This page contains articles I wrote for The Economist. From 2005 to 2009, I was Mexico City bureau chief and wrote about Latin America. From 2002 to 2005, I covered science and technology, from London. Some articles are available only to subscribers--please contact me to obtain a copy of such an article.

Drone-based film-making 16 November 2015

Why good drone art is necessary
A review of the New York Drone Film Festival.
[The Economist]

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Drone strikes and international law 22 April 2015

Fallout reaches the ivory tower
NYU law school students react to Harold Koh’s support for targeted killings.
[The Economist]

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Regulating Persistence 19 March 2015

Why persistent surveillance must be regulated
A brief response to Obama’s call for comment on drones and privacy.
[The Economist]

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Looking for ET 25 February 2010

Signs of life
As the search for alien life turns 50, its practitioners find new methods

Physics, Astronomy and Space | tags: , , , x
Honduras and Venezuela 30 October 2008

Zelaya plays the Chávez card
Why Honduras wanted 4m light bulbs

Central America | tags: x
Mexico’s war with the cartels 30 October 2008

Spot the drug trafficker
The arrest of senior officials shows the government’s resolve in fighting drug traffickers-and that the rot in law enforcement reaches the top

Crime and Drugs in Mexico | tags: x
Mexico’s lame duck president 4 September 2008

Oh rose, thou art sick
The president faces a long goodbye

Mexican Politics | tags: x
The Caribbean and the Olympics 28 August 2008

Champs and chumps
Why Jamaica outpointed Cuba

The Caribbean | tags: x
Nicaragua 14 August 2008

Tearing up the rules
Daniel Ortega bans his foes

Central America | tags: x
Refrigerator factory diary 8 August 2008

Birth of the cool
Notes from The Little Tramp’s stamping ground

Business News, Mexican Business and Culture | tags: x
Mexico’s left wing 31 July 2008

Left behind
The left’s strange disarray

Mexican Politics | tags: x
Energy reform in Mexico 24 July 2008

Crude and oily
A controversial referendum and the future of the state oil company

Mexican Politics | tags: x
Telecoms in Mexico 10 July 2008

Slim’s pickings
More competition should help to drive down exorbitant phone charges

Business News, Mexican Business and Culture | tags: x
Cuba and the European Union 26 June 2008

Anyone for cocktails?
Outsiders bet that bigger changes are on their way (with Michael Reid in London)

The Caribbean | tags: x
Mexico and the United States 19 June 2008

A wary friendship
Amid bad temper and wounded pride, Mexico and the United States inch towards compromise on a plan to boost the fight against drug crime

Crime and Drugs in Mexico | tags: x
Education in Mexico 22 May 2008

Testing the teachers
An attempt to tame the teachers’ union

Mexican Politics | tags: x
Mining 15 May 2008

Sterling silver
A Mexican IPO boosts London’s status as a mining hub

Mexican Business and Culture | tags: x
Drug violence in Mexico 15 May 2008

Can the army out-gun the drug lords?
Four top police officers, and more than a hundred people, are killed over the course of a single week in drug-related shootings

Crime and Drugs in Mexico | tags: x
The Dominican Republic: elections 8 May 2008

Two cheers for Fernández
The president heads for a third term

The Caribbean | tags: x
Mexican banks 1 May 2008

Riding high
Mexico’s fast-growing banks appear unusually unaffected by the financial crisis north of the border

The Mexican Economy | tags: x