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US flag drapes around Middle East regional map
Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East | Conflict Resolution and U.S. Foreign Policy | Commentary
The U.S., Asia and the Middle East: A Convergence of Interests
Talk of a “pivot to Asia” that supposedly would mark President Obama’s second term is “misplaced and even simplistic,” writes fellow Kristian Coates Ulrichsen. In a globalized world, “key U.S. relationships with strategic and commercial partners … cannot be addressed in isolation from one another. The convergence of U.S. ties and Asian ties with the Middle East is a case in point highlights how regions and issues are interconnected as never before.”
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen May 9, 2014
A gavel rests in front of the Mexican flag.
Center for the U.S. and Mexico | Drug Policy | Issue Brief
Vigilantism in Mexico: A New Phase in Mexico's Security Crisis
The violent struggle between rival Mexican drug cartels and other criminal groups has left tens of thousands dead and towns across Mexico paralyzed with fear. With overwhelmed police forces relatively powerless to control drug-related murders and kidnappings, a growing number of vigilante organizations, or self-defense groups, aim to restore order — but now even they are fighting, and killing, among themselves.
Gary J. Hale April 18, 2014