S. "…war on drugs has served as a pretext to intervene in Mexican affairs…rather than as a genuine attack on drug problems" (Mercille, 2011)
"An estimated 90% of cocaine entering the United States transits Mexico." (Cook) the situation is critic with the U
already has to fight the newly appeared economic crisis. (Pedraza) Works Cited Cook, W
Curiously, wanted drug lords are often sighted on the streets of Mexico accompanied by their bodyguards as they simply walk along the streets without being arrested. (Reding) Their attitude is an insult to honest people everywhere
S. And other western nations and to West Africa and Asia (Bunker, 2013)
Thousands have died in Mexico in the battles to control territories. According to (Campbell, 2009) a drug war zone is a territory that is contested where the cartels and the government battle for legitimacy, control and social supremacy
However in recent years, these cartels have evolved beyond the structures of the traditional Italian Mafia model. Their operations are becoming more and more comparable to those of terrorist outfits and insurgencies when examined under the rules of war (Cordero, 2012)
They seek to achieve this by undermining the state and establishing criminal enclaves that give them the power to operate. When criminal organizations acquire, control, or even disrupt important transport routes in the trans-national transport systems, the connections between this can have spillover effects (Flanigan, 2012)
They seek to achieve this by undermining the state and establishing criminal enclaves that give them the power to operate. When criminal organizations acquire, control, or even disrupt important transport routes in the trans-national transport systems, the connections between this can have spillover effects (Flanigan, 2012)
The drug cartels not only seek to silence communities and rule them with impunity, they also particularly seek to control perceptions using what has been referred to as narco-propaganda. This plan involves the use of certain instruments including violent means such as murder, kidnappings, bombings, and informational means including use of banners, barricades, orchestrated protests, and folk songs praising the virtues of these cartels (Sullivan, 2012)
The drug cartels not only seek to silence communities and rule them with impunity, they also particularly seek to control perceptions using what has been referred to as narco-propaganda. This plan involves the use of certain instruments including violent means such as murder, kidnappings, bombings, and informational means including use of banners, barricades, orchestrated protests, and folk songs praising the virtues of these cartels (Sullivan, 2012)
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