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Cartels at war : Mexico's drug-fueled violence and the threat to U.S. national security / Paul Rexton Kan ; foreword by Barry R. McCaffrey.
Van Pelt Library HV5840.M4 K36 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kan, Paul Rexton.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Drug traffic--Mexico.
- Drug traffic.
- Refugees.
- Violent crimes.
- Narco-terrorism.
- Mexico.
- Drug control--Mexico.
- Drug control.
- Narco-terrorism--Mexico.
- Violent crimes--Mexico.
- Organized crime--Mexico.
- Organized crime.
- Refugees--Mexico.
- National security--United States.
- National security.
- United States.
- United States--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.
- Emigration and immigration.
- Government policy.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 193 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, [2012]
- Summary:
- Born in Hong Kong and raised in Hawaii and Australia, Kan (national security, US Army War College, Pennsylvania) worked/volunteered in orphanages in Tijuana and Tecate and in bilingual high school classrooms in Denver as a college student, where he learned about the gracious side of Mexico and its people. In contrast, his latest text investigates Mexico's increasing violence. Based on fieldwork along the Mexico-US border and interviews with officials from US federal agencies and Mexican military officers, Kan believes that the Mexican drug cartel wars are financially driven, serving to keep their profits flowing. He discusses the current impact on the US, possible future consequences, and possible comprehensive approaches to remedying Mexico's drug violence. Includes a foreword by retired Gen. Barry R. McCaffrey, director of the National Drug Policy from 1996-2001. For scholars and policymakers. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Contents:
- The outbreak: the wars begin
- The "warriors": cartels and how they fight
- The "battlefields": geography of violence and trafficking
- The spread: the effects on the United States
- The "guardians": law enforcement and the judiciary
- The harbingers: possible outcomes
- Finding the end: recommendations and responses.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781597977074
- 1597977071
- 9781597978057
- 1597978051
- OCLC:
- 795759568
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