Bordering on Failure: Mexican Instability, Drug Wars, and the Threat to U.S. Security

Abstract

Mexico is facing a crisis of monumental proportions. An evolving drug war, driven by U.S. demand, dominates the Mexican landscape and increasingly terrorizes the daily life of its inhabitants. The war engages the Mexican government, executing a relatively new anti-drug policy, against powerful drug trafficking organizations, which are fighting amongst themselves for territory and resources at previously unseen levels. The conflict is evolving in scope and scale and spillover incidents are moving across Mexico's northern border into the United States with greater intensity.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 19, 2012
Accession Number
ADA601167

Entities

People

  • Brandon W. Graham

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • California
  • Commerce
  • Criminals
  • Drug Abuse
  • Drug Trafficking
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • Human Population
  • Law Enforcement
  • Law Enforcement Officers
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Police
  • Political Systems
  • United States
  • Victims

Readers

  • Economics
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.