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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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