Security in Mexico : implications for U.S. policy options / / Agnes Gereben Schaefer, Benjamin Bahney, K. Jack Riley.

• Author: Schaefer, Agnes Gereben.
• TeilnehmendeR: Bahney, Benjamin.; Riley, Kevin Jack, 1964-
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Series: Rand Corporation monograph series Security in Mexico
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (107 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

The security situation in Mexico has deteriorated in recent years. To help inform debate on the future of U.S.-Mexico relations, this study examined a set of U.S. policy options and potential policy priorities that hold promise for Mexico's security.

Table of Contents

Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; Need for This Study; Methodology; Organization of This Monograph; CHAPTER TWO: Assessment of the Current Security Situationin Mexico; Mexico's Security Structure; Security in Three U.S. Priority Areas; Increased Domestic Crime; CHAPTER THREE: The Mexican Government's Response; Recent Actions and Federal Responses; Organized Crime; Illegal Migration and Human Trafficking; Terrorism and Rebel Insurgencies; What Mexico Is Doing at the State and Local Levels

CHAPTER FOUR: Impact on the United States and the U.S. Government's ResponseImpact on the United States; Overview of U.S. Aid to Mexico; The Mérida Initiative; Barriers to Monitoring the Effectiveness of Aid; CHAPTER FIVE: Conclusions and Recommendations; Potential Priorities for the New U.S. Administration; U.S. Policy Options for Improving Security in Mexico; Assessment of the Three Policy Options; Mexico's Reaction to the Three Policy Options; The Future of U.S.-Mexico Security Relations; References