George W. Grayson Emeritus

The Cartels (eBook, PDF)

The Story of Mexico's Most Dangerous Criminal Organizations and Their Impact on U.S. Security

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. November 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781440829871
• Artikelnr.: 68184306

Autorenporträt

George W. Grayson, PhD, is professor emeritus at the College of William & Mary; associate scholar at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, Philadelphia, PA; and senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, DC.

Inhaltsangabe

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