Drug trafficking and the “War on Drugs” in Mexico

Authors

  • Yamile León Vargas Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar-Sede Ecuador

Keywords:

Mexico, United States, drug trafficking

Abstract

This special report on the US-inspired “War on Drugs” in Mexico shows the inadequacy of a strategy modeled on the experience of the Andean countries. The author argues that the Mexican situation is signed by a series of particularities that does not fit the Andean model, in particular the fact that the US and Mexico share an extensive border, which possess the risk of a spillover of the drug-generated violence into the US territory. She arguments that the exam of the Iniciativa Mérida provides a series of lessons that may help to redesign the international efforts against drug trafficking.

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Author Biography

Yamile León Vargas, Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar-Sede Ecuador

Magíster en Relaciones Internacionales, Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Sede Ecuador.

Published

2010-06-01

How to Cite

León Vargas, Y. (2010). Drug trafficking and the “War on Drugs” in Mexico. Comentario Internacional. Journal of the Andean Center of International Studies, (10), 165–206. Retrieved from https://revistas.uasb.edu.ec/index.php/comentario/article/view/96