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Drug Violence in Mexico SPECIAL REPORT

Started in 2001, Justice in Mexico (www.justiceinmexico.org) works to improve citizen security, strengthen the rule of law, and protect human rights in Mexico. We generate cutting edge research, promote informed dialogue, and work to find solutions to address these enormously complex issues. As a U.S.based initiative, our program partners with key stakeholders, experts, and decision makers, lending international support to help analyze the challenges at hand, build consensus about how to resolve them, and foster policies and programs that can bring about change.

Mexico's Drug-Related Violence

2009

This report examines the causes for the escalation of the violence in Mexico. It provides a brief overview of Mexico's counterdrug efforts, a description of the major drug trafficking organizations (DTOs), the causes and trends in the violence, the Calderon government's efforts to crackdown on the DTOs, and the objectives and implementation of the Merida Initiative and other measures the U.S. government has taken to support Mexico in its battle with the drug traffickers.

Views From the Frontline: Drug Policy in Mexico

Rethinking the War on Drugs Through the Mexico-US Prism, 2012

In this paper, I will try to present a general overview of drug politics and policies in México. It may be less scientific, but comes from our experience on the ground. I will refer especially to the impact of Mexican rates of consumption and violence created by the current government's policies. This approach is from the point of view of an NGO specializing in drug policy in México. Sometimes the presentation of scientific facts is not as useful a way to ascertain a panorama of the whole scene.

Mexico's War on Drugs as a Policy of Social Reorganization

Debates Indígenas, 2022

Despite its biodiversity, cultural richness and strategic geographic location, the "war on drugs" has stained Mexico's streets with violence. The normalization of violence is exacerbated by the penetration of drug cartels into State structures. The conflict particularly affects Indigenous communities who suffer criminalization by police and military, as well as from forced displacement due to encroachment on their territories. By Ana Esther Ceceña and David Barrios.

Seminar Paper: Investigating the Consequences of the War on Drugs in Mexico

Drug cartels have been a defining factor in Mexican history for the past century. The ongoing violence, which has been spiraling out of control since the early 2000s, has caused a high number of casualties. In recent times, the conflict is increasingly fought between the cartels and the state itself. The dimensions of the conflict that Mexico is experiencing resemble those known from war. Despite a substantial body of literature concerned with Mexican cartels, the exact consequences of their battles on the structure of the Mexican state have yet to be researched. This paper therefore applies bellicist theory to investigate whether Mexico has reacted to the increasing violence targeting the state itself by building up stronger state capacity. For this purpose, a regression analysis is conducted to examine the influence of the conflict between the cartels and Mexican forces on public investments in various municipalities. The analysis reveals a strong negative influence of cartel violence on local investments. Municipalities that witnessed battles between state forces and the cartels received, on average, fewer investments in the following year. These results point to a concerning consequence of the current conflict.

A short commentary on the Mexican drug war

In 1971, President Nixon declared drug abuse “public enemy #1.” In 1993, the Colombian National Police (CNP) and the U.S, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) killed the notorious drug lord, Pablo Escobar. The Colombian government declared victory over the drug war, and some United States citizens believed the battle was over. One month prior to this event, North American leaders made a critical mistake through the birth of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Orphaned children and teenagers continually search for a sense of purpose, and they find that purpose in the cartels. American border policy and increased police presence only added to the violence on both sides of the border. These influences, along with others discussed in this article, created an even larger drug problem. Today, the majority of marijuana entering the United States comes directly through Mexico, and the media no longer talks about Colombia, Panama, or other importers. The drug war did not end with the Cali and Medellin cartels in Central America. It moved north, closer to the U.S. border. The news frequently highlights extortion, police corruption, mass killings, and the assassination of government officials in Mexico. This article will examine the causes of these atrocities, as well as possible solutions using perspectives from sociology, psychology, economics, politics, and criminology. Keywords: Mexico, drug war, prohibition, cartels, NAFTA, human rights, education, law enforcement.

The War on Drugs in Mexico: Narco Culture and Conflict

The War on Drugs in Mexico: Narco Culture and Conflict, 2022

This paper elaborated in my master's program of Peace and Conflict Studies, in the Univeristy of Oslo, helps the international community to understand the development of drug cartel's evolution and structure in Mexico since the beginning of the XX Century. This research helps us to understand how the cartels operate and their connection with the mexican political life.