Full Description
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.
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
A: History of Drug Activities
B: Major Colombian Cartels
C: Evolution of the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas
D: Phases in the Development of the Arellano Félix Organization
E: Losses Suffered by the Arellano Félix Organization
F: Overview of Cartels
G: Summary of Cartels and Their Characteristics
H: Prominent Kingpins Arrested/Killed during Calderón Administration
I: Clashes between Military and Civilian Police: 2007-2011
J: Military Budgets and Desertions
K: Mexico's Major Federal Law-Enforcement Agencies and Grassroots Forces at the Beginning of the Penã Nieto Administration
L: Advisory Council for the Pact for Mexico
M: Perpetrators of "Rough Justice" in Guerrero
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
