Evaluating the Impact of Drug Trafficking Organizations on the Stability of the Mexican State

by U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and United States Army Command and General Staff College

Since 2007, when President Felipe Calderon declared his government's war on the drug trafficking organizations operating in his country, the level of narcotics related violence has increased dramatically. The violence, which had been largely confined to factions of the cartels, now threatens every citizen and is devastating the economy of the border region. This work evaluates the impact of Mexican drug cartels on the stability of the Mexican State...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1500414743
• ISBN13: 9781500414740
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 62 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"