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National Guard Mexico
Reassessing the Impact of Mexico’s National Guard on Public Safety and US Relations
Nonresident scholar Richard Kilroy explores how Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s decision to move the Guardia Nacional — an institution created to protect public safety — under the control of Mexico’s military could have dire consequences for civil-military relations and U.S.-Mexico security relations.
Richard J. Kilroy, Jr. April 13, 2023
Drugs and a gun with money in a pile
The Victimology of Extortions in Mexico
Criminal extortion is on the rise in Mexico, particularly along the northern border states. Author Gary Hale shows how this trend has fueled government corruption, with officials implicitly or explicitly aiding organized crime groups as they extort businesses and citizens.
Gary J. Hale November 4, 2016