The drug war in Mexico : confronting a shared threat / / David A. Shirk

• Autore: Shirk David A. <1971->
• Pubblicazione: New York, NY, : Council on Foreign Relations, Center for Preventive Action, c2011
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (57 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.45
• Soggetto topico: Drug traffic - Mexico; Drug control - Mexico; Drug control - International cooperation
• Soggetto geografico: United States Foreign relations Mexico; Mexico Foreign relations United States
• Note generali: "March 2011."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Confronting a Shared Threat -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms -- Introduction -- Understanding Mexico's Security Crisis -- Current Counter-Drug Efforts in Mexico -- The U.S. Role -- Recommendations for U.S. Policy -- Endnotes -- About the Author -- Advisory Committee for -- Center for Preventive Action Advisory Committee -- Mission Statement of the Center for Preventive Action -- Council Special Reports.
• Sommario/riassunto: The drug war in Mexico has caused some U.S. analysts to view Mexico as a failed or failing state. While these fears are exaggerated, the problems of widespread crime and violence, government corruption, and inadequate access to justice pose grave challenges for the Mexican state. The Obama administration has therefore affirmed its commitment to assist Mexico through continued bilateral collaboration, funding for judicial and security sector reform, and building "resilient communities." David A. Shirk analyzes the drug war in Mexico, explores Mexico's capacities and limitations, examines the factors that have undermined effective state performance, assesses the prospects for U.S. support to strengthen critical state institutions, and offers recommendations for reducing the potential of state failure. He argues that the United States should help Mexico address its pressing crime and corruption problems by going beyond traditional programs to strengthen the country's judicial and security sector capacity and help it build stronger political institutions, a more robust economy, and a thriving civil society.
• Titolo autorizzato: The drug war in Mexico
• ISBN: 0-87609-442-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910954292303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: CSR (New York, N.Y.) ; ; no. 60.