02223nam 2200457Ia 450 991069342880332120091016093901.0(CKB)5470000002395835(OCoLC)456685419(EXLCZ)99547000000239583520091016d2009 ua 0engurbn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierA new dynamic in the Western Hemisphere security environment the Mexican Zetas and other private armies /Max G. Manwaring[Carlisle, Pa.] :Strategic Studies Institute, [U.S. Army War College],[2009]1 online resource (ix, 42 pages)Title from title screen (viewed Oct. 16, 2009)."September 2009."1-58487-407-4 Includes bibliographical references (pages 36-42).The author discusses how a new and dangerous dynamic, a private military organization called the Zetas, has been inserted into the already crowded Mexican and Western Hemisphere security arena. The Zetas were originally organized and staffed by former members (deserters) from the Mexican Army's veteran elite Airborne Special Forces Group (GAFES). The author contends that the Zetas are better trained, equipped, motivated, and experienced in irregular warfare than the Mexican police and army. This monograph intends to promote a relevant response to the problem of the "guerrillas next door" to the United States.New dynamic in the Western Hemisphere security environment Organized crimeMexicoGangsMexicoInsurgencyMexicoMexicofasthttps://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39QbtfRkxCrqQ3XXbCkdP63kcMexiconational securitysipriOrganized crimeGangsInsurgencyManwaring Max G1169290Army War College (U.S.).Strategic Studies Institute.GPOGPOBOOK9910693428803321A new dynamic in the Western Hemisphere security environment3514741UNINA