Counterinsurgency and the Mexican Drug War

Abstract

The violence and corruption associated with the Mexican Drug War has garnered international attention and caused concern for U.S. national security. The actions of Mexican drug trafficking organizations (DTO), as second generation criminal organizations, effectively amount to an insurgency. Should the government of Mexico fail or request U.S. military assistance as a result of its engagement with the DTOs, USNORTHCOM should employ a counterinsurgency (COIN) strategy. This paper will explore the history of the Mexican drug trade, define the Mexican Drug war through the examples of three cases, and provide some recommended course of action for USNORTHCOM to pursue.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 26, 2010
Accession Number
ADA525024

Entities

People

  • Zachary J. Miller

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Counterinsurgency
  • Crime
  • Criminals
  • Drug Abuse
  • Drug Trafficking
  • Governments
  • Health Services
  • Insurgency
  • Law
  • Law Enforcement
  • National Security
  • Police
  • Security
  • Societies
  • United States
  • Violence
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse Science in Autism Spectrum Disorders.
  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.