Domestic politics and international narcotics control : U.S. relations with Mexico and Colombia, 1989-2000 / Victor J. Hinojosa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hinojosa, Victor J. (Victor Javier), 1973-

Series:

Studies in international relations (Routledge (Firm))

Studies in international relations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drug control--Colombia.

Drug control.

Colombia.

United States--Foreign relations--Colombia.

United States.

International relations.

Colombia--Foreign relations--United States.

Drug control--Mexico.

Mexico.

United States--Foreign relations--Mexico.

Mexico--Foreign relations--United States.

Drug control--United States.

United States--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xiii, 122 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, [2007]

Summary:

This book examines different levels of narcotics control cooperation between the United States, Mexico and Colombia. Victor J. Hinojosa finds that Mexico is consistently held to a very different standard than Colombia and that the US often satisfies domestic political pressures to be tough on drugs by punishing Colombia while allowing Mexico much more freedom to pursue different strategies. He also explores the role of domestic terrorism and presidential reputation in Colombia for the US-Colombia pair and the role of competing issues in the US-Mexican bilateral agenda for that country pair, finding that congressional pressure and electoral tests exert the most impact on US behavior but that Mexican and Colombian behavior is best explained in other ways. Together, these findings suggest both the promise of integrating the study of international relations and comparative politics and important limitations of the theoretical framework.

Contents:

Two-level games and international narcotics control

The administration of President George Bush, 1989-1992

The first Clinton administration, 1993-1996

The second Clinton administration, 1997-2000

Conclusions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-118) and index.

ISBN:

9780415956307

0415956307

OCLC:

74648935