Mexico Is Not Colombia Alternative Historical Analogies for Responding to the Challenge of Violent Drug-Trafficking Organizations, Supporting Case Studies

• Main Author: Paul, Christopher (auth)
• Other Authors: Clarke, Colin P. (auth), Serena, Chad C. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2014
• Subjects: International relations; Addiction & therapy; Crime & criminology; Sociology; Psychology; Political Science
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Despite the scope of the threat they pose to Mexico's security, violent drug-trafficking organizations are not well understood, and optimal strategies to combat them have not been identified. While there is no perfectly analogous case to Mexico's current security situation, historical case...