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A tale of two eagles : the US-Mexico bilateral defense relationship post Cold War / Craig A. Deare.
Van Pelt Library E183.8.M6 D43 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Deare, Craig A., 1957- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Military relations.
- United States--Military relations--Mexico.
- United States.
- Mexico--Military relations--United States.
- Mexico.
- World politics--1989-.
- World politics.
- Physical Description:
- xxiv, 401 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]
- Contents:
- 1 Introduction 1
- Mexico as a "Tailing State" 5
- Book Layout 7
- 2 Historical Overview 11
- Pre-Colombian Civilizations 13
- La Conquista 15
- New Spain 20
- Independence 25
- The Early Republic 29
- Territorial Losses to the United States 32
- The Porfiriato 40
- La Revolución 44
- The Twentieth Century and the Rise of the PRI 51
- 3 Mexican Armed Forces and National Security circa 1988 83
- The Evolving Concept of National Security in Mexico 84
- A Brief Update on the Modem Mexican Military 88
- Corruption 91
- The Military's Role in the National Security Concept 93
- Professionalization and Institutionalization 98
- Apolitical? 100
- Drug Eradication Mission 101
- The US Defense Dimension: A Brief Counterpoint 103
- On the Eve of Salinas 105
- 4 The Salinas Sexenio: The Thawing of the Ice 107
- OSD's Incipient Role in the Bilateral Defense Relationship 113
- The Sullivan Gambit 119
- A Change in Administrations 122
- The Zapatistas: El Ejercito Zapatista de Liberation National 135
- 5 The Zedillo Sexenio: Two Steps Forward ... 151
- Inherited Challenges 152
- The Perry Watershed 154
- The Cohen Period 184
- Additional Complications to the Relationship 188
- Final Thoughts 192
- 6 The Fox Sexenio: 9/11 Changes Everything ... 195
- The Defense Relationship 203
- September 11, 2001, and the Idea of Northern Command 210
- Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas' Security Affairs 221
- Another Unhelpful Episode 229
- The Broader Senior-Level Relationship 235
- Final Thoughts 240
- 7 The Calderón Sexenio: If Jack Bauer Has It ... 245
- And Now, For Something Completely Different ... 250
- Changes within the Bush Administration 257
- The Emerging Mérida Initiative and Its Impact on the Defense Status Quo 263
- The Second SecDef Visit 266
- The View from the Other Side of the Border 270
- The Arrival of President Barack Obama and a New Administration 277
- 2010 and the Violence Continues 292
- The Next Phase 296
- Wikileaks: A Major Step Backward 302
- The Show Must Go On 309
- Final Thoughts About the Calderon Sexenio 328
- 8 Reflections and Conclusions 331
- Deepen Our Understanding of Mexico 334
- Defense-to-Defense Issues 337
- Considerations for the Future 345.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Deare, Craig A., 1957- author. Tale of two eagles.
- ISBN:
- 9781442269422
- 1442269421
- 9781442269439
- 144226943X
- OCLC:
- 963357846
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