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I edited and wrote part of a short book published by New America in July 2015 and freely available online, about how drones are being used in new ways around the world. It's meant to be useful to people who want to fly drones.The Pioneer Detectives
I published a short book with The Millions.
It's the story of the Pioneer Anomaly, a long-standing mystery. The book is short and fun—the length of a novella—but also, in the words of Amazon's reviewer, "powerful and sad". If you've got any curiosity about how NASA works behind the scenes or why scientists believe what they do, I think you'll enjoy the book.
It is available on Amazon as a Kindle Single and also on Apple's iBooks.Drone Wars
I wrote a chapter on the long history of drone technology going back to the early 20th century in this edited Cambridge University Press volume.
Mexico’s War on Drugs
14 June 2007
State of siege
A government’s uphill struggle against drug trafficking and the violence it spawns
Abortion rights in Mexico
26 April 2007
Breaking a taboo
A landmark abortion law marks the start of American-style culture wars
Remittances
19 April 2007
Handled with care
Central banks try to make it cheaper for people to send money home
Ecuador: Rafael Correa
19 April 2007
Tightening his grip
Another Andean president seeks sweeping powers to remake his country’s politics
South America
tags: The Economist
Mexico and Central America
12 April 2007
Countering Chávez
An alliance that dares not speak its name
Calderón shows promise
4 April 2007
An early harvest for Calderón
Contrary to many predictions, the president is not just governing but even achieving some reforms
Guatemala
29 March 2007
Before the sunrise
Breezes of change in a troubled country
Central America
tags: The Economist
George Bush in Latin America
12 March 2007
No tour de force
An unpopular trip, but not a pointless one Web only
Latin America and the United States
1 March 2007
Spring break
Expectations are low as George Bush sets off to a
region he has neglected throughout much of his presidency
with additional reporting from Buenos Aires and Brooke Unger in Sao Paulo
The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)
15 February 2007
Can the old Mexico play its part in forging the new?
A leadership election in the former ruling party could help President Calderón
Nation Building in Haiti
8 February 2007
Building a reluctant nation
René Préval and the UN have made modest progress but have yet to turn Haiti into a viable country
The Caribbean
tags: The Economist
Crime in Mexico
25 January 2007
The tough get going
The new president has sent the army after the drug mobs. More importantly, he has started to reform the police
Cuba’s doctors
25 January 2007
Dr Diplomat
Exporting medicine and influence
The Caribbean
tags: The Economist
Nicaragua
11 January 2007
‘Twixt Washington and Caracas
Daniel Ortega’s balancing act
Central America
tags: The Economist
Cuba and Fidel Castro
4 January 2007
Spellbound
Uncertainties over Fidel Castro’s health continue to cloud the island’s future
The Caribbean
tags: The Economist