Cartels at War Mexico's Drug-Fueled Violence and the Threat to U. S. National Security

Name: Cartels at War Mexico's Drug-Fueled Violence and the Threat to U. S. National Security
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ISBN: 9781597977074

ISBN-10: 1597977071

ISBN-13: 9781597977074

Edition: 2012

Authors: Paul Rexton Kan, Barry R. McCaffrey

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Paul Rexton Kan demonstrates that the ongoing war in Mexico, now in its sixth year, is a mosaic war, with several wars occurring at once: cartels battle one another, cartels suffer violence within their own organizations, cartels fight against the Mexican state, cartels and gangs wage war against the Mexican people, and gangs combat gangs. The war has killed more than 47,500 people (as of January 2012) since President Felipe Calderón began cracking down on the cartels in December 2006. The targets of the violence have been wide ranging—from police officers to journalists, from clinics to discos.Governments on either side of the U.S.-Mexican border have been unable to control the violence.…

Book details

List price: $32.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Potomac Books, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/1/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 208
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Foreword



Preface


Acknowledgments



The Outbreak: The Wars Begin



The "Warriors": Cartels and How They Fight



The "Battlefields": Geography of Violence and Trafficking



The Spread: The Effects on the United States



The "Guardians": Law Enforcement and the Judiciary



The Harbingers: Possible Outcomes



Finding the End: Recommendations and Responses


Notes


Bibliography


Index


About the Author