I published the following CFR expert brief on the U.S.-Mexico summit this week.

The surprise announcement of President Felipe Calderón’s trip to Washington is a chance to right a teetering relationship. On March 2-3, the Mexican president will meet with U.S. President Barack Obama, Speaker of the House John Boehner, and members of the U.S. business community. This trip could prove an important turning point in U.S.-Mexico relations. It will, assuredly, be a defining test of Calderón’s statesmanship.

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I published the following article with my colleague Dora Beszterczey in the Winter 2011 issue of the Americas Quarterly. Read more »

I was interviewed by Globo TV’s “Sem Fronteiras” about strategies to fight crime and drug violence across some of Latin America’s largest cities. Read more »

On May 27th, in light of  President Obama’s announcement to dispatch 1,200 more National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, I testified at a joint hearing of the House Committee on Homeland Security’s Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism and the Committee on Foreign Affairs’ Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere on “U.S.-Mexico Security Cooperation: Next Steps for the Mérida Initiative.” Read more »

I was interviewed on PBS NewsHour on the issues that will surface on the presidents’ agenda, including immigration, climate change, and trade. Read more »

I was interviewed by the Editor of CFR.org on President Calderón’s visit to Washington. Read more »

On May 14th I was a panelist at a Woodrow Wilson Center Mexico Institute event that examined President Calderón’s state visit to Washington. We discussed Mexico’s recovery from the economic crisis, challenges facing political and judicial reforms, and prospects for U.S.-Mexico relations. Read more »

This article appeared in the spring issue of the Americas Quarterly. It can be accessed in full here. Read more »

I published this brief on CFR’s First Take. Read more »