Mexico's Search for a New Military Identity

Abstract

The election of Vicente Fox Quesada as president of Mexico has dramatically changed the political reality of his country and the region. Before the election of 2000, Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) was in effect the Mexican political system for more than seven decades. Just as the end of the Cold War required a thoroughgoing reassessment of U.S. national security strategy, the stunning defeat of the ruling party will significantly alter the way Mexico faces the future. These changes may well reshape both the country's security partnership with the United States and the role of Mexico in the Southern region.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA524802

Entities

People

  • Craig A. Deare

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Army
  • Cold War
  • Department Of Defense
  • Foreign Policy
  • Governments
  • Identities
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Political Systems
  • Security
  • Special Forces
  • United States
  • United States Southern Command

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies