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Author: Huerta, Pamela

Title: Mexico's "War on Drugs": A Successful Strategy?

Summary: Researcher Pamela Huerta offers a nuanced review of Mexico’s anti-drug policy and untangles some of the many socio-economic, political, and institutional factors that have led to heightened levels of violence in the country. As the author demonstrates, the Mexican case sheds light on the larger questions of violence in the region and around the world, especially as they relate to highly profitable and illegal economic activities.

Details: Ciudad Colon, Costa Rica: Peace and Conflict Monitor, University of Peace, 2012. 13p.

Source: Peace and Conflict Monitor Policy: Internet Resource: Accessed June 19, 2012 at http://www.monitor.upeace.org/printer.cfm?id_article=894

Year: 2012

Country: Mexico

URL: http://www.monitor.upeace.org/printer.cfm?id_article=894

Shelf Number: 125381

Keywords:
Drug Related Violence (Mexico)
Illicit Markets (Mexico)
Violence (Mexico)
War on Drugs (Mexico)

Author: Castaneda, Jorge

Title: Time for an Alternative to Mexico's Drug War

Summary: If we do not ask why Mexico got into an aggressive fight against the drug cartels, it will be very difficult to understand how to get out of it. A lot of my colleagues in Mexico and the United States say, "Well okay, whatever reasons President Felipe Calderón had for getting into this war, the fact is now we are in it and we have to do something about it." Yes, but it is not an idle exercise to go back and see to what extent this war was declared, more than five years ago, on false premises. If we worked along these three lines—combating violence, not drug trafficking; building a national police and pulling the army back; and fighting for legalization, even if we cannot do it overnight with all drugs—we will have the beginning of an alternative policy that can work.

Details: Washington, DC: Cato Institute, 2012. 4p.

Source: Cato Institute Economic Development Bulletin, No. 16: Internet Resource: Accessed September 30, 2012 at http://www.cato.org/pubs/edb/edb16.pdf

Year: 2012

Country: Mexico

URL: http://www.cato.org/pubs/edb/edb16.pdf

Shelf Number: 126504

Keywords:
Drug Control (Mexico)
Drug Policy (Mexico)
War on Drugs (Mexico)