Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
Prospects for United States-Mexican cooperation in the war on drug trafficking
Abstract
dc:description.abstractDrug control policy on the Southwest U.S. border requires an exceptional level of cooperation between Mexico and the United States. This thesis examines the formulation and evolution of drug control policies in both countries, and analyzes the mutual interests and the unique constraints facing them. The thesis recommends eight proposals for improving cooperation between Mexico and the United States in the war on drugs, which include: 1. Resisting intervention; 2. Providing economic assistance; 3. Utilizing the Justice department as the lead agency; 4. Imposing strict guidelines for operations in Mexico; 5. Forging consensus multilaterally instead of bilaterally; 6. Sharing intelligence; 7. Developing intermilitary ties; and 8. Improving the coordination of U.S. efforts.
Degree
thesis:*- Department dc:contributor.department
- National Security Affairs (NSA)
- Grantor dc:publisher
- Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
- Year dc:date.issued
- 1990
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Murphy, Thomas A.
- Advisor dc:contributor.advisor
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- Tollefson, Scott D.
Rights
dc:rights- Statement dc:rights
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- This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Handle dc:identifier.uri
- https://hdl.handle.net/10945/27638
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:calhoun.nps.edu:10945/27638