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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.
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A tale of two Mexicos
24 April 2008
North and south
Why can’t its stagnant southern states catch up with the rest of Mexico?
Mexico’s energy reform
10 April 2008
Regeneration
Felipe Calderón sends a modest plan to Congress, which girds for battle
Mexican Politics
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The Caribbean Economy
3 April 2008
A storm brews
Worrying about an American recession, inflation and Venezuelan aid
The Caribbean
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The Return of AMLO
19 March 2008
The resurrection
The return of a former opponent adds to the president’s troubles
Mexican Politics
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Guatemala and justice
19 March 2008
A test of will
A new UN body tries to fix a broken justice system
Central America
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Mexico and human rights
14 February 2008
Big, expensive and weirdly spineless
A much-needed human-rights watchdog continues to disappoint
Mexico’s battle with drug gangs
31 January 2008
Marching as to war
Drug gangs ratchet up the violence in Mexico as judicial reform begins
Mexico and NAFTA
24 January 2008
Tariffs and tortillas
Trade is not to blame for the poverty of Mexican farmers
Pemex
19 December 2007
Running just to stand still
How to reform the flawed behemoth that is the world’s sixth-biggest oil producer
Mexican Politics
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Higher education in Mexico
6 December 2007
A doctor takes charge
Big university, big scientific ambitions
Natural disasters
8 November 2007
Protecting life but not yet livelihoods
Mexico’s floods fit the pattern of this year’s hurricane season: preparedness has restricted loss of life but not economic damage
Guatemala’s elections
8 November 2007
At least there’s hope
A half-hearted mandate for Colom
Central America
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The Merida Initiative
25 October 2007
Just don’t call it Plan Mexico
A controversial scheme for American aid to help its southern neighbour fight drugs looks useful but underwhelming
Nicaragua
11 October 2007
Ortega’s crab dance
History repeated as opportunism
Central America
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Presidential Memoirs
4 October 2007
Reflections from the ranch
Vicente Fox remembers
Mexican Politics
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Mexico’s economy
27 September 2007
Braced for contagion
More resilient but still exposed
The Mexican Economy
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Felipe Calderón passes some reforms
20 September 2007
Reforms at last
The president shows himself to be a successful dealmaker
Mexican Politics
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Felipe Calderón’s presidency
13 September 2007
Mexico’s teetering president
Bombed pipelines and battles in Congress, but the reforms go on
Mexican Politics
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