Post by peterd on Jan 17, 2013 6:21:16 GMT -8
Mexico's Drug War: Persisting Violence and a New President
Editor's Note: This week's Security Weekly summarizes our annual Mexico drug cartel report, in which we assess the most significant developments of 2012 and provide updated profiles of the country's powerful criminal cartels as well as a forecast for 2013. The report is a product of the coverage we maintain through our Mexico Security Memo, quarterly updates and other analyses that we produce throughout the year as part of the Mexico Security Monitor service.
In 2013, violence in Mexico likely will remain a significant threat nationwide to bystanders, law enforcement, military and local businesses. Overall levels of violence decreased during 2011, but cartel operations and competition continued to afflict several regions of Mexico throughout 2012. These dangers combined with continued fracturing among cartels, such as Los Zetas, could cause overall violence to increase this year.
www.stratfor.com/weekly/mexicos-drug-war-persisting-violence-and-new-president?utm_source=freelist-f&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20130117&utm_term=sweekly&utm_content=readmore&elq=e7eb77fb25a84004930ebfb5be6f845e
Editor's Note: This week's Security Weekly summarizes our annual Mexico drug cartel report, in which we assess the most significant developments of 2012 and provide updated profiles of the country's powerful criminal cartels as well as a forecast for 2013. The report is a product of the coverage we maintain through our Mexico Security Memo, quarterly updates and other analyses that we produce throughout the year as part of the Mexico Security Monitor service.
In 2013, violence in Mexico likely will remain a significant threat nationwide to bystanders, law enforcement, military and local businesses. Overall levels of violence decreased during 2011, but cartel operations and competition continued to afflict several regions of Mexico throughout 2012. These dangers combined with continued fracturing among cartels, such as Los Zetas, could cause overall violence to increase this year.
www.stratfor.com/weekly/mexicos-drug-war-persisting-violence-and-new-president?utm_source=freelist-f&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20130117&utm_term=sweekly&utm_content=readmore&elq=e7eb77fb25a84004930ebfb5be6f845e