Mexico’s bloody drug-related violence has surged to a new record
By Christopher Wood From Business Insider The bloodshed related to Mexico’s decade-long fight against drugs and organized crime has surged to a new record. The 2,566 homicides victims recorded in June were a 40% increase over the same month last…
Mexico’s criminal and political worlds are shifting, and 2017 is off to the most violent start on record
By Christopher Woody From Business Insider Mexico’s Institutional Revolutionary Party, in one form or another, ran Mexico as a de facto one-party state from the 1930s until 2000, when Vicente Fox interrupted the PRI’s hold on the presidency. The PRI…
Killings in Mexico climbed to new highs in 2016, and the violent rhythm may only intensify
By Christopher Woody From Business Insider Mexico recorded the deadliest year of President Enrique Peña Nieto’s four-year-old sexenio, or six-year term, in 2016. The country saw a 22% increase in homicide cases, rising from 17,034 in 2015 to 20,789 in…
