A Failed Relationship: Slate Looks at America's Dysfunctional Ties With Mexico

Washington, DC -- How can two countries that share a 2,000-mile border and centuries of history know so little about each other? As President Barack Obama prepares for his April 16 visit to Mexico, Slate and the New America Foundation teamed up to produce a series of articles that explores the strained relations between the United States and Mexico.

• "Calderón's War of Choice: How Mexico's war on drug cartels is like the war in Iraq," by Jorge Castañeda. Posted April 14, 2009.
• "Distant Neighbors: The massive misunderstandings that plague the relationship between the United States and Mexico," by Andrés Martinez. Posted April 14, 2009.
• "What Turkey Can Teach Us: In search of a more perfect union with Mexico," by Parag Khanna. Posted April 14, 2009. 

To Interview Andrés Martinez, Jorge Castaneda, or Parag Khanna, please contact Kate Brown at 202-596-3365 or brown@newamerica.net.

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