U.S.-Mexican Security Cooperation : The Merida Initiative and Beyond

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Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division

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Provides framework for examining current status and future prospects of U.S.-Mexican security cooperation. Addresses scope of threat posed by drug trafficking and related crime and violence to Mexi...

Provides framework for examining current status and future prospects of U.S.-Mexican security cooperation. Addresses scope of threat posed by drug trafficking and related crime and violence to Mexico and the U.S., and analyzes development and implementation of the Merida Initiative, a multi-year plan for U.S. assistance to Mexico and Central America to combat drug trafficking, drug cartels, youth gangs, and other criminal organizations. Analyzes key aspects of new U.S.-Mexican security strategy to expand upon progress of Merida, and raises policy issues. Outlines Pena Nieto Government stated security policies and what they might portend for bilateral security cooperation.

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