” one of the alleged leaders of the notorious Knights Templar (Caballeros Templarios) criminal organization. El …
Authorities confirm killing of Knights Templar leader “El Chayo” Read More »
02/25/14 (written by cmolzahn) — A month into the operation launched by the federal government to restore order to Michoacán by targeting the Knights Templar (Caballeros Templarios) organized crime group …
