Drug trafficking, violence, and instability in Mexico, Colombia, and the Caribbean
Subtitle: implications for U.S. national security
By: Evan Brown, Dallas D. Owens
Contributors: Owens, Dallas (Dallas D.); Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute; Matthew B. Ridgway Center for International Security Studies; University of Pittsburgh. Center for Latin American Studies
Series: Colloquium brief; Colloquium brief
Publisher: U.S. Army Strategic Studies Institute; University of Pittsburgh, Matthew B. Ridgeway Center for International Security Studies
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Carlisle Barracks, Pa.]; Pittsburgh, Pa
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Subjects: Drug traffic; Congresses; Political stability; Organized crime; Prevention; National security; Government and political science; Sociology and law; Drug smuggling; Criminal corruption; Colombia; Mexico; Domestic violence; Cuba; Investments; United states; Instability
Description: The conference focused on a national security challenge which has to this point been contained but is taking dramatically new and dangerous forms. The emergence of new criminal groups in Colombia, increased violence in Mexico, and the possible spread of these criminal activities to Cuba and other Caribbean islands, create new instabilities which could result in one or more strategic shocks, in an area which is both the backyard and soft underbelly of the United States. Even if this does not(occur, the growing violence and instability in Mexico and the Caribbean will clearly demand greater attention in the future. Until now, Mexico has been seen as simply a border problem.
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