U.S.-Mexico Defense Relations: An Incompatible Interface

Authors

Craig A. Deare

Files

Description

The U.S. national security community has begun to pay greater attention to Mexico in 2009. Reports of unprecedented (in recent history, at least) violence related primarily to drug trafficking organizations (DTOs)¹ and speculation regarding the Mexican government’s ability to adequately address the deteriorating security situation have reached the attention of the President, National Security Advisor, Director of National Intelligence, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Secretary of Homeland Security, and Secretary of Defense. This escalation of issues beyond the bureaucratic levels that routinely deal with Mexico in the security realm is unusual.

Document Type

Policy Brief

Publication Date

7-2009

Publication

Strategic Forum

Publisher

National Defense University Press

City

Washington, DC

Recommended Citation

Deare, Craig A., "U.S.-Mexico Defense Relations: An Incompatible Interface" (2009). Strategic Forums. 43.
https://digitalcommons.ndu.edu/strategic-forums/43