Interview – Pablo Nemiña
Pablo Nemiña explores the complex relationship between Latin American countries and the IMF, Argentina’s economic policy and the country’s upcoming presidential elections.
Student Feature – Theory in Action: Liberalism and American Imperialism
US relations with Mexico in the 1910s show how institutional and normative domestic structures restrained the use of violent power.
Review Feature – Organised Crime in Mexico
This review feature examines two books that address developments in organised crime in Mexico, the roots of violence, and the challenges faced by the new government.
Border Crossings: Our Criminals, Their Criminals, and “Good Fences”
Not all borders are the same. But they all share one thing in common: people will cross them illegally if they can – if only for the fun of it.
Online Resources – The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
A brief introduction to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), with links and media to further explore.
Review – Lupe Under the Sun
Director Rodrigo Reyes’ film portrays a realist yet dreamlike exploration of the everyday activities of an ageing undocumented Mexican labourer in the United States.
Review – Drug War Capitalism
Dawn Paley’s book captures the opportunistic capacity of neoliberal decision-makers to advance policy agendas through the War on Drugs in Latin America.
Border Thinking and Vulnerability as a Knowing Otherwise
Border subjectivities are central for a critical re-thinking of the dominant epistemologies of IR as embodied epistemic sites of enunciation in their own right.
Interview – Robert J. Bunker
Robert J. Bunker discusses the greatest lessons learned from counterinsurgency, forms of insurgencies, and what is being done to counter Latin American cartels and gangs.
Review – MIKTA, Middle Powers, and New Dynamics of Global Governance
By being one of the few scholarly texts to focus on the MIKTA, Jongryn’s edited volume is a substantial contribution to global governance literature.
