Laura Carlsen

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Laura Carlsen is the director of the Americas Program, an independent foreign-relations think tank based in Mexico City.

Mexicans Reject US-Backed Drug War

Mexicans Reject US-Backed Drug War Mexicans Reject US-Backed Drug War

Tens of thousands marched to Mexico City on May 8 to protest the rising death toll and demand a new “citizens’ pact.”

May 10, 2011 / Laura Carlsen

A New Model for Mexico A New Model for Mexico

The problem with the drug war in Mexico is not that it's unfunded. It's unwinnable.

Dec 9, 2010 / Feature / Laura Carlsen

The Sham Elections in Honduras The Sham Elections in Honduras

The Honduran elections were far from free, fair or peaceful, and the country now faces a deeper political crisis than before voters went to the polls.

Dec 14, 2009 / Feature / Laura Carlsen

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