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This Week's Discussion:

Swine Flu and "Failed States": The US and Mexico

6 p.m. Wednesday, May 6th

event led by Peter Moody

Mexico has been in the news a lot lately, most recently with the "swine flu" outbreak. But earlier in the year there was a large splash about drug violence and the labeling of Mexico as a potential "failed state," with implications for US troops at the Mexican border. And there is always the issue of immigration. With all these added up, it may be that Mexico, and not Iraq, Afghanistan, or Iraq, will be the major foreign policy crisis of the Obama administration.

Wednesday's discussion will try to take a look at these issues that have put Mexico in the news, and how the US is responding to them. Is the Obama administration doing a good job in confronting these issues, or is there some way that they could do better?

Some news articles on the drug cartels and swine flu:

Mexican Drug Cartel Violence Spills Over, Alarming US:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/23/us/23border.html?scp=1&sq=Mexico%20drug%20cartels&st=cse

US Government Gives $400m Aid Package to Mexico to Fight Cartels:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,461446,00.html

The Government's Surge at the Border:
http://socialistworker.org/2009/04/02/surge-at-the-border

First Flu Death Provides Clues to Mexico Toll:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/01/health/01oaxaca.html?scp=6&sq=Mexico&st=cse


Time: starts at 6:00pm

Location: Our Living Room - 225 Reeder Street - Easton, PA

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Dinner provided (let us know you are coming if you can, so we can make sure there is enough food.)

Have Questions? Contact Diana Hasegan at hasegand@lafayette.edu