About Small Wars Journal and Foundation |
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Preface: The Threat of Mexican Cartel Influence in the United States |
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Foreword: Texas in the Crosshairs-Armed Cartels Spread Fear at the Border |
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Introduction: Mexican Cartel Essays and Notes |
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STRATEGIC ESSAYS AND NOTES |
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Chapter 1 Strategy For Mexico? |
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3 | (9) |
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Chapter 2 How Corruption Affects National Security Of The United States |
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12 | (7) |
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Luis Jorge Garay-Salamanca |
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Chapter 3 Open Veins Of Mexico: The Strategic Logic Of Cartel Resource Extraction And Petro-Targeting |
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19 | (9) |
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Chapter 4 Book Review: Cartel: The Coming Invasion Of Mexico's Drug Wars |
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28 | (4) |
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Chapter 5 Rethinking Revolution: Introduction |
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32 | (4) |
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Chapter 6 Five Ps For A Violence Reduction Strategy In Mexico |
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36 | (26) |
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Guillermo Vazquez del Mercado Almada |
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Chapter 7 Well, They're Not About Taking Over The Government |
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62 | (3) |
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Chapter 8 Understanding Informational Features Of Transnational Criminal Networks: Cases From Mexico And Guatemala |
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65 | (20) |
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Luis Jorge Garay-Salamanca |
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Chapter 9 The Case Of Mexico: A Hard Pill To Swallow |
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85 | (16) |
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Chapter 10 The Merida Initiative And Mexico's Legislative And Constitutional Reforms |
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101 | (4) |
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Chapter 11 A Call For Caution: The (Side) Effect Of Mexico's Entry Into The Trans-Pacific Partnership |
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105 | (6) |
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Chapter 12 The Presidential Elections In Mexico: A "Narco Spring"? |
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111 | (3) |
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Chapter 13 Describing Conflict In Central America: "Criminal Insurgency" |
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114 | (5) |
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Chapter 14 Extreme Violence And Terrorism In Mexico |
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119 | (9) |
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Chapter 15 Guadalajara: The Next Epicenter Of Violence In Mexico? |
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128 | (8) |
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Chapter 16 Monopoly Of Force Does Not Always Explain Peace: Illicit Network Evolution Does |
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136 | (4) |
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Chapter 17 War On Terror: Radicalization And Expansion Of The Threats |
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140 | (10) |
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Chapter 18 Mexico Matters! |
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150 | (3) |
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Chapter 19 Policy And Strategy In The New Drug War |
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153 | (5) |
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Chapter 20 Why Arresting "El Chapo" Might Be A Bad Thing |
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158 | (6) |
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Chapter 21 Enhancing North American Security Along The Southwest Border |
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164 | (3) |
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Chapter 22 Is Chicago On The Road To Becoming An American Ciudad Juarez? |
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167 | (6) |
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Chapter 23 Enhancing North American Security Through Military To Military Relationships |
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173 | (3) |
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Chapter 24 Mexican Cartel Strategic Note No. 1: Mexican Cartels (Transnational Criminal Organizations) Now Operating In Over 1,000 Us Cities; Up From 195 Us Cities |
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176 | (3) |
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Chapter 25 Mexican Cartel Strategic Note No. 2: Colombian Intelligence (Departamento Administrativo De Seguridad---Das) Compromised By Drug Traffickers |
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179 | (2) |
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Chapter 26 Mexican Cartel Strategic Note No. 3: U.S. Strategy To Combat Transnational Organized Crime: Doa (Dead On Arrival)? |
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181 | (4) |
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Chapter 27 Mexican Cartel Strategic Note No. 4: Texas Border Security: A Strategic Military Assessment |
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185 | (4) |
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Chapter 28 Mexican Cartel Strategic Note No. 5: Border Corruption Of Us Officials By The Mexican Cartels & Cases Shown |
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189 | (4) |
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Chapter 29 Mexican Cartel Strategic Note No. 6: 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment: 40% Increase In Active Gang Members From 2009 To 1.4 Million |
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193 | (6) |
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Chapter 30 Mexican Cartel Strategic Note No. 7: Us National Security And The Mexican Cartels---Proceso Magazine Interview With Dr. Robert J. Bunker |
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199 | (8) |
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Chapter 31 Mexican Cartel Strategic Note No. 8: 230,000 Internally Displaced Persons (Idps) In Mexico And `Narco-Refugee' Potentials For The United States |
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207 | (6) |
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Chapter 32 Mexican Cartel Strategic Note No. 9: Why Does Napolitano Focus On Al Qaeda Lone Wolves And Ignore The Mexican Cartels? |
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213 | (6) |
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Chapter 33 Mexican Cartel Strategic Note No. 10: Fortified Town (Burgward) Strategy Implemented In Tamaulipas |
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219 | (6) |
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Chapter 34 Mexican Cartel Strategic Note No. 11: Mexico's Vietnam War? Soldier-To-Criminal Exchange Rates And Narco Battlefield Deaths In Context |
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225 | (9) |
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Chapter 35 Mexican Cartel Strategic Note No. 12: The Spreading Criminal Insurgencies In Mexico: States With U.S. State Department Travel Advisories |
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234 | (11) |
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Chapter 36 Mexican Cartel Strategic Note No. 13: City Of Hidalgo, Texas, Fearful Of Cartel Violence Potentials---Will Not Release New Police Chief's Photo |
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245 | (8) |
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OPERATIONAL ESSAYS AND NOTES |
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Chapter 37 The Growing Mexican Cartel And Vigilante War In Cyberspace: Information Offensives And Counter-Offensives |
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253 | (11) |
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Chapter 38 The Coin Approach To Mexican Drug Cartels: Square Peg In A Round Hole |
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264 | (13) |
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Chapter 39 The Effectiveness Of Counterinsurgency Principles Against Criminal Insurgency: The Right Tool For The Job (Abstract Only) |
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277 | (6) |
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Chapter 40 Designing Law Enforcement |
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283 | (9) |
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Chapter 41 Countering Criminal Street Gangs: Lessons From The Counterinsurgent Battlespace |
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292 | (18) |
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Chapter 42 Mexican Cartel Operational Note No. 1: Mexican Military Operations Against Los Zetas Communications Networks |
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310 | (17) |
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TACTICAL ESSAYS AND NOTES |
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Chapter 43 Narco-Armor In Mexico |
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327 | (3) |
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Chapter 44 Border School Training Conference Held In California |
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330 | (4) |
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Chapter 45 Mexican Cartel Tactical Notes |
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334 | (1) |
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Chapter 46 Mexican Cartel Tactical Note #2: Ambush/Targeted Killing Of Us Law Enforcement Officer (San Antonio, Texas) [ With Updated Posts Suggesting Lone-Wolf/Affinity Shooter] |
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335 | (3) |
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Chapter 47 Mexican Cartel Tactical Note #3: Narco Armored Vehicle Threats And Countermeasures |
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338 | (6) |
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Chapter 48 Mexican Cartel Tactical Note #4: Cartel Military Weapons Cache Discovered Near Fronton, Texas |
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344 | (5) |
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Chapter 49 Mexican Cartel Tactical Note #5: Indications & Warning (I&W): Vbied Anti-Vehicular/Anti-Personnel Ambush Capability For Los Zetas [ Assumed] |
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349 | (4) |
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Chapter 50 Mexican Cartel Tactical Note #6: Cross Border Incursion With Swat Teams Responding: 15 Cartel/Gang Gunmen Cross Into Us Near Escobares, Texas |
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353 | (5) |
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Chapter 51 Mexican Cartel Tactical Note #7: Los Zetas Three Vehicle (Suv) Commando Engages In Offensive Action In Northwest Harris County Texas: Ensuing Fire Fight With Us Law Enforcement |
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358 | (6) |
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Chapter 52 Mexican Cartel Tactical Note #8: Teen Tortured, Dismembered, Beheaded By Trafficking Gang In Bethany, Oklahoma |
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364 | (7) |
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Chapter 53 Mexican Cartel Tactical Note #9: Decapitated Adult Male With Hands And Feet Removed: Found On Side Of A Dirt Road Near Marana (Pima County) Arizona |
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371 | (4) |
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Chapter 54 Mexican Cartel Tactical Note #10: Claymore Anti-Personnel Mine (And Other Military Hardware) Recovered In Zacatecas |
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375 | (7) |
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Chapter 55 Mexican Cartel Tactical Note #11: Mg 34 Machine Guns Recovered In Nayarit---Hezbollah Arms Transfer Concerns |
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382 | (4) |
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Chapter 56 Mexican Cartel Tactical Note #11 A---Mg 34 Machine Guns In Mexico: The Guatemalan Connection |
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386 | (4) |
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Chapter 57 Mexican Cartel Tactical Note #12: Forensics Of Recovered Weapons From Piedras Negras Tactical Engagement Between Los Zetas And Gate (Grupo De Armas Y Tacticas Especiales) |
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390 | (11) |
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Chapter 58 Mexican Cartel Tactical Note #12A: Lanzagranadas Y Lanzacohetes---Tracking The Sources Of Mexican Cartels' Rpg7S |
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401 | (6) |
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Chapter 59 Mexican Cartel Tactical Note #13: Man Crucified In Michoacan, Mexico |
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407 | (6) |
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Chapter 60 Mexican Cartel Tactical Note #14: Anti-Aircraft Mounted 50 Cal. Machine Gun And Surface-To-Air Missile (Sam) |
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413 | (6) |
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Postscript: Outlining The Contours Of Criminal Insurgency |
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419 | (8) |
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Addendum I Urban Land Use By Illegal Armed Groups In Medellin |
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427 | (14) |
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Notes |
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Notes on Contributors |
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