AMLO’s security strategy after 100 days

Homicides are up in Mexico. So is the president's approval rating. That can't last.

Key points:

• Violent crime including homicides are up nationally as well as key urban centers such as the capital and Guadalajara.

• The National Guard force has been approved as a constitutional amendment but is unlikely to have an impact for several years. This will increase the role of the military in the near term.

• AMLO’s almost daily press conferences an…