Carpenter, Ted Galen.
Washington, D.C. : Cato Institute, c2012.
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Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-293) and index.
• Cast of characters: the Mexican drug cartels and their leaders: The traffickers and their groupies Rogues and psychopaths? The principal cartels: and ever-changing roster The weirdest group: La familia Beyond gangs: sophisticated business enterprises — Calderón’s war and the surge of casualties: Tragedy in Tijuana Epicenter of the violence: Ciudad Juárez Prelude to the Juárez Turmoil: Nuevo Laredo The multi-sided war Sadism run amok Drug terrorism in the digital age A spreading plague — Carnage in Mexico: the innocent victims: Civilians who run afoul of the cartels Attacks on the news media The Catholic Church: a new target? Just being in the wrong place at the wrong time — Silver or lead? : the sources of the cartel’s power: The political clout of the cartels The Silver or Lead? dilemma Pervasive official corruption The cartels as major economic players Using the stick — Mexico: a new failed state?: No region is truly safe Rising fear and its economic impact Refugees fleeing the chaos Signs of vigilantes The military and human-rights abuses The corroding Mexican state –
• Calderón’s strategy: a failing grade: Calderón: Elliot Ness or Ambrose Burnside? The decapitation strategy War Weariness Calderón: No surrender! No real change in strategy Spreading the problem to Mexico’s neighbors Mexico’s drug war after Calderón — Mexico’s corruption and violence: a threat to Americans?: The growing Mexican cartel presence in the United States Corruption migrating north of the border Dangers to Americans in Mexico Violence spilling over the border: myth or realty? A climate of fear — Washington’s own war on the cartels: The Mérida initiative A glimpse into a troubling reality: the WikiLeaks documents Washington’s expanding role south of the Rio Grande Counterpoint: Greater U.S. tolerance for Mexico’s drug policy reforms Washington’s offensive against the cartels in the United States — Scapegoats and bogus solutions: Scapegoat: lax U.S. gun laws Bogus solution: seal the border Bogus solution: drastically reduce demand for illegal drugs in the United States — Biting the bullet: defunding the cartels: Colombia: model or illusion? Is an appeasement policy feasible in Mexico? Other Band-Aid solutions The legalization model snare or solution? Warning support around the world for the war on drugs Changing attitudes in the United States regarding drug policy Biting the bullet and helping our neighbor.

Subjects:

• Drug traffic — Mexico.
• Drug traffic — Mexican-American Border Region.
• Violent crimes — Mexican-American Border Region.
• Drug control — Mexican-American Border Region.

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