Book on mexico drug war

The mexicanamerican war was a conflict between the united states and mexico, fought from april 1846 to february 1848. Sinaloas poor campesinos have made it biggrowing and selling these narcotics and networking their way from the foothills of the sierra madre to become major players in mexicos drug cartels. She spent most of the last year in mexico researching for a book, of which this essay is part. After learning about the mexican drug war between the feared cartels and the government, check out the craziest narco instagram photos of mexicos most feared cartels. Nonfiction books about mexican drug cartels wikipedia. Insight crime published an article about the book on april 6, and manuel suarez, one of the negotiators of the north american free. As part of an ongoing debate about the relationship between free trade and mexicos drug war, authors mike wallace and carmen boullosa respond to a critique of their book a narco history. Won by the americans and damned by its contemporary critics as expansionist, it resulted in the u. Historically, there has been a large history of mexican drug cartels as they started to gain power in the early 1980s with one of the most famous of the drug lords, colombias pablo escobar. The mexican drug war has been a hot topic in recent years, with an astonishing amount of media coverage and plenty of news articles that have focused on the horrors that have now kept many tourists away from this previously popular travel destination. It is a story which needs to be told not just in the united states but in europe and asia and to all those who are affected by the drug.

This title examines mexico s drug war from many angles, exploring the causes, the government and military responses, and the impact of central american and us drug policy on mexico greenhaven presss at issue series provides a wide range of opinions on individual social issues. Don winslow digs into modern drug war with new novel the border winslow talks about writing a trilogy, the war on drugs and whats it like to delve so deeply into the narco world for so long. The power of the dog by don winslow, killing pablo. In 2016 alone, nearly 23,000 homicides were reported across the country more than. How the united states and mexico jointly created the mexican drug war. Inside mexicos criminal insurgency is a nonfiction book of the mexican drug war written by ioan grillo. The bloody rise of the colombian and mexican cartels that control the global cocaine. The mexican drug war is an ongoing battle taking place between the mexican government and the heavilyarmed drug cartels.

An npr news investigation in ciudad juarez ground zero of calderons cartel war finds strong evidence that mexicos drug fight is rigged. Inside mexico s criminal insurgency is a nonfiction book of the mexican drug war written by ioan grillo. Since i first read it i decided to skim through it again and it still stands i think as one of the best books out there on the ongoing mexican drug war. Overview of the war on drugs being fought without relief in mexico and the united states. Nevertheless, sylvia longmires book provides a relevant and current snapshot in time of the mexican drug war and its implications to american national security. I did the first book, power of the dog, it feels like a thousand years ago. The cartels of juarez, mexico, are at war with a group of mormons, some of whom are related to mitt romney. The best books on the war on drugs five books expert.

A recent example of this phenomenon is ioan grillo, a contributing editor for the new york times. Mar 07, 2019 arts entertainment books the border chronicles how one author feels the u. This year i started reading books on this topic, the first one was. Ultimately, department of defense analysts, counterdrug policy makers, law enforcement and military professionals beginning to research the dynamics of the drug conflict in mexico. The drug war has claimed thousands of lives in mexico and now the violence has crossed the border into the united states. Veteran drug war journalist talks about mexicos narco problem. During the years 2008 and 2009, a time of intense drug violence, sarah luna met and built relationships with two kinds of migrants, women who moved from rural mexico to reynosa to become sex workers and american missionaries who moved. The book starts from the premise that the term mexican drug war is highly misleading, and implies that the conflict is an internal mexican problem. Two american teenagers and mexicos most dangerous drug cartel by dan slater.

Mexico drug war bloodies areas thought safe the new york times. Has it turned the tide the cartel was initially led by juan garcia abrego, the first mexican drug lord to be included in the fbis 10 most wanted list. The drug war surrounded her, and she quickly realized that women not just men. We went there to document the conflict, meet romneys mormon family, and. The best books about the united states and mexico border. The business the place mexicos drug kingpins call home. In her debut, longmire is a longtime analyst of drug trafficking, advising government agencies on the realities and solutions that might mean a few victories along the porous, violenceridden u. The drug war surrounded her, and she quickly realized that women not just men were serving as. It is true that the contents are not exactly pleasant, in fact, giblers tales from mexico will horrify, over and over again. The drug war has claimed thousands of lives in mexico and now the violence. The book provided a clear outline of how the war on drugs was established in the united states and the intended or unintended consequences on mexico. The mexican government acknowledged that as many as 70,000 of these kills were drugrelated. Mexicos drug cartels are in a constant state of flux.

She spent most of the last year in mexico researching for a book, of which this. Winslow talks about writing a trilogy, the war on drugs and whats it like to. Nearly 40,000 people have already lost their lives south of the border, and now the cartels have moved their operations north and into our cities. It is a story which needs to be told not just in the united states but in europe and asia and to all those who are affected by the drug trade. Undercover inside the mexican drug war excerpt in this extract, the anonymous duo behind the blog del narco tell why they risk. The book details all legislation, parties, and players involved in the drug war. There is an estimated 6,700 licensed firearms dealers in the united states along the u. As of october, 2010, the total loss of life in mexico in this war ran to 27,903. The genius of the current caste system, and what most distinguishes it from its predecessors, is that it appears voluntary. Spanning from mexicos porfiriato to obamas administration, the twelve chapters explore how the actions of one government, typically those of the united states, resulted in the expansion of the drug trade.

Oct 22, 2019 mexicos drug cartels are in a constant state of flux. Drug war obtuseness the future of freedom foundation. The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. Sometimes i wonder how supersmart people can be so obtuse when it comes to the drug war.

Midnight in mexico is the story of one mans quest to report the truth of his countryas he raced to save his own life. I interviewed rosalio reta, who was a hitman for the deadliest mexican drug cartel, the zetas, from when he was to when he was 17. The series has taken its main protagonist, art keller, a vietnam war veteran and drug enforcement agency official, from the burning poppy fields of sinaloa in. People choose to commit crimes, and thats why they are locked up or locked out, we are told. The mexican drug war raged on througout 2010, claiming 8,528 more lives in 2010. May 1 mexico city the drugwar death toll for mexico in april was 1,400, the highest of any month since the mexican government began its war on illicit drug trade four years ago. How the united states and mexico jointly created the mexican drug war carmen boullosa and mike wallace a wellwritten chronicle of interconnected events that blur borders and culturesa splendid introduction to a tragic, complex and fascinating binational drama.

May 19, 2010 an npr news investigation in ciudad juarez ground zero of calderons cartel war finds strong evidence that mexico s drug fight is rigged, according to court testimony, current and former law. In this insightful and controversial book, watt and zepeda throw new light on the situation, contending that the drug war in mexico is in fact the pretext for a binational strategy to bolster unpopular neoliberal policies, a weak yet authoritarian government and a radically unfair status quo. What are the biggest misconceptions that you see in the media about the drug war. The book is not mexico, it does not define the country, but it reveals the true depth of human cruelty and the worlds complicity in and ignorance of the mexican drug war and its terrible costs.

Anabel hernandez on mexicos lost drug war and her new. If you are up for a jawdropping, horrifying read, then this is the book for you. The remainder of the book details the convergence of federal and local politicians with drug dealers since the late nineteenth century. Jan 19, 2012 mexico city the mexican drug war that has largely been defined by violence along the border is intensifying in interior and southern areas once thought clear of the carnage, broadening a. It is an act of courage and necessity which demonstrates how depraved the violence has become in parts of mexico. Melissa del bosque interviews anabel hernadez, author of narcoland, a new book on corruption and drug cartels in mexico.

The drug war in mexico council on foreign relations. To counter this, the authors focus on the key role that washington policymakers have played in creating and. The countrys cartels pose a threat to national security that is far too great for the government to address on its own. Ive been reading your book narcoland, and your vision of mexicos drug war caught my attention its very different from what were accustomed to reading in the u. Giblers frontline reportage coupled with firstrate analysis gives an uncommonly vivid and nuanced picture of a society riddled and enervated by corruption, shootouts, and raids, where murder is the most popular method. His latest book the border is the latest in his cartel trilogy, a series that covers murder, betrayal and family ties. Undercover inside the mexican drug war excerpt in this extract, the anonymous duo behind the blog del narco tell why they risk their lives to document mexicos war on drugs. Mexico drug war bloodies areas thought safe the new york.

Since december 2006, more than 60,000 people have been killed in the drug war that has been being fought as cartels battle each other and government forces for territorial. Aug 11, 2012 in this insightful and controversial book, watt and zepeda throw new light on the situation, contending that the drug war in mexico is in fact the pretext for a binational strategy to bolster unpopular neoliberal policies, a weak yet authoritarian government and a radically unfair status quo. Detective robert garcias pursuit of the boys puts him facetoface with the urgent consequences and new security threats of a drug war he sees as unwinnable. Popular mexico drug war books goodreads share book. Anabel hernandez on mexicos lost drug war and her new book. Without assistance from any major drug cartel, the xalisco boys came to dominate the heroin trade, while avoiding violence and gaining a. Aug 23, 2016 after learning about the mexican drug war between the feared cartels and the government, check out the craziest narco instagram photos of mexico s most feared cartels. It is the first social science study of the violent drug war that is tearing mexico apart. The autobiography of a mexican assassin by molly molloy, prayers for the stolen by jennifer clement, the fi. Below is a list of major acts of violence since president felipe calderon took office in december 2006 and declared war on the criminal drug cartels. Now for the much darker side of the border in recent years.

Then, have a look at 20 absolutely ridiculous facts about infamous drug kingpin pablo escobar. Mexicos war on drugs is one big lie world news the. I originally read this book years ago and have since also read sicario, which is an excellent book on the narcos and their inner workings. Dan slaters book highlights the ongoing border war and drug smuggling that spread across news outlets like a pestilence over the last decade.

I preferred the cartel, as it focuses more on mexico. Dispatches from inside the drug war by john gibler, which i taught was good, but a little short. For more than a decade, mexico has been embroiled in a drug war that has resulted in unprecedented violence. The coming invasion of mexicos drug wars details a thorough analysis of the drug violence in mexico and explains the consequences of this brewing conflict. This book is a great read that shows readers just how bad things can be on the border and in mexico. Love in the drug war selling sex and finding jesus on the. Balancing mexicos economy and its drug war modern war.

If zavala is right that the drug war in mexico is a bundle of hollow narratives hiding the true shape of power in the country, then you would be hardpressed to find a more. Sylvia longmires work provides an indispensable overview of mexicos drug war and its current impact on the united states national security. Aug 31, 20 hernandezs offence was to write a book about the drug cartels that have wrought carnage across mexico, taking some 80,000 lives, leaving a further 20,000 unaccounted for and forging a new. The drug carnage is spreading to mexicos interior and south, a trend believed to be linked to a widening turf war between the countrys two biggest criminal organizations. To counter this, the authors focus on the key role that washington policymakers have played in creating and sustaining the violence south of the border. Dispatches from inside the drug war, john gibler, city lights books, 2011. The power of the dog and the cartel fiction by don winslow. In this lastknown photo taken outside a juarez prison in 1993, the 5 foot 6 inch son. Anabel hernandez on mexicos lost drug war and her new book narcoland. American drug war shows how money, power and greed have corrupted not just dope fiends but an entire government. Over the past two decades, almost 200,000 mexicans have been killed, and reporting on it is as dangerous as any conflict more than.

Half of the book consists of oral histories from drug. Sep 26, 2012 the cartels of juarez, mexico, are at war with a group of mormons, some of whom are related to mitt romney. This list may not reflect recent changes learn more. Mexicos drug war has been a similarly internal struggle, with government forces targeting the major cartels and drug trafficking organizations within their own territory. A narco history by carmen boullosa and mike wallace. The mexican drug war is an issue as complex as it is violent. The mexican drug war also known as the mexican war on drugs. With foreign demand propping up mexican crime, it is unlikely that mexico city will retreat from its drug war anytime soon. A report of a robbery in acapulcos poorest barrio neighborhood that would probably never be investigated. From 2007 to 2012, over 100,000 murders were reported in mexico. This was two days after don winslow published the border, the final volume in his 1,900page trilogy of novels the power of the dog and the cartel about the cartels and the u.