Paul Imison

Paul Imison is a Mexico City-based journalist covering politics, economics, and crime.

Stories by Paul Imison

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador speaks during a press conference in the seventh military zone in Monterrey, Nuevo León, on Feb. 20. (Julio Cesar Aguilar/AFP/Getty Images)

Mexico’s Old-School War on Crime Gets a Surprising New Champion

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March 1, 2019, 8:51 AM

Mexican presidential candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador delivers a speech at a campaign rally in Rio Bravo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, on April 6. (Julio Cesar Ahuilar/AFP/Getty Images)

Andrés Manuel López Obrador Is No Hugo Chávez

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April 17, 2018, 4:51 PM

Rescue teams work amid the ruins of Colegio Enrique Rébsamen in Mexico City on Sept. 20. (Jose Garcia/AFP/Getty Images)T

The Earthquake to Come in Mexico

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December 5, 2017, 3:52 PM

TOPSHOT - A policeman walks in front of a graffiti against US President Donald Trump in Mexico City during his inauguration on January 20, 2017.
Billionaire outsider Donald Trump was sworn in on Friday as the 45th president of the United States and announced that he will shield the country's borders against immigrants and protect it from the "ravages" of free trade. / AFP / RONALDO SCHEMIDT (Photo credit should read RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP/Getty Images)

Mexico Can Handle Trump Just Fine

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March 31, 2017, 11:24 AM

Mexican soldiers and forensic personnel work at a crime scene in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas State, Mexico on November 7, 2015. AFP PHOTO/Raul LLAMAS (Photo credit should read RAUL LLAMAS/AFP/Getty Images)

Ballots and Bullets in the Heat of Mexico’s Drug War

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June 1, 2016, 5:27 PM

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