An up-to-date examination of Mexico's version of the "War on Drugs" that exposes the evolution of major cartels and their corruption of politicians, law-enforcement agencies, and the Army.
What can President Enrique Peña Nieto do to curb the narcotics-induced mayhem in Mexico, and what would be the consequences to the United States if he fails? This book analyzes Mexico's transition from a relatively peaceful kleptocracy controlled by the Tammany-Hall style Institutional Revolutionary Party/PRI (1929–2000) to a country plagued by rural and urban enclaves of grotesque violence. The author examines the major drug cartels and their success in infiltrating American and Mexican businesses; details the response from the Obama administration; assesses the threat that the continuing bloodshed represents for the United States; and emphasizes the constraints on America's ability to solve Mexico's crisis, despite U.S. contributions of intelligence, military equipment, training, and diplomatic support.
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The Cartels
The Story of Mexico's Most Dangerous Criminal Organizations and Their Impact on U.S. Security
- 342 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF
The Cartels
The Story of Mexico's Most Dangerous Criminal Organizations and Their Impact on U.S. Security
Table of contents
- Cover
- Contents
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. The Ten Commandments and “El Padrino”
- 2. The United States Seeks Interdiction of Drugs from Colombia
- 3. Shift in Cocaine Flows, the Gulf Cartel, and Los Zetas
- 4. The Sinaloa Cartel: Its Allies and Adversaries
- 5. Calderón’s Approach to the Drug War
- 6. Impact of the “Militarized Drug War” on Mexican Society
- 7. Peña Nieto’s Approach to Combating Cartel Violence
- 8. The Rule of Law
- 9. The Enablers
- 10. Conclusions
- Appendices
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
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